Allied Telesis AT-S80, User Manual

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Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 14
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 15
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 16
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 16
Warranty..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 16
Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................................................................. 16
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 16
Chapter 1: Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Management Overview..................................................................................................................................... 18
Local Management Connection ................................................................................................................. 19
Remote Management Connection ............................................................................................................. 19
Remote SNMP Management............................................................................................................................ 20
Management Access Level .............................................................................................................................. 21
Ports 17 and 18 on the AT-FS750/16 Switch and Ports 25 and 26 on the AT-FS750/24 Switch..................... 22
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
Viewing Switch Information .............................................................................................................................. 43
Rebooting the Switch........................................................................................................................................ 46
Pinging a Remote System ................................................................................................................................ 48
Returning the AT-S80 Management Software to the Factory Default Values .................................................. 51
Chapter 4: Port Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 53
Displaying the Port Parameters........................................................................................................................ 54
Enabling and Disabling a Port .......................................................................................................................... 56
Setting a Port’s Speed and Duplex Mode......................................................................................................... 57
Changing the Flow Control Setting................................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 5: Port Trunking .............................................................................................................................. 61
Port Trunking Overview .................................................................................................................................... 62
Port Trunking Guidelines............................................................................................................................ 62
Creating a Port Trunk ....................................................................................................................................... 64