Installation guide

AlliedWare Plus Version 2.2.4.0 Software Release Notes
PN 613-001748 Rev A 5 Allied Telesis, Inc.
Upgrading the Switch
You may upgrade your switch to Version 2.2.4.0 software using the command line interface. For
instructions, see the AlliedWare Plus Version 2.2.4 Management Software Command Line
Interface User’s Guide.
Note
Allied Telesis recommends rebooting the switch before you upgrade the software. If you
are upgrading a stack, it is recommended that you upgrade each unit separately.
Logging onto the Switch
The switch is shipped from the factory using a configuration boot.cfg file (with a copy stored in
the qstart.cfg file). This configuration has the Web interface enabled and the IP address
169.254.1.1/16 attached to vlan1 on all ports. If you delete the boot.cfg file and restart the switch,
this restores the switch to its default configuration with the Web interface disabled and no IP
address assigned to the switch.
There are two ways to log into the AT-8100 switches. You can connect a Windows laptop directly
to an Ethernet port on a switch and bring up the Web interface with the assigned IP address. Or,
you can use a console port connection to log onto the Command Line Interface (CLI). Both
procedures assume that you have installed the switch according to the directions in either the
stand-alone or stacking installation guide under Product Documentation.
See the following procedures:
 “Logging on to the Web Interface,” next
 “Logging on to the Command Line Interface (CLI)” on page 9
Logging on to the Web Interface
Before you connect a laptop (or any PC with an Ethernet card) directly to an Ethernet port on the
switch, you must disconnect the laptop from any other network. When a laptop is disconnected
from a network, it is no longer connected to a DHCP server. By default, when a laptop is set to
use DHCP and a DHCP address is not found, Windows assigns a random IP address in
the 169.254.0.0/16 subnet. Or, you can manually configure your laptop with an IP address in the
169.254.0.0/16 subnet. After you log in to the switch, you need to change the default IP address
and reconnect to your network.
Note
You have to supply the Ethernet cable to connect a laptop directly to the switch. The cable
is not shipped with the switch.
To log on to the Web interface with a direct connection to the switch and change the default IP
address, do the following:
1. Connect a straight through twisted-pair cable to an Ethernet port on the switch.
2. Connect the other end of the straight through twisted-pair cable to a twisted-pair connector on
your laptop.
3. Open a web browser on your laptop and enter the following:
http://169.254.1.1/