AT-S63 Management Software Features Guide
Section I: Basic Operations
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Enhanced Stacking
If you have prior experience with Allied Telesis products, you might
already be familiar with a feature that happens to have a similar name to
the feature discussed in this manual. The feature is
enhanced stacking
and what it allows you to do is manage the different Allied Telesis switches
in your network from one management session by redirecting the
management session from switch to switch. This can save you time as
well as reduce the number of IP addresses that you have to assign to the
managed devices in your network.
It is important not to confuse the stacking feature explained in this guide
with enhanced stacking because they have no functional or operational
similarities. Their principal differences are outlined here.
In an AT-9400Ts Stack:
The AT-9400Ts Gigabit Ethernet Switches operate as a single, logical
unit in which functions such as static port trunks and port mirrors, are
able to span all the devices in the stack.
The switches are managed as a unit.
The switches in a stack have the same MAC address tables.
The switches must be installed in the same equipment rack.
The switches are linked together with the AT-StackXG Stacking
Module.
The stacking feature is only supported on the AT-9424Ts, AT-9424Ts/
XP, and AT-9448Ts/XP Switches.
In enhanced stacking:
The AT-9400 Gigabit Ethernet Switches operate as independent units.
Though the switches of an enhanced stack can be accessed from the
same management session, they must still be configured individually.
Each switch maintains its own MAC address table.
The devices can be located across a large geographical area.
The switches are connected together with a common virtual LAN.
Enhanced stacking is supported by all of the AT-9400 Gigabit Ethernet
Switches, as well as other Allied Telesis managed products.
The AT-9400Ts Stack does not support enhanced stacking. A stack can
be managed locally through the Terminal Port on the master switch of the
stack or remotely with a Telnet or SSH client or a web browser.
Summary of Contents for AT-S63
Page 14: ...Figures 14 ...
Page 18: ...Tables 18 ...
Page 28: ...28 Section I Basic Operations ...
Page 58: ...Chapter 1 Overview 58 ...
Page 76: ...Chapter 2 AT 9400Ts Stacks 76 Section I Basic Operations ...
Page 96: ...Chapter 5 MAC Address Table 96 Section I Basic Operations ...
Page 114: ...Chapter 8 Port Mirror 114 Section I Basic Operations ...
Page 116: ...116 Section II Advanced Operations ...
Page 146: ...Chapter 12 Access Control Lists 146 Section II Advanced Operations ...
Page 176: ...Chapter 14 Quality of Service 176 Section II Advanced Operations ...
Page 196: ...196 Section III Snooping Protocols ...
Page 204: ...Chapter 18 Multicast Listener Discovery Snooping 204 Section III Snooping Protocols ...
Page 216: ...Chapter 20 Ethernet Protection Switching Ring Snooping 216 Section III Snooping Protocols ...
Page 218: ...218 Section IV SNMPv3 ...
Page 234: ...234 Section V Spanning Tree Protocols ...
Page 268: ...268 Section VI Virtual LANs ...
Page 306: ...Chapter 27 Protected Ports VLANs 306 Section VI Virtual LANs ...
Page 320: ...320 Section VII Internet Protocol Routing ...
Page 360: ...Chapter 30 BOOTP Relay Agent 360 Section VII Routing ...
Page 370: ...Chapter 31 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol 370 Section VII Routing ...
Page 372: ...372 Section VIII Port Security ...
Page 402: ...Chapter 33 802 1x Port based Network Access Control 402 Section VIII Port Security ...
Page 404: ...404 Section IX Management Security ...
Page 436: ...Chapter 36 PKI Certificates and SSL 436 Section IX Management Security ...
Page 454: ...Chapter 38 TACACS and RADIUS Protocols 454 Section IX Management Security ...
Page 462: ...Chapter 39 Management Access Control List 462 Section IX Management Security ...
Page 532: ...Appendix D MIB Objects 532 ...