User`s guide

AT-S45 User’s Guide
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Local Management Session
On the front panel of the AT-9410GB switch is a port labelled RS232
Terminal Port. You use this port to establish a local management session
with the switch’s AT-S45 management software.
A local management session is so named because you must be close to
the switch, usually within a few meters, to start this type of management
session. This typically means that you must be in the wiring closet where
the switch is located.
A switch does not need an IP address for you to manage it with a local
management session. You can start a local management session at any
time on any AT-9410GB switch in your network. Additionally, running a
local management session does not interfere with the flow of Ethernet
traffic through the unit.
When you start a local management session on an AT-9410GB switch,
you can manage just that switch. To start a local management session on
another AT-9410GB switch, you must go to where that switch is located.