Using the Menu Interface

Main Menu Features

Main Menu FeaturesFigure 3-3. The Main Menu View with Manager Privileges

The Main Menu gives you access to these Menu interface features:

Status and Counters: Provides access to display screens showing switch information, port status and counters, port and VLAN address tables, and spanning tree information. (See Appendix B, “Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation”.)

Switch Configuration: Provides access to configuration screens for displaying and changing the current configuration settings. (See the Con- tents listing at the front of this manual.) For a listing of features and parameters configurable through the menu interface, see the “Menu Fea­ tures List” on page 3-14).

Console Passwords: Provides access to the screen used to set or change Manager-level and Operator-level passwords, and to delete Manager and Operator password protection. (See the local password chapter in the Access Security Guide shipped with your switch.)

Event Log: Enables you to read progress and error messages that are useful for checking and troubleshooting switch operation. (See “Using Logging To Identify Problem Sources” on page C-23.)

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