Allied Telesis at-8516f User Guide

Software Release 2.6.1
C613-02025-00 REV C

To add a static route, enter the command:

ADD IP ROUTE=ipadd INTERFACE=interface NEXTHOP=ipadd 

[CIRCUIT=miox-circuit] [DLCI=dlci] 

[MASK=ipadd][METRIC=1..16] [METRIC1=1..16] 

[METRIC2=1..65535][POLICY=0..7] [PREFERENCE=0..65535]

To displays the entire routing table, including both static and dynamic routes, 
enter the command:

SHOW IP ROUTE

For more information about setting IP routes, see the Internet Protocol (IP) 
chapter in the Rapier Series Switch Software Reference.

You should change this password to prevent unauthorised access to the switch. 
Enter the command:

SET PASSWORD

The switch prompts you for the current password, for the new password, and 
for confirmation of the new password. The password can contain any printable 
characters, and must be at least a minimum length, by default six characters. 
(To change the default minimum length, see the SET USER command in the 
Operations chapter, Rapier Series Switch Software Reference.)

All users, including managers, should take care in selecting passwords. Tools 
exist that enable hackers to guess or test many combinations of login names 
and passwords easily. The User Authentication Facility (UAF) provides some 
protection against such attacks by allowing the manager to set the number of 
consecutive login failures allowed and a lockout period when the limit is 
exceeded.

However, the best protection against password discovery is to select a good 
password and keep it secret. When choosing a password:

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Do make it six or more characters in length. The UAF enforces a minimum 
password length, which the manager can change. The default is six 
characters.

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Do include both alphabetic (a–z) and numeric (0–9) characters.

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Do include both uppercase and lowercase characters. The passwords 
stored by the switch are case-sensitive, so “bgz4kal” and “Bgz4Kal” are 
different.

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Do avoid words found in a dictionary, unless combined with other random 
alphabetic and numeric characters.

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use the login name, or the word “password” as the password.

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use your name, your mother’s name, your spouse’s name, your 

pet’s name, or the name of your favourite cologne, actor, food or song.