Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 47)

AT-S63 Management Software Features Guide
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IP Configuration
Do you intend to remotely manage the switch with a Telnet or Secure Shell
client, or a web browser? Or, will the management software be accessing
application servers on your network, like a Simple Network Network Time
Protocol server for setting its date and time, or a TFTP server for
uploading or downloading files? If so, then the switch will need an IP
configuration.
To assign an IP configuration to the switch, you need to create a routing
interface. This takes planning because there are number of factors that
have to be taken into account. For example, you need to know if the switch
is an AT-9400 Layer 2+ Switch, which supports only one routing interface,
or an AT-9400 Basic Layer 3 Switch, which supports more than one
routing interface. If the answer is the latter, you also have to consider
whether you plan to implement Internet Protocol version 4 packet routing
on the switch. Furthermore, since routing interfaces are assigned to virtual
LANs (VLANs), you might need to create one or more VLANs on the
switch.
For background information, refer to “Routing Interfaces and Management
Features” on page 342 in Chapter 29, “Internet Protocol Version 4 Packet
Routing” on page 321. If your plans include implementing IPv4 packet
routing, you should probably read the entire chapter. For background
information on VLANs, refer to Chapter 24, “Port-based and Tagged
VLANs” on page 269.