Allied Telesis at-8116 - Manuals

Administrative Interface 1-4 Software Requirements If you are using a workstation, use the VT100 terminal emulation software appropriate for your workstation. If you are using a PC to emulate a VT100 terminal, you can use the following software: ❑ In a DOS environment: — MS-DOS 3.30 or later — PROCO...

AT-8116 User’s Guide 1-5 Testing the Installation After you have completed the installation, use the CLI ping command to test for connectivity. See Chapter 15, “ Using an SNMP Manager ”. The ping command sends an echo request to the host specified in the command line. For example, to test connectivi...

2-1 Chapter 2 Command Line Interface This chapter provides instructions for using the AT-8116 CLI. Features of the Command Line Interface The CLI provides the following: ❑ Configuration of system parameters, including the console’s parameters ❑ Configuration of the switch’s SNMP Agent parameters ❑ C...

Command Line Interface 2-2 Entering Commands Enter commands by typing the command name followed by zero or more parameters and pressing <enter>. For example, typing <banner> <enter> at the command prompt displays the Administrative Interface logo. Items typed in courier are to be t...

AT-8116 User’s Guide 2-5 Finally, the user may press <?> to see the list of commands which start with the text he has already typed, eg: User pressed <?> SYS_console>get-c? ? command 'get-c' not found SYS_console>get-co? Command Line Interface Structure The CLI has several categori...

3-1 Chapter 3 Console Commands The console commands contain a set of commands which allow the user to configure the CLI parameters and user interface. To view the console commands, type <console> . help-kbd This command lists the console function keys. SYS_console>help-kbd SYS_console> T...

Console Commands 3-2 banner The banner command will display the CentreCOM 8116 Allied Telesyn International logo. clear The clear command will clear the screen and display the prompt. login The login command will exit the Administrative Interface, but will not disconnect a Telnet session. This allow...

4-1 Chapter 4 System Commands The System Commands allow the user to display and set the system-related parameters. Type <system> to display system related commands. sys-stat The sys-stat command displays general status information about the Ethernet Switch and its SNMP Agent Hardware and Softw...

5-1 Chapter 5 IP Commands This section lists the IP Configuration commands available to the command line interface. It is separated into different sections to allow simpler lookup: IP Configuration lists general configuration commands, Ping lists commands pertaining to the ping ability of the Agent,...

6-1 Chapter 6 Address Resolution Commands get-arp-tbl Shows ARP table. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table contains information that shows the maping of IP addresses to MAC addresses and interface numbers. SYS_console>get-arp-tbl IfIndex IpAddress MAC Address =============================...

7-1 Chapter 7 Ping Commands Ping Performing a ping allows you to send packets to another managed network device to see if the device responds. Ping <IP address><destination address><# packets to send or 0 for endless pings> ping-stop Stops the active ping process. SYS_console>pi...

8-1 Chapter 8 SNMP Commands This chapter contains a description of the commands available under the CLI to set and display the SNMP Agent IP and SNMP parameters and databases. Type <SNMP> to view SNMP related commands. SNMP Community String Commands SNMP Community strings authenticate access t...

SNMP Commands 8-2 set-comm set-comm {read|write} <community-string> This command lets you specify the SNMP community string for each of the two access modes: read and write. SYS_console>set-comm write password New write community is: < password > SYS_console> SNMP Trap Message Comm...

9-1 Chapter 9 Switching Database Commands This section contains instructions for managing the Switching Database with the Administrative Interface. Type <switch-db> to view related commands. The Switching Database consists of 8192 entries. Each active entry contains the information relevant to...

Switching Database Commands 9-2 ❑ MAC Address contained in an entry or given as a parameter is printed as a 6 byte, hexadecimal sequence, separated by the “-” sign, e.g. 00-20-1A-00-01-29 The following section lists commands relevant to the Learning Table and Aging mechanism of the switch. The <i...

10-1 Chapter 10 Virtual LAN Commands Virtual LANs can be used to limit the broadcast domain and to establish secure virtual workgroups. The following parameters are used within the VLAN commands. ❑ run indicates that only the currently running configuration is changed. Changes are not restored after...

Virtual LAN Commands 10-6 Security VLANs Each Security Virtual LAN (SVLAN) can contain one or more groups of ports. The group in a SVLAN are only allowed to send and receive packets to groups in the same SVLAN. If a group is not assigned to a specific SVLAN, it remains in the default SVLAN. Unicast ...

11-1 Chapter 11 Port Monitoring Commands set-mon-port This command sets the monitoring port (port containing the monitoring device, sniffer port). All traffic from the port specified by the monitor command will be duplicated on assigned ports. Port is a decimal number. set-mon-port <port> moni...

12-1 Chapter 12 Port Configuration Commands This chapter contains instructions for configuring and displaying the ports’ parameters with the Administrative Interface. Type <port-cfg> to view the related commands. get-port-cfg The get-port-cfg command displays the current port configuration. SY...

13-1 Chapter 13 Switching Statistics Commands This chapter contains instructions for displaying the switching statistics. Type <statistics> to view all the related commands. The commands below provide full physical layer information as well as inter-port switching statistics. clr-cnt This comm...

14-1 Chapter 14 Spanning Tree Commands Spanning Tree automatically configures a loop-free topology in a bridged environment. However, note that the bridge on this switch is not VLAN-based and only one spanning tree is allowed regardless of the number of VLANs. The Spanning Tree agent is implemented ...

15-1 Chapter 15 Using an SNMP Manager This chapter contains instructions for the configuration and management of the AT-8116 SNMP Management System. Configuring the AT-8116 SNMP Agent Once connected to the network and powered ON, the AT-8116 starts operating according to factory-set default values. ...

Using an SNMP Manager 15-2 IP Setup 1. Modify the system IP configuration to match your IP network. Use the set-ip-cfg command in order to provide an IP address, a netmask and a broadcast address (see IP Commands). For example: set-ip-cfg 129.001.001.064 255 255.255.255.0 129.001.001.000 Check that ...

AT-8116 User’s Guide 15-3 SNMP Setup 1. Set up the SNMP communities strings for the two access modes: read and write (see SNMP Commands). Confirm that the read and write communities were properly accepted. In this example, the Read community string is public; the Write community string is private. T...

16-1 Chapter 16 Software Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshooting hints for problems you may encounter when trying to manage the AT-8116 using an SNMP Management System. ❑ If your SNMP Manager has trouble communicating with the SNMP Agent in the Switch, check your SNMP configuration par...

A-1 Appendix A Software Downloading Requirements ❑ Diskette with software file to be downloaded ❑ DOS station host (management console, VT100 terminal or VT100 terminal emulator) or UNIX host (eg, Sun Sparc) ❑ TFTP program (client or server) ❑ Operational AT-8116 Note When the file transfer is compl...

Software Downloading A-2 5. Select/Create a directory into which to copy the software file, and enter this directory. 6. Copy the software file into a file with a suitable name. 7. Set the remote software file using the set-sw-file command. 8. Operate TFTP server on the remote system host and use th...

B-1 Appendix B System Defaults Table B-1 System Default Values CONSOLE password NULL prompt SYS_console> SYSTEM SW filename changes according to revision tftp mode client SNMP Read Community:Write Community:Authentication Mode:Traps Managers: publicprivateenablenone PORT CONFIGURATION port duplex...

C-1 Appendix C Command Line Reference Table C-1 Console Commands help-kbd List the console functional keys banner Display banner clear Clear console screen login Exit AI; do not disconnect a Telnet session logout Exit Admin Interface and any active Telnet session set-page Set console page set-prompt...