Allied Telesis AT-S101 User Manual

Management Software
AT-S101
User’s Guide
For use with the AT-GS950/8POE Gigabit Ethernet WebSmart Switch
Version 1.0.0
613-000985 Rev. A
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Contents

Preface ..................................................................................................................................................................................9
Document Conventions ........................................................................................................................................................10
Where to Find Web-based Guides .......................................................................................................................................11
Contacting Allied Telesis ......................................................................................................................................................12
Online Support ..............................................................................................................................................................12
Email and Telephone Support .......................................................................................................................................12
Warranty........................................................................................................................................................................12
Returning Products........................................................................................................................................................12
Sales or Corporate Information .....................................................................................................................................12
Management Software Updates ....................................................................................................................................12
Chapter 1: Starting a Web Browser Management Session ............................................................................................13
Establishing a Remote Connection to the Web Browser Interface .......................................................................................14
Web Browser Tools ..............................................................................................................................................................18
Quitting a Web Browser Management Session ....................................................................................................................19
Chapter 2: Basic Switch Parameters ...............................................................................................................................21
Configuring an IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address ........................................................................................22
Setting Up the IP Access List ...............................................................................................................................................24
Creating an IP Access List ............................................................................................................................................24
Deleting an IP Address..................................................................................................................................................26
Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Client..............................................................................................................................27
Configuring System Management Information .....................................................................................................................29
Configuring System Administration Information....................................................................................................................31
Adding System Administration Information....................................................................................................................31
Modifying Administration Information ............................................................................................................................32
Deleting Administration Information...............................................................................................................................33
Setting the User Interface Configuration.......................................................................................
Viewing System Information .................................................................................................................................................36
Rebooting a Switch...............................................................................................................................................................39
Pinging a Remote System ....................................................................................................................................................41
Returning the AT-S101 Management Software to the Factory Default Values ....................................................................44
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Chapter 3: Virtual LANs ....................................................................................................................................................45
VLAN Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................46
Port-based VLAN Overview ..........................................................................................................................................47
Tagged VLAN Overview ................................................................................................................................................48
Displaying Ports and Assigning Ports to a VLAN .................................................................................................................50
Creating a Tagged VLAN .....................................................................................................................................................51
Modifying a Tagged VLAN....................................................................................................................................................53
Deleting a Tagged VLAN......................................................................................................................................................55
Creating a Port-Based VLAN................................................................................................................................................56
Modifying a Port-Based VLAN..............................................................................................................................................57
Deleting a Port-Based VLAN ................................................................................................................................................59
Chapter 4: Quality of Service (QoS) .................................................................................................................................61
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................62
Mapping CoS Priorities to Egress Queues ...........................................................................................................................65
Configuring CoS ...................................................................................................................................................................67
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Chapter 5: Port Configuration ..........................................................................................................................................71
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................72
Displaying and Configuring Ports Using the Port Configuration Page ..................................................................................73
Chapter 6: Port Trunking ...................................................................................................................................................77
Port Trunking Overview ........................................................................................................................................................78
Static Port Trunk Overview............................................................................................................................................78
Creating a Port Trunk............................................................................................................................................................80
Modifying a Port Trunk..........................................................................................................................................................82
Disabling a Port Trunk ..........................................................................................................................................................84
Chapter 7: LACP Port Trunks ...........................................................................................................................................85
LACP Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................86
LACP System Priority ...........................................................................................................................................................90
Key Parameter......................................................................................................................................................................90
LACP Port Priority Value.......................................................................................................................................................90
Guidelines.............................................................................................................................................................................92
Displaying LACP Group Status.............................................................................................................................................94
Selecting Port Priority ...........................................................................................................................................................96
Chapter 8: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) ...........................................................................................99
SNMP Overview..................................................................................................................................................................100
Traps ...........................................................................................................................................................................100
Community String Attributes ...............................................................................................................................................101
Community String Name..............................................................................................................................................101
Access Mode ...............................................................................................................................................................101
Operating Status..........................................................................................................................................................101
Open or Closed Access Status....................................................................................................................................101
Trap Receivers ............................................................................................................................................................101
Default SNMP Community Strings......................................................................................................................................103
Creating an SNMP Community...........................................................................................................................................104
Modifying an SNMP Community.........................................................................................................................................105
Deleting an SNMP Community ...........................................................................................................................................106
Creating a Host Table.........................................................................................................................................................107
Modifying a Host Table Entry..............................................................................................................................................108
Deleting a Host Table Entry................................................................................................................................................109
Enabling or Disabling Traps................................................................................................................................................110
Modifying Traps ..................................................................................................................................................................111
Deleting Traps ....................................................................................................................................................................112
Chapter 9: IGMP Snooping .............................................................................................................................................113
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................114
Configuring IGMP Snooping ...............................................................................................................................................116
Chapter 10: Bandwidth Control ......................................................................................................................................119
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................120
Setting Bandwidth Control ..................................................................................................................................................121
Chapter 11: Port Mirroring ..............................................................................................................................................123
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................124
Configuring Port Mirroring...................................................................................................................................................125
Disabling Port Mirroring ......................................................................................................................................................126
Chapter 12: Static Multicast MAC Address ...................................................................................................................127
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................128
Setting a Static Multicast Address ......................................................................................................................................129
Modifying a Static Multicast Address ..................................................................................................................................131
Deleting a Static Multicast Address ....................................................................................................................................132
Chapter 13: Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocols ...............................................................................133
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................134
Bridge Priority and the Root Bridge ....................................................................................................................................135
Path Costs and Port Costs ..........................................................................................................................................136
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Port Priority..................................................................................................................................................................136
Forwarding Delay and Topology Changes .........................................................................................................................138
Hello Time and Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDU)....................................................................................................138
Point-to-Point and Edge Ports.....................................................................................................................................139
Mixed STP and RSTP Networks.........................................................................................................................................142
Spanning Tree and VLANs.................................................................................................................................................143
Basic STP and RSTP Configuration...................................................................................................................................145
Configuring RSTP Port Settings .........................................................................................................................................148
Configuring the Basic RSTP Port Settings ..................................................................................................................148
Configuring the Advanced RSTP Port Settings...........................................................................................................150
Viewing the Spanning Tree Topology.................................................................................................................................154
Chapter 14: 802.1x Port-based Network Access Control .............................................................................................157
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................158
Authentication Process................................................................................................................................................159
Authenticator Ports......................................................................................................................................................159
General Steps .............................................................................................................................................................161
Port-based Network Access Control Guidelines..........................................................................................................161
Guest VLANs......................................................................................................................................................................164
Configuring 802.1x Port-based Network Access Control....................................................................................................165
Chapter 15: RADIUS Authentication Protocol ..............................................................................................................169
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................170
RADIUS Implementation Guidelines ...........................................................................................................................170
Configuring the RADIUS Client...........................................................................................................................................171
Chapter 16: Destination MAC Filter ...............................................................................................................................173
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................174
Configuring a Destination MAC Filter .................................................................................................................................175
Deleting a Destination MAC Filter.......................................................................................................................................177
Chapter 17: Power over Ethernet (PoE) .........................................................................................................................179
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................180
Power Budgeting .........................................................................................................................................................181
Setting Power over Ethernet...............................................................................................................................................182
Chapter 18: Classifiers ....................................................................................................................................................185
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................186
Classifier Criteria ................................................................................................................................................................187
Guidelines...........................................................................................................................................................................191
Creating Classifiers.............................................................................................................................................................192
Chapter 19: Access Control Policies .............................................................................................................................195
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................196
ACP Components...............................................................................................................................................................197
Guidelines...........................................................................................................................................................................198
Creating Profile Action........................................................................................................................................................199
Creating an In-profile Action ...............................................................................................................................................201
Creating an Out-Profile Action............................................................................................................................................203
Creating an Access Control Port List..................................................................................................................................205
Creating a Policy ................................................................................................................................................................206
Displaying a Policy Sequence ............................................................................................................................................208
Chapter 20: Management Software Updates .................................................................................................................209
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................210
Upgrading a Firmware Image Using HTTP.........................................................................................................................211
Upgrading a Firmware Image Using TFTP .........................................................................................................................213
Downloading or Uploading a Configuration File via HTTP .................................................................................................215
Downloading or Uploading a Configuration File via TFTP..................................................................................................217
Chapter 21: Statistics ......................................................................................................................................................219
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................220
Displaying Traffic Comparison Statistics ............................................................................................................................221
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Displaying Error Group Statistics........................................................................................................................................225
Displaying Historical Status Charts.....................................................................................................................................227
Appendix A: AT-S101 Management Software Default Settings ...................................................................................231
Index ................................................................................................................................................................................. 235
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Figures

Figure 1: Entering a Switch’s IP Address in the URL Field...................................................................................................14
Figure 2: AT-S101 Login Dialog Box ....................................................................................................................................15
Figure 3: Switch Information Page........................................................................................................................................16
Figure 4: Front Panel Page ..................................................................................................................................................17
Figure 5: IP Setup Page .......................................................................................................................................................22
Figure 6: IP Access List Page ..............................................................................................................................................24
Figure 7: Management Page ................................................................................................................................................29
Figure 8: Administration Page ..............................................................................................................................................31
Figure 9: Modify Administration Page...................................................................................................................................33
Figure 10: User Interface Page ............................................................................................................................................34
Figure 11: Switch Information Page......................................................................................................................................36
Figure 12: Reboot Page .......................................................................................................................................................39
Figure 13: Ping Test Configuration Page..............................................................................................................................41
Figure 14: Ping Test Results Page.......................................................................................................................................42
Figure 15: VLAN Mode Page................................................................................................................................................50
Figure 16: Tagged VLAN Page ............................................................................................................................................51
Figure 17: Example of Tagged VLAN Page..........................................................................................................................52
Figure 18: Modify VLAN Page ..............................................................................................................................................53
Figure 19: Port-Based VLAN Page.......................................................................................................................................56
Figure 20: Modify Port-based VLAN.....................................................................................................................................57
Figure 21: CoS Page ............................................................................................................................................................65
Figure 22: Default Port VLAN & CoS Page ..........................................................................................................................67
Figure 23: Physical Interface Page.......................................................................................................................................73
Figure 24: Static Port Trunk Example...................................................................................................................................78
Figure 25: Trunking Page .....................................................................................................................................................80
Figure 26: Example of Multiple Aggregators for Multiple Aggregate Trunks ........................................................................87
Figure 27: Example of an Aggregator with Multiple Trunks..................................................................................................88
Figure 28: LACP Group Status Page ...................................................................................................................................94
Figure 29: LACP Group Status Page with Key 1..................................................................................................................95
Figure 30: Port Priority Page ................................................................................................................................................96
Figure 31: Community Table Page.....................................................................................................................................104
Figure 32: Host Table Page................................................................................................................................................107
Figure 33: Trap Setting Page .............................................................................................................................................110
Figure 34: IGMP Snooping Page..................................................................................................
Figure 35: IGMP Snooping Page with MAC Address .........................................................................................................117
Figure 36: IGMP Snooping —Group Members Page .........................................................................................................117
Figure 37: Bandwidth Control Page....................................................................................................................................121
Figure 38: Mirroring Page...................................................................................................................................................125
Figure 39: Static Multicast Address Table Page.................................................................................................................129
Figure 40: Modify Static Multicast Address Page ...............................................................................................................131
Figure 41: Point-to-Point Ports ...........................................................................................................................................139
Figure 42: Edge Port ..........................................................................................................................................................140
Figure 43: Point-to-Point and Edge Port.............................................................................................................................141
Figure 44: VLAN Fragmentation.........................................................................................................................................143
Figure 45: Rapid Spanning Tree Configuration Page.........................................................................................................145
Figure 46: RSTP Basic Port Configuration Page................................................................................................................148
Figure 47: RSTP Advanced Port Configuration Page.........................................................................................................151
Figure 48: Designated Topology Information Page ............................................................................................................154
Figure 49: Example of the Authenticator Role....................................................................................................................160
Figure 50: Port-based Authentication Across Multiple Switches ........................................................................................163
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Figure 51: 802.1x Access Control Configuration Page.......................................................................................................165
Figure 52: RADIUS Page....................................................................................................................................................171
Figure 53: Destination MAC Filter Page .............................................................................................................................175
Figure 54: Updated Destination MAC Filter Page...............................................................................................................175
Figure 55: Power Over Ethernet Configuration Page .........................................................................................................182
Figure 56: User Priority and VLAN Fields within an Ethernet Frame..................................................................................188
Figure 57: DSCP value in an IP Header .............................................................................................................................189
Figure 58: Create Classifier Page.......................................................................................................................................192
Figure 59: Create Profile Action Page ................................................................................................................................199
Figure 60: Create In-Profile Action Page ............................................................................................................................201
Figure 61: Create Out-Profile Action Page .........................................................................................................................203
Figure 62: Create Port List Page ........................................................................................................................................205
Figure 63: Policy Page........................................................................................................................................................206
Figure 64: Policy Sequence Page.......................................................................................................................................208
Figure 65: Firmware Upgrade via HTTP Page....................................................................................................................212
Figure 66: Firmware Upgrade via TFTP Page....................................................................................................................214
Figure 67: Configuration Upload/Download via HTTP Page...............................................................................................215
Figure 68: File Download with HTTP ..................................................................................................................................216
Figure 69: Configuration Upload/Download via TFTP Page ...............................................................................................217
Figure 70: Traffic Comparison Page...................................................................................................................................221
Figure 71: Error Group Chart Page.....................................................................................................................................225
Figure 72: Historical Status Chart Page..............................................................................................................................227
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Preface

The AT-S101 Management Software is the operating system for the AT-GS950/8POE Gigabit Ethernet WebSmart Switch. This guide explains how to use the management software to control and monitor the operating parameters of the AT-GS950/8POE switch.
This Preface contains the following sections:
“Document Conventions” on page 10
“Where to Find Web-based Guides” on page 11
“Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 12
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Preface

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 Telesis products are available in portable document format (PDF) on our web site at www.alliedtelesis.com. You can view the documents online or download them onto a local workstation or server.
For details about the features and functions of the AT-GS950/8POE switch, see the following installation guides on our web site:
AT-GS950/8POE Gigabit Ethernet WebSmart Installation Guide (part
number 613-000989)
AT-101 Management Software User’s Guide
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Contacting Allied Telesis

This section provides Allied Telesis contact information for technical support as well as sales and corporate information.

Online Support You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesis

Knowledge Base: www.alliedtelesis.com/support/kb.aspx. 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

Warranty The AT-GS950/8POE Gigabit Ethernet WebSmart Switch is covered

Returning
Products
Sales or
Corporate
Information
Management
Software Updates
For Technical Support via email or telephone, refer to the Support section of the Allied Telesis web site: www.alliedtelesis.com.
under a Lifetime Warranty (Two Years Fan & Power Supply). For warranty information, go to the Allied Telesis web site at www.alliedtelesis.com.
Products for return or repair must first be assigned a return materials authorization (RMA) number. A product sent to Allied Telesis without an RMA number will be returned to the sender at the sender’s expense. For instructions on how to obtain an RMA number, go to the Support section on our web site at www.alliedtelesis.com/support.rma.aspx.
You can contact Allied Telesis for sales or corporate information through our web site at www.alliedtelesis.com.
New releases of the management software for our managed products are available from the following Internet sites:
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Allied Telesis web site: www.alliedtelesis.com
Allied Telesis FTP server: ftp://ftp.alliedtelesis.com
If the FTP server prompts you to log on, enter “anonymous” as the user name and your email address as the password.

Chapter 1

Starting a Web Browser Management Session

This chapter contains the procedures for starting, using, and quitting a web browser management session on the AT-GS950/8POE switch. This chapter includes the following sections:
“Establishing a Remote Connection to the Web Browser Interface” on
page 14
“Web Browser Tools” on page 18
“Quitting a Web Browser Management Session” on page 19
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Establishing a Remote Connection to the Web Browser Interface

The AT-GS950/8POE switch is shipped with a pre-assigned IP address of
192.168.1.1. You must set your local PC on the same subnet as the pre­assigned IP address for your initial logon.
After your initial login, you may want to assign a new IP address to your switch. To manually assign an IP address to the switch, refer to “Configuring an IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address” on page 22. To configure the switch to obtain its IP configuration from a DHCP server, refer to “Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Client” on page 27.
You must set your local PC to the same subnet as the preassigned IP address.
Note
Enhanced stacking, a feature of other Allied Telesis Layer 2 and Layer 2+ managed switches, is not supported by the AT-GS950/ 8POE switch.
Switch’s IP Address
To start a web browser management session, perform the following procedure:
1. Start your web browser.
2. In the URL field of the browser, enter 192.168.1.1 which is the default IP address of the switch. See Figure 1.
Figure 1. Entering a Switch’s IP Address in the URL Field
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The AT-S101 Management Software displays the login dialog box, shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. AT-S101 Login Dialog Box
3. Enter the AT-S101 management login user name and password. The default user name is “manager” and the default password is “friend.” Then press OK. The login name and password are case-sensitive.
The Switch Information Page is displayed. See Figure 3 on page 16.
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To change the user name and password, refer to “Configuring System Management Information” on page 29.
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Figure 3. Switch Information Page
The main menu is on the left side of the home page. It consists of the following folders and web pages:
Switch Info.
Front Panel
System
Physical Interface
Bridge
SNMP
Access Control Config.
Security
Power Over Ethernet
Statistics Chart
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Tools
Save Configuration
4. To see the front panel of the switch, select Front Panel from the menu on the left side of the page.
The AT-S101 Management Software displays the front of the switch. The window contains an image of the front of the switch. Ports that have a link to an end node are green. Ports without a link are grey. An example of a front panel is shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4. Front Panel Page
A web browser management session remains active even if you link to other sites. You can return to the management web pages anytime as long as you do not quit the browser.
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Web Browser Tools

You can use the web browser tools to move around the management pages. Selecting Back on your browser’s toolbar returns you to the previous display. You can also use the browser’s bookmark feature to save the link to the switch.
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Quitting a Web Browser Management Session

To exit a web browser management session, close the web browser.
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Chapter 2

Basic Switch Parameters

This chapter provides procedures to perform basic switch activities such as reassigning the IP address, enabling the DHCP Client, configuring new usernames and passwords, and rebooting the system.
This chapter contains the following sections:
“Configuring an IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address” on
page 22
“Setting Up the IP Access List” on page 24
“Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Client” on page 27
“Configuring System Management Information” on page 29
“Configuring System Administration Information” on page 31
“Setting the User Interface Configuration” on page 34
“Viewing System Information” on page 36
“Rebooting a Switch” on page 39
“Pinging a Remote System” on page 41
“Returning the AT-S101 Management Software to the Factory Default
Values” on page 44
Note
To save your changes, select Save Configuration to Flash from the menu on the left side of the page.
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Configuring an IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address

This procedure explains how to change the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address to the switch. Before performing the procedure, note the following:
A gateway address is only required if you want to remotely manage
the device from a management station that is separated from the switch by a router.
To configure the switch to automatically obtain its IP configuration from
a DHCP server on your network, go to “Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Client” on page 27.
To change the switch’s IP configuration, perform the following procedure:
1. From the menu on the left side of the page, click the System folder.
The System folder expands.
2. From the System folder, select IP Setup.
The IP Setup Page is shown in Figure 5.
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Figure 5. IP Setup Page
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3. Change the IP configuration parameters by entering new information in the following fields:
System MAC Address
This parameter displays the MAC address of the switch. You cannot change this parameter.
System IP Address
Displays the current IP address of the switch. To change the IP address, enter a new IP address.
System Subnet Mask
Displays the current subnet mask of the switch. To change the subnet mask, enter a new subnet mask.
System Default Gateway
Displays the default gateway of the switch. To change the default gateway, enter a new gateway.
DHCP Mode
For information about setting this parameter, refer to “Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Client” on page 27.
4. Click Apply.
Note
Changing the IP address ends your management session. To resume managing the device, enter the new IP address of the switch in the web browser’s URL field, as shown in Figure 1 on page 14.
5. After you log on to the switch with the new IP address, select Save
Configuration to Flash to save the new IP address to memory.
Caution
If you do not select Save Configuration to Flash, the IP address may revert to its default setting when you power cycle the switch.
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Setting Up the IP Access List

The IP Access List feature, when enabled, restricts remote access to management software by means of a user-configured list of IP addresses. It does not restrict the management ping response activity, only web access to the management software.
Note
By default, the IP Access List feature is disabled.
The procedures in this section describe how to enable or disable the IP Access List feature and how to add or remove IP addresses from the list. See the following sections:
“Creating an IP Access List” on page 24
“Deleting an IP Address” on page 26
Creating an IP
Access List
Note
You cannot modify an existing IP address.
To create a list of restricted IP addresses, perform the following procedure:
1. From the menu on the left side of the page, click the System folder.
The System folder expands.
2. From the System folder, select IP Access List.
The IP Access List Page is shown in Figure 6.
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3. To set the IP restriction status, select Disable or Enable in the pull­down menu next to the IP Restriction Status field. Then click Apply.
By default, the IP Restriction Status field is set to Disable.
4. Enter an IP address that you want to prevent from accessing the switch in the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxxx format next to the IP Address field. Then click Add.
The IP address is added to the IP Access List Table.
5. From the menu on the left side of the page, select Save Configuration to Flash to save your changes.
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Deleting an IP
Address
To delete an IP address from the IP Access List, perform the following procedure:
1. From the menu on the left side of the page, click the System folder.
The System folder expands.
2. From the System folder, select IP Access List.
The IP Access List Page is displayed. See Figure 6 on page 24.
3. Select delete
The IP address is removed from the IP Access List Table.
4. From the menu on the left side of the page, select Save Configuration to Flash to save your changes.
next to the IP address that you want to remove.
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Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Client

Since the AT-GS950/8POE switch is a web-only switch and does not have a local console connection, you must be careful when you change the IP address of the switch by enabling the DHCP client. To look up the IP address on a DHCP server, you must have the MAC address of the AT­GS950/8POE switch. Once the switch obtains a new IP address from the DHCP server, the switch becomes inaccessible and the MAC address can no longer be viewed in the AT-S101 software.
Before you enable the DHCP client, record the switch’s MAC address. You can view the MAC address on the System Information Page when you first log onto the switch. See “Viewing System Information” on page 36. Or, you can see the MAC address on the label affixed to the switch.
If the switch power cycles before you save the new configuration, the software reverts to the default IP address value. Or, if you press the Reset button before you save the DHCP client on the switch, the software reverts the default IP address value. In either case, the IP address value is
192.168.1.1.
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This procedure explains how to activate and deactivate the DHCP client on the switch. When the client is activated, the switch obtains its IP configuration, its IP address and subnet mask, from a DHCP server on your network. Before performing the procedure, note the following:
By default, the DHCP client is disabled on the switch.
The DHCP client does not support BOOTP.
After you enable DHCP, you will end the current management session.
Log on with the new IP address (provided by your system administrator) using the procedure described in “Establishing a Remote Connection to the Web Browser Interface” on page 14.
Caution
Record the MAC address of your switch before you begin this procedure.
To activate or deactivate the DHCP client on the switch, perform the following procedure:
1. From the menu on the left side of the page, click the System folder.
The System folder expands.
2. From the System folder, select IP Setup.
The IP Setup Page is shown in Figure 5 on page 22.
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3. From the pull-down menu next to the DHCP Mode field, select Enable or Disable.
By default, this field is set to Disable.
4. Click Apply.
If you enable the DHCP client, the web server connection to the switch is lost.
If you disable the DHCP client, note the new System IP Address value that you assigned to the switch. Record this value for future use.
Caution
Enabling or disabling DHCP ends your management session.
Caution
If you do not select Save Configuration to Flash, the DHCP mode reverts to its default setting of 192.168.1.1 when you power cycle the switch.
5. Log on to the switch with the new IP address and immediately save your configuration by selecting Save Configuration to Flash from the menu on the left side of the page.
If you enable DHCP and then save your configuration, you save the IP address on the DHCP server.
If you disable DHCP, enter a new IP address, and then save your configuration, you have saved the DHCP setting and the new IP address on the switch.
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Configuring System Management Information

This section explains how to assign a name to the switch, as well as the location of the switch and the name of the switch’s administrator. Entering this information is optional.
To set a switch’s administration information, perform the following procedure:
1. From the menu on the left side of the page, click the System folder.
The System folder expands.
2. From the System folder, select Management.
The Management Page is shown in Figure 7.
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Figure 7. Management Page
3. Configure the following parameters as necessary:
System Description
Specifies the model number of the switch. You cannot change this parameter.
System Object ID
Indicates the unique SNMP MIB object that identifies the AT-GS950/ 8POE switch model. You cannot change this parameter.
System Name
Specifies a name for the switch, for example, Sales. The name is optional and may contain up to 50 characters.
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Note
Allied Telesis recommends that you assign a name to the switch. A name can help you identify the switch when you manage it and can also help you avoid performing a configuration procedure on the wrong switch.
System Location
Specifies the location of the switch. The location is optional and may contain up to 50 characters.
System Contact
Specifies the name of the network administrator responsible for managing the switch. This contact name is optional and may contain up to 50 characters.
4. Click Apply.
5. From the menu on the left side of the page, select Save Configuration to Flash to save your changes.
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