Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 32)

Chapter 1: Overview
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Local Management Session
You establish a local management session with an AT-9400 Series switch
when you use the RJ-45 to RS-232 management cable included with the
switch to connect a terminal or a PC with a terminal emulator program
to the terminal port on the switch. The terminal port is located on the
front panel of the AT-9400 Series switch.
This type of management session is referred to as “local” because you
must be physically close to the switch, such as in the wiring closet where
the switch is located.
After the session starts, a menu is displayed from which you can make
selections to configure and monitor the switch. You can configure all of
a switch’s operating parameters from a local management session.
Note
For instructions on how to start a local management session, refer to
”Starting a Local Management Session” on page 40.
A switch does not need an Internet Protocol (IP) address for you to
manage it locally. You can start a local management session on a switch
at any time. It does not interfere with the device forwarding packets.
When you assign an AT-9400 Series switch an IP address and designate it
as a master switch, you can manage more than that switch. You can
manage all of the switches that support enhanced stacking that reside in
the same subnet, all from the same local management session.
Note
For further information on enhanced stacking, refer to ”Enhanced
Stacking Overview” on page 94.