User`s guide

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Table of Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
How this Guide is Organized ..............................................................................................................................................................................6
Document Conventions ......................................................................................................................................................................................7
Where to Find Related Guides ...........................................................................................................................................................................8
Contacting Allied Telesyn ...................................................................................................................................................................................9
Online Support................................................................................................................................................................................................9
E-mail and Telephone Support .................................................................................................................................................................9
Returning Products........................................................................................................................................................................................9
For Sales or Corporate Information .........................................................................................................................................................9
Tell Us What You Think.................................................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 1
Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Starting a Local Management Session .........................................................................................................................................................13
Starting a Local Management Session..................................................................................................................................................13
Using the Terminal Interface....................................................................................................................................................................15
Quitting from a Local Session..................................................................................................................................................................15
Chapter 2
Port Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................................................17
Configuring Port Parameters ...........................................................................................................................................................................18
Displaying Port Status ........................................................................................................................................................................................21
Chapter 3
Port Trunking ......................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Port Trunking Guidelines...........................................................................................................................................................................24
Creating a Port Trunk ..........................................................................................................................................................................................27
Deleting a Port Trunk ..........................................................................................................................................................................................30
Displaying Port Trunks .......................................................................................................................................................................................32
Resetting Port Trunks .........................................................................................................................................................................................33