Technical Guide

Getting Started with the Device GUI on Switches

Feature Overview and Configuration Guide

Introduction
The Allied Telesis Device GUI is used on switches, firewalls, and routers running the
AlliedWare Plus™ operating system. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) allows you to
easily monitor and manage your device, and includes access to the Command Line
Interface (CLI) when more complex configuration is required.

What information will you find in this document?

This guide describes how to use the GUI to manage an Allied Telesis switch.

Topics include:

 Connecting to the Device GUI

 Finding your way around the Dashboard

 Understanding the menu features

What does the Device GUI do?

The Device GUI allows you to:

 Observe and monitor ports and traffic throughput

 Manage interfaces, VLANs, ACLs, logs, and files

 Use the in-built DHCP server and network testing tools

 Manage and update feature licenses

 Access the complete AlliedWare Plus feature-set via the industry-standard CLI

 On some switches, use Vista Manager mini. Vista Manager mini enables you to control
wireless APs and monitor devices attached to the switch.

For guides to using the Device GUI on other platforms, see

"Related documents" on page 3

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Contents
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................1
What information will you find in this document?.........................................................................1
What does the Device GUI do? ....................................................................................................1
Products and software version that apply to this guide ...............................................................3
Related documents.......................................................................................................................3

Accessing the Device GUI...................................................................................................................4

The Dashboard ....................................................................................................................................6

Port Status widget ........................................................................................................................7
Port Traffic widget .........................................................................................................................7
Top 10 Ports widget ......................................................................................................................8
System Information widget ...........................................................................................................8

Security menu .....................................................................................................................................9

Network Infrastructure menu.............................................................................................................13

Interface Management ................................................................................................................13
VLAN ...........................................................................................................................................14
Static Routing .............................................................................................................................17
FDB Table....................................................................................................................................17
Resiliency....................................................................................................................................18
DNS Client ..................................................................................................................................18
ARP Table ...................................................................................................................................19
IGMP Snooping ..........................................................................................................................19
PoE .............................................................................................................................................21

Network Services menu ....................................................................................................................24

DHCP Server...............................................................................................................................24
SMTP Server...............................................................................................................................25
Tools............................................................................................................................................26
RADIUS .......................................................................................................................................27
AAA .............................................................................................................................................28

User Management menu ...................................................................................................................29

System menu ....................................................................................................................................29

About ..........................................................................................................................................30
File Management ........................................................................................................................32
License Management..................................................................................................................33
Services ......................................................................................................................................34
Time ............................................................................................................................................35
Logging .......................................................................................................................................35

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VCS .............................................................................................................................................39
CLI...............................................................................................................................................40

Vista Manager mini menu ..................................................................................................................41

The network map ..............................................................................................................................42

The network map features ..........................................................................................................42
Viewing node information ...........................................................................................................43
Configuring the topology view ....................................................................................................43
Customizing network node icon images.....................................................................................44
Access to device GUI by clicking on device icon .......................................................................45

AMF Security mini on the x950 Series ..............................................................................................46

Products and software version that apply to this guide

This guide applies to switches running AlliedWare Plus software version 5.4.8-0.2 or later.

Feature support may change in later software versions. For the latest information, see the following
documents:

 The product’s Datasheet

 The AlliedWare Plus Datasheet

 The product’s Command Reference

These documents are available from the above links on our website at alliedtelesis.com.

Related documents

To configure an Allied Telesis UTM firewall or VPN router using the Device GUI, see the following
guides:

 Getting Started with the Device GUI on UTM Firewalls

 Getting Started with the Device GUI on VPN Routers

For detailed documentation on wireless configuration, see:

 User Guide: Wireless Management (AWC) with Vista Manager mini.

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Accessing the Device GUI

This section describes how to connect your switch to the Device GUI. Your switch will have a GUI
already loaded. If your switch has an older GUI version, you can update it using the steps outlined
below.

Your switch must be running AlliedWare Plus software version 5.4.8-0.2 or later.

Supported web browsers for connecting to the Device GUI are:

 Google Chrome™

 Mozilla Firefox™

 Microsoft Edge™

 Apple Safari™

Browse to the GUI

Perform the following steps to browse to the GUI.

1. If you haven’t already, add an IP address to an interface. For example:

awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# interface vlan1
awplus(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.1/24
Alternatively, on unconfigured devices you can use the default address, which is 169.254.42.42.

2. Open a web browser and browse to the IP address from step 1.

3. The GUI starts up and displays a login screen. Log in with your username and password. The default
username is manager and the default password is friend.

Check the GUI version

To see which version you have, open the System > About page in the GUI and
check the field called GUI version.

To see if a more recent GUI is available, check the Software Download center.

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Update the GUI

Perform the following steps through the Device GUI and command-line interface if you have been running
an earlier version of the GUI and need to update it.

1. Obtain the latest GUI file from our Software Download center. For example, the filename for v2.12.0 on
AlliedWare Plus version 5.5.2-1.x is awplus-gui_552_27.gui.
Make sure that the version string in the filename (e.g. 552) matches the version of AlliedWare Plus
running on the switch. The file is not device-specific; the same file works on all devices.

2. Log into the GUI:

Start a browser and browse to the device’s IP address, using HTTPS. You can access the GUI via any
reachable IP address on any interface.
The GUI starts up and displays a login screen. Log in with your username and password.
The default username is manager and the default password is friend.

3. Go to System > File Management

4. Click Upload.

5. Locate and select the GUI file you downloaded from our Software Download center. The new GUI file is
added to the File Management window.
You can delete older GUI files, but you do not have to.

6. Reboot the switch. Or alternatively, use a Serial console connection or SSH to access the CLI, then use
the following commands to stop and restart the HTTP service:
awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# no service http
awplus(config)# service http
To confirm that the correct file is now in use, use the commands:
awplus(config)# exit
awplus# show http

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The Dashboard
Log in and you’ll see the Device GUI dashboard. The dashboard provides useful information for
monitoring the status and health of your switch, as well as port connectivity and traffic information.

At the top right of the screen you can see the Uptime for the switch, as well as the Admin button
which is used to log out. There is also a Save button, which will be colored orange any time there is
unsaved configuration, or black if the configuration has been saved.

The main menus: Vista Manager mini, Security, Network Infrastructure, Network Services, User
Management and System are located on the left of the dashboard. You can collapse or expand
these menus to access the sub-menus.

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The dashboard contains widgets, which are components of the interface that enable you to perform
a function or access a service.

Port Status widget

The Port Status widget displays the front panel ports of the switch, or switches if you are connected
to a VCStack, with the specific model shown on each switch.

Any ports that are currently ‘up’ are shown in green. Hovering your mouse over any port that is ‘up’
displays the Port Information window, with statistics over the last 5 minutes. The window lists the
port’s number, speed, packet transmit and receive counts, utilization percentages and VLAN
associations.

Click on the Configure button to enable or disable the port. From here you can also configure the
port’s speed, duplex mode, polarity, and aggregator status.

Port Traffic widget

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The Port Traffic widget displays traffic sent and received on a selected port over the last hour. This is
useful for analyzing traffic patterns.

By default, the Port Traffic widget displays the traffic from the highest utilized port, as shown in the
Top 10 Ports widget. Clicking on any other port in the Port Status widget will display traffic for that
port.

Top 10 Ports widget

The Top 10 Ports widget displays the top 10 utilized ports on the switch (or stack of switches), over
the last 5 minutes. The widget is dynamic, and so ports will change position, and/or drop in and out
of the top 10 ports list as utilization across the switch changes. By default, the last hours traffic from
the top utilized port is shown in the Port Traffic widget.

System Information widget

The System Information widget displays the current CPU and memory usage, as well as
temperature, fan and environmental status, and system time.

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Security menu
From 2.12.0 onwards, the Device GUI makes it easy to configure Access Control Lists (ACLs),
through the Security menu. ACLs let you filter traffic, so you can block or allow traffic that meets
particular criteria.

Creating an ACL:

1. Open the Security menu.

2. Select Access Control in the menu.

3. Click + New ACL.

4. Give the ACL a name.

5. Select whether the ACL will filter IPv4 or IPv6 traffic.

6. Click Save.:

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7. The new ACL will be listed on the Access Control page. If you want to create a host group for IP
addresses, click Host Groups. Click either + IPv4 Group or + IPv6 Group to create a new host group.
Give your group a name. Then expand the Entries field, click + New IP Address and create the desired
address entries.

8. If you want to create a port group for TCP or UDP ports, click Port Groups. Click + New Port Group to
create a new group. Give your group a name. Then expand the Entries field, click New Port Selection
and create the desired port entries.

Host and port groups are useful for the following reasons:

 They let filters match on multiple addresses or port matching criteria. For example, you can
use a port group to match all ports greater than a given port number. You can use a mix of
criteria in one group, like this:

 They let you name the grouped addresses or port numbers. This makes it easy to see what
each filter does. For example, you can create a host group for each team in your company.

 If you use the same addresses or port numbers in multiple filters, and those addresses or port
numbers change, then you only have to edit the group instead of each filter.

9. Return to the Access Control lists tab and select the down-arrow button at the end of your ACL’s row to
edit it.

10. Click +New Filter to add a filter entry to the ACL.

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11. Select the type of filter you want, fill out the rest of the fields, and click Save. Different fields are
available for different filter types. If you created host groups or port groups, you can select them here.

12. Your filter will now display on the Access Control Lists page. Add more filters to the ACL as needed.
Once you have finished, click Apply To Interfaces to choose which switch ports to apply the ACL to.

13. Click on the desired ports to select them. The GUI lets you apply ACLs to switch ports and link
aggregation groups. If you want to apply the ACL to VLANs, use the CLI to create a VLAN access map
and add ACLs to it. For more information, see the vlan access-map command in your switch’s
Command Reference.

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14. Once you have finished, click Save.

Re-ordering filters in an ACL:

The GUI makes it easy to re-order filters within an ACL. Simply click on the move button at the end
of a filter’s row and drag it up or down to the desired position.

If the ACL has already been assigned to interfaces, you also need to apply the changes. To do this,
click on the Apply Changes button.

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Network Infrastructure menu

The Network Infrastructure menu provides access to: Interface Management, VLAN, Static Routing,
FDB Table, Resiliency, DNS Client, ARP Table, IGMP Snooping, and PoE sub menus.

Let’s look at the Network Infrastructure sub menus:

Interface Management

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The Interface Management page shows the interfaces currently configured on the switch and their
IP address, status, and protocol details. From here you can add a new interface and/or edit an
existing one.

VLAN

The VLAN page shows the VLANs currently configured on the switch. From here, you can easily
create, edit, and delete VLANs.

Creating a VLAN:
 Click the +New VLAN button and type in a VLAN ID and VLAN Name.

 Click Save.

New VLANs are added to the VLAN list on the right side of the window. Each VLAN has a different
colored circle assigned to it. When a VLAN is selected in the list, the ports that belong to that VLAN
are displayed in the switch image using the color assigned to that VLAN.

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In the example below, VLAN 200 is selected, and it has the color purple assigned to it. When VLAN
200 is selected, all the ports that belong to VLAN 200 are also colored purple in the device images.

Adding ports to a VLAN:

 Select the VLAN.

 Click on switch ports to add them as tagged or untagged. A triple-click system (untagged,
tagged, unselected) makes port management simple.

 The same method is used to edit any current VLAN and its port members

Tip: Hover over any port to see its VLAN membership. Any ports that are tagged members of
multiple VLANs will be shown as dark gray.

Configuring native VLANs:

From Device GUI version 2.11.0 onwards, you can use the VLAN map to assign native VLANs to switchports.
Once a port has a native VLAN, any packets received on the switchport without a VLAN tag are placed into
the native VLAN. Packets leaving a switchport on the native VLAN will not be tagged.
Different native VLANs can be assigned to different switchports on a single device. Only one native VLAN can
exist per switchport.
Native VLANs only apply to switchports in trunk mode, so the following procedure first uses the VLAN map
to put the switchport into trunk mode, then sets the correct native VLAN:

1. Select Network Infrastructure > VLAN to open the VLAN page.

2. If the VLAN you want to add as a native VLAN doesn’t exist, click New VLAN to create it. Otherwise,
select the VLAN in the VLANs list.

3. Click on the U on the switchport until it takes on the color of your selected VLAN and changes to a T (for
Trunk).

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4. Click Apply to set the port mode to Trunk.

5. Hover over the switchport. A pop-up will appear, showing the current native VLAN (probably VLAN1)
and the VLAN you want to add as native VLAN.

6. In the pop-up, select the VLAN that you want to make the native VLAN.

7. Click Apply again.

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Static Routing
The Static Routing page displays the static routes currently configured on the switch. From here you
can add, edit, and delete static IPv4 and IPv6 routes.

FDB Table
The FDB (forwarding database) table is used to store the MAC addresses that have been learned
and which ports that MAC address was learned on. Hover your mouse over a column header to
access the up or down arrow. Then, click on the header to change the sort criteria to either
ascending or descending.

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Resiliency
The Resiliency page displays the STP, RSTP, MSTP, and EPSR settings currently configured on the
device.

DNS Client
The DNS Client page displays the DNS servers currently configured on the device. You can also add
new DNS servers from this page.

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ARP Table
Devices look up the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) table to determine the destination for traffic
with a given IP address. The ARP table stores the MAC address, port, and VLAN for each IP
address.

Hover your mouse over a column header to access the up or down arrow. Then, click on the header
to change the sort criteria to either ascending or descending.

IGMP Snooping
You can statically configure an interface as an IGMP snooping multicast-router interface—that is, an
interface that faces toward a multicast router or other IGMP querier. The interface may be a device
port (e.g. port1.0.2), a static channel group (e.g. sa3), or a dynamic (LACP) channel group (e.g. po4).

The IGMP Snooping window displays interfaces, their status, and the configured multicast ports.

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To add a multicast router port to an interface, select an interface and click Edit, then in the Edit
Interface window:

 Click on the drop down box arrow.

 Select the port(s) you wish to include.

 Click Apply.

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PoE
You can use the PoE page to:

 View detailed port information.

 Configure the PoE power threshold for a device.

 Configure the PoE power priority per interface.

Let’s look at each of these tasks in more detail.

View detailed port information

You can view detailed PoE port information. For example, in the screenshot below, you can see that
nominal power available to this device is 124 Watts. The power allocated over the device’s 8 ports is
60 Watts. The actual power consumption currently being used by the two active ports is 11 Watts.
The power threshold is currently set at the default of 80%.

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Configure the PoE power threshold for a device

Use the power threshold settings to trigger an alert when the total PoE power consumption for a
device goes above a configured limit. Previously, this feature was only configurable using the
command power-inline usage-threshold.

To change the power threshold setting:

 Click on the Power Threshold (%) Edit button.

 Type in the power threshold percentage number. You can set the threshold to any value between
1% and 99%.

 Click Apply.

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Configure the power priority per interface

If the PDs connected to a switch require more power than the switch is capable of delivering, the
switch will deny power to some ports. Port prioritization is the way the switch determines which
ports are to receive power if the needs of the PDs exceed the available power resources of the
switch. This could happen, for example, if one of the power supplies stops functioning. The switch
will remove power from the ports in the order of Low first, then High, then Critical.

If there is not enough power to support all the ports set for a given priority level, power is provided to
the ports based on the switch port number.

To change a port’s power priority setting:

 Click the port you require (on the device image at the top of the page).

 The port detail window opens.

 With PoE enabled, click the Priority drop down box and select a Level: Critical, High, or Low.

Critical: The highest priority level. Ports set to Critical level are guaranteed power before any
ports assigned to the other two priority levels. Ports assigned to the other priority levels receive
power only if all the Critical ports are receiving power. Your most critical powered devices should
be assigned to this level.

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High: The second highest level. Ports set to High level receive power only if all the ports set to
the Critical level are already receiving power.

Low: The lowest priority level. This is the default setting. Ports set to Low level only receive
power if all the ports assigned to the other two levels are already receiving power.

 Click Apply.

For more information on PoE, see the PoE Feature Overview and Configuration Guide.

Network Services menu

The Network Services menu provides access to sub menus: DHCP Server, SMTP Server, Tools,
RADIUS, and AAA.

DHCP Server
This is a very useful feature built into many Allied Telesis switches, firewalls, and routers. It allows the
switch to provide IP addresses to connected nodes in the LAN, without the need to set up a
separate DHCP server.

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Any currently configured DHCP server pools are shown with their details.

1. Use the On/Off button at the top right of the page to enable DHCP server functionality.

2. Click +New Pool to add a new pool.

When you create a new pool, you can specify the network, default router, lease time, IP address
range/s, and DNS server/s.

 Click Edit to edit an existing pool (available from v2.11.0 onwards).

 Click Delete to remove an existing pool.

SMTP Server

The SMTP server can be configured to add email filters. When an event happens, the system
triggers a notification to a specified email address via the configured SMTP server.

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To configure the SMTP settings:

 Click Configure.

 Type in the server address and port number. The other fields are not mandatory.

 Click Apply.

To add email filters, see "Logging" on page 35.

Tools

The Tools menu provides Ping and Traceroute which are useful for checking network connectivity
and remote site reachability.

For example, shown here is a Ping of the IP address 8.8.8.8 (the Google public DNS service), and
the results of 5 ICMP packets sent and received.

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Here is the Traceroute to IP address 8.8.8.8, and the path taken to reach the closest Google DNS
server.

RADIUS
In some situations, like a remote branch office, it is convenient to use an AlliedWare Plus™ switch as
the RADIUS server for user and device authentication, rather than to have another, separate RADIUS
server. Hence, RADIUS server capability is provided as a built-in feature of AlliedWare Plus. The
built-in RADIUS server is referred to as Local RADIUS server.

Use the Local RADIUS Server window to manage Groups, Users, and NASs (Network Access
Servers), which are devices that can send authentication requests to the RADIUS Server.

For more detailed information on configuring a local RADIUS server, see the Local RADIUS Server
Feature Overview and Configuration Guide.

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AAA
AlliedWare Plus enables you to specify three different types of device authentication:
802.1X-authentication, Web-authentication, and MAC-authentication.

 802.1X is an IEEE standard for authenticating devices attached to a LAN port or wireless device.

 Web-authentication applies to devices that have a human user who opens the web browser and
types in a user name and password when requested.

 MAC-authentication authenticates devices that have neither a human user nor use 802.1X when
making a network connection request. This can include devices like network printers.

You can use these forms of device authentication separately or in combination, creating a powerful
authentication feature set.

Use the AAA window to manage RADIUS server hosts and Groups. For more detailed information on
AAA, see the AAA and Port Authentication Feature Overview and Configuration Guide.

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User Management menu

The User Management menu lets you add a new user, and set a user password and privilege level:
either 1-14 (limited access) or 15 (full access).

System menu

The System menu provides access to information about your device, file management, license
management, services, time, logging, VCS, and a CLI window.

Let’s look at each of the System sub menus in more detail.

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About

The About page provides details of your switch, or switches if stacked. This includes the model,
MAC address, serial number, current software release, bootloader, GUI version and so on.

The About information provides a good overview of your switch and its current setup, and is very
helpful in the event of a problem, to assist Allied Telesis support.

You can optionally use the Configure button to add a device’s contact and server location, and to
change the GUI timeout.

Configuring the contact and server location:

1. Click the green Configure button, at the top right of the window.

2. Type in the Contact and Location details.

3. Click Apply.

Setting the GUI timeout period:

From version 2.11.0 onwards, you can set a timeout period for the GUI. The default setting is 5
minutes, meaning that after 5 minutes idle time, the GUI will log you out.

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To change the timeout period:

1. Select System > About to open the About page.

2. Click the Configure button. The Configure System Settings dialog opens.

3. Click the arrow beside the current GUI Timeout value.

4. Select the new timeout value.

5. Click Apply.

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File Management
The File Management page shows all files that are stored in flash, and on USB or SD card if installed.
By default the flash memory files are displayed.

Click on the file storage link to navigate through the different storage options.

You can easily upload, download, or delete any file, as well as set the current and backup software
release for the switch, and the current and backup configuration files.

It’s an easy 3-step process to upgrade the switch software.

1. upload the new release to flash

2. set it to be the boot release

3. click the Reboot button.

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Tip Use the Flash Usage panel to check you have enough available space prior to uploading any large
files.

License Management
Feature licenses are available for many switch models to unlock advanced functionality. The License
Management page shows the licenses you currently have on your device, and their expiry date. It
also allows you to add new permanent or subscription feature licenses.

Hover your mouse over a license to show details, including duration and included features.

Adding a new permanent feature license

Once you have purchased your new license (for example, a Premium license), here’s how to add it to
your device:

1. Click the +enter license button.

2. Enter the license enable command you will have been sent by Allied Telesis.

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Adding a new subscription feature license

Once you have purchased your new subscription license (for example, a 1 year OpenFlow license),
here’s how to add it to your device:

1. Click the upload license button.

2. Browse and select the .bin file you will have received. Once selected, the .bin file will be uploaded,
and the license added to your device.

Services

Use the Services window to enable or disable Telnet and SSH services.

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Time

You can change the System time and date using the Time window:

Logging
The Logging page shows buffered and permanent log messages stored on the device. By default
the buffered logs tab is displayed.

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You can filter the logs in 3 ways to focus your view and support easy analysis:

Filter logs by:

1. any information column in ascending or descending order

2. selecting the level of logs to display, e.g Critical, Warning, Error etc.

3. searching for any text string found in the logs.

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Click the Configure Logging button to access the Logging Configuration page. This page allows
you to create filters to manage which logs are stored on the switch and also set up a Syslog server(s)
for remote log storage.

The Logging Configuration page has tabs for local and remote (syslog server) settings.

Use the Local tab (default) to create filters to manage the level of logs that are stored in the buffered
and permanent logs on the switch. You can also delete the buffered or permanent logs using the
Clear Logs button.

Use the View Logs button to return to the Logging page.

When creating a new logging filter you can specify any/all of level, facility, program, and message to
be included or excluded in the log storage. This enables log storage on the device to be configured
exactly as desired.

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Use the Remote tab and the +New Host button to set up a syslog server to send log messages to
for storage and analysis.

Use the +New Filter button to configure filters that specify the type of logs (include or exclude) to be
sent to the syslog server.

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Similar to hosts, you can also add new filters to an email once you create it. First, use the +New
Email button to type in a destination email address. Then click Apply.

VCS
For VCS (Virtual Chassis Stacking), internal communication between stack members is carried out
using IP packets sent over the stacking links. This stack management traffic is tagged with a
specific ID and uses IP addresses in a specified subnet.

By default, the VLAN and subnet used are:

 VLAN 4094

 Subnet 192.168.255.0/28

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You may need to change these values if they clash with a VLAN ID or subnet that is already in use in
the network.

It is important that the settings for management subnet and management VLAN are the same for all
the switches in a stack. If you add a switch to a stack, and its setting for management VLAN and/or
management subnet differ from those on the other stack members, the new switch will not be joined
to the stack.

Remember to save your VCS configuration and restart the system for changes to take effect.

For more detailed information on cabling up a stack and configuring VCS, see the VCStack Feature
Overview and Configuration Guide.

CLI
Allied Telesis devices running the AlliedWare Plus operating system have an industry-standard
command line interface (CLI) where all features and functionality can be configured.

To access the CLI from the GUI for advanced configuration, click CLI under the System menu to
open a CLI window.

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Vista Manager mini menu

On selected switches, the Vista Manager mini menu allows you to view a network map and
configure your wireless network. Autonomous Wave Control (AWC) wireless management uses
wireless intelligence to constantly model AP location and signal strength information. It then
automatically optimizes wireless output and channel selection for optimum performance.

Vista Manager mini is useful for smaller networks that may not need the capabilities of Vista
Manager EX. It is a simplified version of Vista Manager EX and is integrated into the Device GUI on
selected AlliedWare Plus switches, firewalls, and VPN routers.

The device GUI also displays heat maps for managed APs on the network map.

For more information about heat maps, AWC and how to manage wireless devices, see the User
Guide: Wireless Management (AWC) with Vista Manager mini.

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The network map

Under the Vista Manager mini menu, there is a network topology map:

This map shows details of the devices connected to the switch or firewall. You can use it to see your:

 wired devices

 APs

 wireless deployment and coverage.

This section begins with a brief description of the network map window and the tasks you can
perform there. The section ends with a look at configuring the network topology view and
customizing node icon images.

Note that the screenshots in this section show an x930 Series switch, but the functionality is the
same for all models that include Vista Manager mini.

The network map features

The network map displays details of a network configuration. Double click on an area to see all the
nodes in that area. Use the network map to check the status of a node at a glance. Node status is
indicated by the node title background color. Abnormal is red, managed is green, and blue indicates
an unmanaged node.

From the network MAP page, you can:

 customize network icon images

 view individual node details

 see a list of network nodes

 configure the topology view

 create a heat map

 view stored heat maps

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Viewing node information

In the network topology map view, click on a device to see information about the Hostname, Model,
MAC address, and software version.

Configuring the topology view

Vista Manager mini automatically creates a complete topology map from an AMF network of
switches, firewalls, and wireless access points (APs), showing areas and multiple levels of
connected nodes and devices.

To change the topology view settings:

 In the Topology Map view, select Configure - the menu is located at top right corner.

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 In the Topology View Settings window, you can choose to:

 limit nodes per line

 collapse child nodes

 select a background image

 Save your changes.

Customizing network node icon images

You can customize the look of your network nodes with icon images. For example, you can add
access point, switch, and router images to make the network map easier to understand at a glance.

You can create an icon library to help store, organize, and find images.

To customize a network node icon:

1. In the Topology Map view, open the Node List (slide-out menu)

2. Click on a node’s icon image.

3. Click Edit.

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4. Select an image from the library or click the ‘+’ sign to add a new one.

5. Click Save.

Access to device GUI by clicking on device icon

From version 2.5.2 onwards, you can open the GUI for a device in your network (e.g. an x230) from
the network map in the GUI of another device in your network (e.g. an AR4050S).

When you click a node icon on the Network Map, the node information is displayed. In the node
information window, click on the Open button to access the device’s GUI.

You can use the Node List to help you locate a device in the network map. Simply click the device in
the Node List to see its Information details.

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AMF Security mini on the x950 Series
From Device GUI version 2.8.0 onwards, the GUI supports AMF Security mini (AMF-Sec mini) on the
x950 Series switches. Allied Telesis Autonomous Management Framework (AMF) simplifies and
automates network management. AMF Security mini adds a powerful security component with an
intelligent SDN controller that works with firewalls and other security devices to instantly respond to
alerts, and block the movement of malware threats within a wired or wireless network.

For more information on using AMF-Sec mini, see the User Guide: AMF Security mini.

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