Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 3)

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Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 17
How This Guide is Organized........................................................................................................................... 18
Product Documentation .................................................................................................................................... 20
Where to Go First ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Starting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 22
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 23
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 24
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 25
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 25
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 25
Sales and Corporate Information ............................................................................................................... 25
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 25
Section I: Basic Operations ...................................................................................... 27
Chapter 1: Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 29
Layer 2+ and Basic Layer 3 Switches .............................................................................................................. 30
AT-S63 Management Software ........................................................................................................................ 36
Management Interfaces for Stand-alone Switches........................................................................................... 37
Management Interfaces for Stacks................................................................................................................... 42
Management Access Methods ......................................................................................................................... 45
Local Management Sessions ..................................................................................................................... 45
Remote Telnet Sessions ............................................................................................................................ 45
Remote Secure Shell (SSH) Sessions....................................................................................................... 45
Remote Web Browser Session .................................................................................................................. 45
Remote SNMP Management ..................................................................................................................... 46
Manager Access Levels ................................................................................................................................... 47
Installation and Management Configurations ................................................................................................... 48
Stand-alone Switch .................................................................................................................................... 48
Enhanced Stacking .................................................................................................................................... 48
Stacking ..................................................................................................................................................... 48
IP Configuration................................................................................................................................................ 50
Redundant Twisted Pair Ports.......................................................................................................................... 51
History of New Features ................................................................................................................................... 53
Version 3.2.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 53
Version 3.0.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 53
Version 2.1.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 54
Version 2.0.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 55
Version 1.3.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 55
Version 1.2.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 56
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