User's Manual

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Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 12
Downloading Management Software and Web-based Guides......................................................................... 13
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 14
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 14
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 14
Sales or Corporate Information.................................................................................................................. 14
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 1: AlliedWare Plus™ Version 2.1.2 Web Browser Interface ........................................................ 15
Management Sessions..................................................................................................................................... 16
Web Manager Accounts ................................................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 2: Starting a Management Session ............................................................................................... 19
Starting a Web Management Session .............................................................................................................. 20
Selecting items from a Web Page .................................................................................................................... 26
What to Configure First..................................................................................................................................... 27
Assigning a Name to the Switch ................................................................................................................ 27
Adding a Management IP Address ............................................................................................................ 27
Setting System Time.................................................................................................................................. 27
Saving Your Changes....................................................................................................................................... 28
Ending a Web Management Session ............................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 3: Basic Switch Parameters ........................................................................................................... 31
Setting the System Date and Time................................................................................................................... 32
Setting System Time Manually................................................................................................................... 33
Setting An SNTP or NTP Server................................................................................................................ 35
Setting a Telnet or SSH Server ........................................................................................................................ 38
Setting a Remote Log Server ........................................................................................................................... 40
Setting the Switch Information.......................................................................................................................... 41
Setting the Configuration File ........................................................................................................................... 43
Displaying and Setting the Active Configuration File ................................................................................. 43
Uploading a Configuration File................................................................................................................... 44
Managing User Accounts ................................................................................................................................. 45
Adding a User ............................................................................................................................................ 45
Changing a User Password ....................................................................................................................... 46
Changing the User Privilege ...................................................................................................................... 48
Deleting a User .......................................................................................................................................... 49
Rebooting a Switch........................................................................................................................................... 50
Upgrading the Software.................................................................................................................................... 51
Returning the AlliedWare Plus Management Software to the Factory Default Values ..................................... 53
Displaying System Information......................................................................................................................... 54
Chapter 4: Setting Port Parameters ............................................................................................................. 57
Displaying the Port Parameters........................................................................................................................ 58
Changing the Port Settings............................................................................................................................... 62