Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 75)

AT-S63 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide
Section I: Basic Operations 75
Pinging a Remote System
You can instruct the switch to ping a remote device on your network. This
procedure is useful in determining whether a valid link exists between the
switch and another device. Note the following before performing the
procedure:
ˆ The switch where you are initiating the ping must have an IP address.
ˆ The device you are pinging must be a member of the management
VLAN. This means that the port on the switch through which the device
is communicating with the switch must be an untagged or tagged
member of the management VLAN.
To instruct the switch to ping a network device, perform the following
procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Administration.
The System Administration menu is shown in Figure 4 on page 54.
2. From the System Administration menu, type 9 to select System
Utilities.
The System Utilities menu is shown in Figure 7 on page 61.
3. For the System Utilities menu, type 3 to select Ping a Remote System.
The following prompt is displayed:
Please enter an IP address ->
4. Enter the IP address of the end node you want the switch to ping.
The results of the ping command are displayed on the screen.
5. To stop the ping, press any key.