Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 46)

Chapter 1: Overview
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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 your plans include implementing 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 318 in Chapter 27, “Internet Protocol Version 4 Packet
Routing” on page 299. If your plans include implementing IPv4 packet
routing, you should probably read that entire chapter. For background
information on VLANs, refer to Chapter 22, “Port-based and Tagged
VLANs” on page 247.