Management Features; Software Features - Allied Telesis Rapier i AT-RP16Fi/SC User Manual

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Management Features

The following features enhance management of the switch:
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A sophisticated and configurable event logging facility for monitoring and
alarm notification to single or multiple management centres.
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Triggers for automatic and timed execution of commands in response to
events.
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Scripting for automated configuration and centralised management of
configurations.
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for IP and IPv6. DHCP lets
you automatically assign IP addresses and other configuration information
to PCs and other hosts on TCP/IP networks.
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Support for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), standard
MIBs and the Allied Telesyn Enterprise MIB, enabling the switch to be
managed by a separate SNMP management station.
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Telnet client and server.
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Secure Shell remote management.
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An HTTP client that allows the direct download of files from a web server
to the router's FLASH memory.
For complete descriptions of these software features, see the Rapier Series Switch
Software Reference.

Software Features

Rapier Layer 3 switches provide efficient and cost-effective multiprotocol
routing, terminal serving and integrated network management over wide area
networks and LANs. All models can run the same software suite and can
provide all of the following functions simultaneously (depending on the
hardware configuration):
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Wide area networking via Point-to-Point Protocol.
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Wide area networking via Frame Relay, and X.25, operating over
synchronous links up to 2Mb/s.
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Basic Rate and Primary Rate access to Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN) services, with dial-on-demand and channel aggregation.
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TCP/IP routing.
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Novell® IPX routing.
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AppleTalk routing.
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Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) protocols.
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IP multicast routing support, including Internet Group Management
Protocol (IGMP), Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)
and Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Sparse and Dense Modes.
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Ping Polling for determining device reachability and responding when a
device or link goes up or down.
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IPv6 routing support, including stateless address autoconfiguration, RIPv6
and ICMPv6.
Rapier Switch User Guide
Software Release 2.6.1
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