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Forget that Last post.... Making a copy of a switch... so easy...

Making a copy of the original switch configuration (Allied Telesis AT-8000GS/24) Install Tera Term Telnet to the switch you want to make a copy of. Use ip and the user/pass expand the window to maximum use the command: sh run Keep pressing the spacebar till you reach the console #. Copy all of the text that was printed on screen, after the "sh run" command down to before the console # and paste it into a txt file in notepad. Save the file as the name of the switch you copied this from, but its only the text in the file you need. Quit out of Telnet Copying the config to the new switch Using a console cable (DB9_F to RJ45 and BD9_M to USB) connected, and using Tera Term do the following: Change Tera Term from SHH to Serial at the bottom left. Make sure its the right ComPort. Press ok. expand the window to maximum  change setup>serial port> Speed: 115200 Press enter to get the prompt Enter user/pass enter the following command at the prompt - cons

Configuring Allied Telesis Switches with PuTTy

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Configuring Allied Telesis Switches Using Putty, change connection type to Serial, then change the com port to what your console cable rj45 to usb is coming up as in the device manager (Com5) and change the speed to 115200. In the console, use the default logins: manager/friend to login to the switch. User the following to reconfigure the switch: console# configure console(config)# interface vlan 1 console(config-if)# ip address 100.1.1.1 255.255.0.0 console(config-if)# exit console(config)# ip default-gateway 100.1.1.254 console(config)# exit To check the settings: console# show ip interface