Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View

The Bridge Traffic View is the heart of the Bridge application. The first window to appear when you start the Bridge application, it contains a status display of the device’s bridge ports and contains the buttons and menus that provide access to all bridge monitoring and management functions.

Navigating Through the Bridge Traffic View

Within the Bridge Traffic View, you can click mouse buttons in different areas of the window to initiate management tasks. The following diagram shows you how to display the Bridge Traffic View Device and Port menus.

Each box represents a bridge port. Click button 3 anywhere within a Bridge Port box to display the Port menu. Click button 1 on a bridge port to select it for display in the Detail View (at least two must be selected to activate the Detail View button).

The Front Panel shows device-level summary information.

Click on the Device button to display the Device menu

Figure 6-1. Mousing Around the Bridge Traffic View

To display the Device menu:

1. Click on in the Bridge Traffic View front panel.

To display a Port menu:

1. Click mouse button 3 in a Bridge Port box.

Accessing the Bridge Traffic View Window

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Cabletron Systems 7C04, 7C03 Navigating Through the Bridge Traffic View, Front Panel shows device-level summary information