Starting A Local Management Session; Figure 61: Management Cable Included With Switch; Figure 62: Vt-Kit3 Management Cable - Allied Telesis CentreCOM GS970EMX Series Installation Manual

Chapter 8: Verifying the Switch

Starting a Local Management Session

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The switch supports the following types of management:
Local management: Local management sessions are performed
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through the Console port on the switch. The switch does not
require an IP address for local management.
Remote network: You can manage the switch over your network
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from your workstations. For this, the switch requires a IPv4 or IPv6
address. The switch can obtain its address automatically from a
DCHP server on your network because it has both DHCPv4 and
DHCPv6 clients. The default setting for the clients is enabled. If the
switch does not receive a response on its networking ports to its
queries for an IP address, it uses the default IPv4 address
169.254.42.42/16.
Local management sessions require a management cable. The switch
comes with the management cable shown in Figure 61. The cable has an
RJ-45 connector that connects to the Console port on the switch and a
female DB-9 (D-sub 9-pin) connector that connects to your workstation.
Figure 61. Management Cable Included with Switch
For computers without a DB-9 connector, such as laptop computers, Allied
Telesis offers the VT-Kit3 management cable. It has a male USB
connector that connects to a USB port on your workstation. Refer to
Figure 62.
Figure 62. VT-Kit3 Management Cable
You connect the cable to the Console port on the switch with a standard,
straight-through Ethernet cable. Refer to Figure 63 on page 99. The VT-
Kit3 management cable and software driver are sold separately.