Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 15)

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Chapter 2
Remote Management Sessions
You can remotely manage the AT-9400 Switch from a management
workstation on your network using the following applications:
ˆ Telnet client
ˆ Secure Shell (SSH) client
ˆ Web browser
Preparing a Switch for Remote Management
The AT-9400 Switch needs to have an IP address for remote
management. Assigning an IP address to the switch involves a number of
steps. You have to create a virtual LAN for the remote management
workstations, add a routing interface to the VLAN, and designate the
interface as the switch’s local interface. You also have to create a route to
a default gateway if the switch and the remote management workstations
are members of different subnets.
The routing interface is a key element in the Internet Protocol version 4
packet routing feature on the AT-9400 Basic Layer 3 Switches. It should
be noted that even if you do not intend to use the packet routing feature,
you still have to create one routing interface to assign the switch an IP
address. The AT-9400 Layer 2+ Switches, which do not support the packet
routing feature, do allow you to create one routing interface so that you can
assign an IP address to the switches.
The following sections outline the general steps for assigning an IP
address to a stand-alone switch, the master and slave switches of an
enhanced stack, and a stack of AT-9400 Basic Layer 3 Switches. These
basic steps can vary depending on the configuration of the switch. You
may find the process easier if you first familiarize yourself with the basics
to virtual LANs and routing interfaces by reading the appropriate chapters
in the AT-S63 Management Software Features Guide.