Preface

This guide contains instructions on how to configure an AT-8500 Series

Layer 2+ Fast Ethernet Switch using the menu interface in the AT-S62 management software. For instructions on how to manage the switch from the web browser interface or the command line interface, refer to the AT-S62 Web Browser Interface User’s Guide and the AT-S62 Command

Line Interface User’s Guide. These guides are available from the Allied

Telesyn web site.

How This Guide is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections.

Section I: Basic Operations

The chapters in this section explain how to perform basic operations on the switch from a local or Telnet management session using the menus interface. Some of the operations include setting port parameters, creating port trunks, and viewing the MAC address table.

Section II: Advanced Operations

The chapters in this section explain some of the more advanced operations of the switch. Examples include using the file system, downloading and uploading files, and configuring Quality of Service.

Section III: SNMPv3 Operations

The chapter in this section explains how to configure the switch for

SNMPv3. (The instructions for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 are in Section 1,

Basic Operations.)

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Section IV: Spanning Tree Protocols

The chapters in this section explain the Spanning Tree, Rapid Spanning

Tree, and Multiple Spanning Tree Protocols.

Section V: Virtual LANs

The chapters in this section explain port-based and tagged VLANs, GVRP, and the multiple VLAN modes.

Section VI: Port Security

The chapters in this section explain the MAC address security system and 802.1x port-based access control.

Section VII: Management Security

The chapters in this section explain the management security features, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and the Secure Shell (SSH) protocols.

Caution

The software described in this documentation contains certain cryptographic functionality and its export is restricted by U.S. law. As of this writing, it has been submitted for review as a “retail encryption item” in accordance with the Export Administration

Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Part 730-772, promulgated by the U.S.

Department of Commerce, and conditionally may be exported in accordance with the pertinent terms of License Exception ENC

(described in 15 C.F.R. Part 740.17). In no case may it be exported to

Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria. If you wish to transfer this software outside the United States or Canada, please contact your local Allied Telesyn sales representative for current information on this product’s export status.

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Document Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Note

Notes provide additional information.

Caution

Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warning

Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in bodily injury.

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Where to Find Web-based Guides

The installation and user guides for all Allied Telesyn products are available in Portable Document Format (PDF) from on our web site at

www.alliedtelesyn.com. You can view the documents on-line or download them onto a local workstation or server.

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Contacting Allied Telesyn

This section provides Allied Telesyn contact information for technical support as well as sales or corporate information.

Online Support

You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesyn

Knowledge Base from the following web site:

www.alliedtelesyn.com/kb. You can use the Knowledge Base to submit questions to our technical support staff and review answers to previously asked questions.

Email and

Telephone

Support

Returning

Products

For Technical Support via email or telephone, refer to the Support &

Services section of the Allied Telesyn web site: www.alliedtelesyn.com.

Products for return or repair must first be assigned a Return Materials

Authorization (RMA) number. A product sent to Allied Telesyn without a

RMA number will be returned to the sender at the sender’s expense.

To obtain a RMA number, contact Allied Telesyn’s Technical Support at our web site: www.alliedtelesyn.com.

For Sales or

Corporate

Information

Management

Software Updates

You can contact Allied Telesyn for sales or corporate information at our web site: www.alliedtelesyn.com. To find the contact information for your country, select Contact Us -> Worldwide Contacts.

You can download new releases of management software for our managed products from either of the following Internet sites:

❑ Allied Telesyn web site: www.alliedtelesyn.com

❑ Allied Telesyn FTP server: ftp://ftp.alliedtelesyn.com

To download new software from the Allied Telesyn FTP server using your workstation’s command prompt, you need FTP client software and you must log in to the server. Enter “anonymous” as the user name and your email address for the password.

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