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Chapter3 Getting Started with CMS
Front Panel View
Front-Panel Images
You can manage the switch from a remote station by using the front-panel images. The fr ont- pa nel
images are updated based on the network polling interval t hat you set from CMS > Preferences.
Note The Preferences window is not available if your switch access level is read-only. For more
information about the read-only access mode, see the “Access Modes in CMS” section on page3-31.
Figure 3-5 shows the port icons as they appear in the front-panel images. To select a port, click the port
on the front-panel image. The port is then highlighted with a yellow outline. To select multiple ports,
you can:
Press the left mouse button, drag the pointer over the group of ports that you want to select, and then
release the mouse button.
Press the Ctrl key, and click the ports that you want to select.
Right-click a port, and select Select All Ports from the port popup menu.
Figure3-5 Port Icons
The following sections provide complete descriptions of the LED images. Simi l ar descriptions of these
LEDs are provided in the switch hardware installation guide.