User guide

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Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
How This Guide is Organized........................................................................................................................... 16
Product Documentation .................................................................................................................................... 18
Where to Go First ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Starting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 20
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 21
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 22
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 23
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 23
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 23
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 23
Sales and Corporate Information ............................................................................................................... 23
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 23
Section I: Basic Operations ...................................................................................... 25
Chapter 1: Basic Switch Parameters ........................................................................................................... 27
Configuring the Switch’s Name, Location, and Contact ................................................................................... 28
Changing the Manager and Operator Passwords ............................................................................................ 30
Setting the System Date and Time................................................................................................................... 32
Rebooting a Switch........................................................................................................................................... 35
Pinging a Remote System ................................................................................................................................ 36
Returning the AT-S63 Management Software to the Factory Default Values .................................................. 37
Displaying the IP Address of the Local Interface.............................................................................................. 39
Displaying System Information ......................................................................................................................... 40
Chapter 2: Port Parameters .......................................................................................................................... 43
Configuring Port Parameters ............................................................................................................................ 44
Displaying Port Parameters.............................................................................................................................. 51
Displaying Port Statistics .................................................................................................................................. 53
Resetting a Port to the Default Settings ........................................................................................................... 56
Chapter 3: Enhanced Stacking ..................................................................................................................... 57
Setting a Switch’s Enhanced Stacking Status .................................................................................................. 58
Selecting a Switch in an Enhanced Stack ........................................................................................................ 60
Returning to the Master Switch ........................................................................................................................ 62
Displaying the Enhanced Stacking Status........................................................................................................ 63
Chapter 4: SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c ............................................................................................................... 65
Enabling or Disabling SNMP Management ...................................................................................................... 66
Creating a New SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Community ...................................................................................... 68
Modifying an SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Community........................................................................................... 71
Deleting an SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Community ............................................................................................. 72
Displaying the SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Communities...................................................................................... 73
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