Manual

Chapter 1: Overview
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Local Management Session
You establish a local management session with an AT-8524M switch by
connecting a terminal or a PC with a terminal emulator program to the
RS232 Terminal Port on the switch, using the straight-through RS-232
management cable included with the switch. The RS232 Terminal Port is
located on the front panel of the AT-8524M 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.
Note
For instructions on starting a local management session, refer to
Starting a Local Management Session on page 42.
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 will not affect the forwarding of frames by the device.
If you assign an AT-8524M switch an IP address and designate it as a
master switch of an enhanced stack, you can manage all of the switches
in the enhanced stack, all from the same local management session.
Note
For further information on enhanced stacking, refer to Enhanced
Stacking Overview on page 49.