Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 3)

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Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
How This Guide is Organized........................................................................................................................... 13
Product Documentation .................................................................................................................................... 14
Where to Go First ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Starting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 16
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 17
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 18
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 19
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 19
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 19
Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................................................................. 19
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 19
Section I: Basic Operations ...................................................................................... 21
Chapter 1: Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 24
AT-S63 Management Software ........................................................................................................................ 25
Supported Models ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Supported Features.......................................................................................................................................... 26
AT-StackXG Stacking Module .......................................................................................................................... 27
Maximum Number of Switches in a Stack ........................................................................................................ 28
Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................................... 28
Management Access Methods ......................................................................................................................... 28
Enhanced Stacking........................................................................................................................................... 29
Stack Topology................................................................................................................................................. 30
Discovery Process............................................................................................................................................ 32
Master and Member Switches .......................................................................................................................... 33
Active Configuration File................................................................................................................................... 34
Module ID Numbers.......................................................................................................................................... 36
Static Module ID Numbers ......................................................................................................................... 36
Dynamic Module ID Numbers .................................................................................................................... 37
Guidelines .................................................................................................................................................. 39
Port Numbers in Commands ............................................................................................................................ 40
MAC Address Tables........................................................................................................................................ 41
File Systems ..................................................................................................................................................... 41
Compact Flash Memory Card Slots.................................................................................................................. 41
Stack IP Address .............................................................................................................................................. 42
Upgrading the AT-S63 Management Software................................................................................................. 43
SNMP ............................................................................................................................................................... 43
Powering On a Stack........................................................................................................................................ 44
Troubleshooting the Discovery Process ........................................................................................................... 46
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