
Section II: Local or Telnet Management
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Local Management Session
On the front panel of the switch is a port labelled RS232 Terminal Port.
You use this port to establish a local management session with the
switch’s AT-S39 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 to be managed from a local
management session. You can start a local management session at any
time on any AT-8000 Series switch in your network. Running a local
management session does not interfere with the flow of Ethernet traffic
through the unit.
Starting a local management session on a switch that has been
configured as a Master switch of an enhanced stack allows you to
manage all the switches in the subnet from the same local management
session. You do not have to start a separate local management session
for each switch. This can simplify network management.
Starting a local management session on a switch that is not part of an
enhanced stack or that is a slave switch in an enhanced stack allows you
to manage just that switch.
Note
For information on enhanced stacking, refer to Enhanced Stacking
Overview on page 53.
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