
AT-S25 Management Software User’s Guide
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Local Management Interface
On the front panel of the switch is a port labelled RS-232 Terminal Port.
You use this port to establish a local management interface with the
switch’s AT-S25 management software.
A local management interface is so named because you must be close to
the switch, usually within a few meters, to start this type of management
interface. 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 interface. You could start a local management interface at
any time on the Master switch in your network. Running a local
management interface does not interfere with the flow of Ethernet
traffic through the unit.
Starting a local management interface on a switch that has been
configured as a Master switch allows you to manage all the switches in
the stack from the same local management interface. You do not have to
start a separate local management interface for each switch. This can
simplify network management.
Starting a Local
Management
Interface
To start a local management interface, perform the following procedure:
1. Connect one end of a straight-through RS-232 cable with a DB-9
connector to the RS-232 Terminal Port on the Master switch in the
stack.
Figure 8 Connecting a Terminal or PC to the RS-232 Terminal Port
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