Allied Telesis AT-S81 - Manual (Page 3)

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Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 14
Contacting Allied Telesyn ................................................................................................................................. 15
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 15
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 15
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 15
Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................................................................. 15
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 15
Chapter 1: Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Management Overview..................................................................................................................................... 18
Local Connection.............................................................................................................................................. 19
Remote Connection.......................................................................................................................................... 20
Using an SNMP Network Management Application................................................................................... 20
Management Access Level .............................................................................................................................. 21
Section I: Using the Menus Interface ...................................................................... 23
Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Menus Interface ................................................................................. 25
Starting a Local Management Session............................................................................................................. 26
Using the Menus Interface................................................................................................................................ 28
Quitting from a Local Management Session..................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 3: Basic Switch Parameters ........................................................................................................... 31
Configuring the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address .................................................................. 32
Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Client ......................................................................................................... 35
Configuring System Administration Information ............................................................................................... 36
Setting the User Interface Configuration .......................................................................................................... 38
Disabling or Enabling the Web Server.............................................................................................................. 42
Disabling or Enabling the Telnet Server ........................................................................................................... 43
Viewing Switch Information .............................................................................................................................. 44
Rebooting the Switch........................................................................................................................................ 47
Pinging a Remote System ................................................................................................................................ 49
Returning the AT-S81 Management Software to the Factory Default Values .................................................. 52
Chapter 4: Port Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 55
Displaying the Port Parameters........................................................................................................................ 56
Enabling and Disabling a Port .......................................................................................................................... 58
Setting a Port’s Speed and Duplex Mode......................................................................................................... 59
Changing the Flow Control Setting................................................................................................................... 61
Chapter 5: SNMP ........................................................................................................................................... 63
SNMP Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 64
Default SNMP Community Strings ............................................................................................................. 65
Enabling or Disabling the SNMP Agent............................................................................................................ 66
Enabling Authentication Traps.......................................................................................................................... 67
Changing the Default SNMP Community Names............................................................................................. 68
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