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Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 19
How This Guide is Organized........................................................................................................................... 20
Product Documentation.................................................................................................................................... 22
Where to Go First ............................................................................................................................................. 23
Starting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 24
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 25
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 26
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 27
Online Support........................................................................................................................................... 27
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 27
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 27
Sales and Corporate Information ............................................................................................................... 27
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 27
Section I: Basic Operations ...................................................................................... 29
Chapter 1: Basic Switch Parameters ........................................................................................................... 31
Configuring the Switch’s Name, Location, and Contact ................................................................................... 32
Changing the Manager and Operator Passwords ............................................................................................ 35
Changing the Manager or Operator Password .......................................................................................... 35
Resetting the Manager Password.............................................................................................................. 37
Setting the System Time .................................................................................................................................. 38
Setting the System Time Manually............................................................................................................. 39
Setting the System Time from an SNTP or NTP Server ............................................................................ 40
Rebooting the Switch........................................................................................................................................ 43
Configuring the Console Startup Mode ............................................................................................................ 45
Configuring the Console Timer......................................................................................................................... 46
Configuring the Telnet Server........................................................................................................................... 47
Setting the Baud Rate of the Serial Terminal Port............................................................................................ 48
Pinging a Remote System................................................................................................................................ 49
Returning the AT-S63 Management Software to the Factory Default Values .................................................. 50
Displaying Hardware and Software Information ............................................................................................... 52
Displaying System Hardware Information ........................................................................................................ 55
Displaying Uplink Port Information ................................................................................................................... 57
Chapter 2: Port Parameters .......................................................................................................................... 61
Displaying Port Status ...................................................................................................................................... 62
Configuring Port Parameters............................................................................................................................ 65
Configuring Head of Line Blocking ................................................................................................................... 69
Configuring Flow Control and Back Pressure................................................................................................... 71
Configuring Port Filtering.................................................................................................................................. 73
Setting Up Rate Limiting................................................................................................................................... 75
Resetting a Port................................................................................................................................................ 77
Forcing Port Renegotiation............................................................................................................................... 78
Resetting the Port Configuration to the Default Settings.................................................................................. 79
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