Cabletron Systems 9E423, 9E312 manual Using Buttons and Menus

Introduction

Device Name

Displays the user-defined name of the device. The device name can be changed via the System Group window; see the Generic SNMP Management Module Guide for Windows for details.

IP Address

The Internet Protocol address assigned to the 9E312 or 9E423 Module; this field will display the IP address you have used to create the 9E312 or 9E423 Module in the MMAC-Plus Chassis Setup window or to create its icon via SPECTRUM Element Manager. IP addresses are assigned via Local Management.

Location

Displays the user-defined location of the device. The location is entered through the System Group window; see the Generic SNMP Guide for details.

MAC Address

Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address of the interface through which

SPECTRUM Element Manager is communicating with the 9E312 or 9E423

Module. MAC addresses are factory-set and cannot be altered.

Up Time

Displays the amount of time, in an X days hh:mm:ss format, that the 9E312 or 9E423 has been running since the last start-up.

Informational fields describing the ports being modeled are also displayed in most windows:

Port Number

Displays the number of the monitored port.

Using Buttons and Menus

This button, that appears at the bottom of most windows, lets you exit a window and terminate any unsaved changes you have made (if applicable).

Use these three buttons to save changes in a window and set them at the managed device (if applicable). You may also have to use the Cancel button to close a window after you have made changes and set them.

This button brings up a Help text box with information specific to the current window. For more information concerning Help buttons, see Getting Help, later in this chapter.

Software Conventions 1-5