3Com RMON-EMP-3 installation and operation guide Initializing the Rmon MultiProbe Module

Initializing the RMON MultiProbe Module

Once you complete module installation procedures and attach an RS-232 cable to the front panel, you can initialize the RMON MultiProbe Module and display the configuration menus.

To initialize the RMON MultiProbe Module and display the configuration menus:

1.Press the front panel Reset button. Pressing the Reset button warm-starts the module. (Refer to Chapter 3, Configuring the Module, for a description of warm and cold starts.)

When reset, the module completes diagnostics and initializes.

2.To display the RMON MultiProbe Module Main configuration menu, hold down the X key on the terminal keyboard within 15 seconds of powering up or resetting the module. If you do not hold down the X key within 15 seconds, the RMON MultiProbe Module:

a.Begins monitoring the network

b.Reports any error messages if the module experiences an error condition

3.If you miss the 15-second window, press the Reset button to re-initialize the module.

4.When you hold down the X key, the following banner is displayed:

Tests interrupted!

Boot System Version x.xx for Ethernet RMON

MultiProbe, Rev x

Built on Thu April x, 17:36:58 EST 199x

Loading configuration system. Entering configuration system. Please wait.....

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