236CHAPTER 6: VIEWING DEVICE DETAILS

By default, only units and aggregated links are displayed in the tree. To display ports within a unit you need to expand the corresponding tree node to view its contents.

To expand a tree node and view the contents, click on the + icon next to the folder icon.

To collapse a tree node and hide the contents, click on the - icon next to the folder icon.

To view information on a specific unit, port, or aggregated link, select the corresponding tree node by clicking on it. This updates the tabbed pane on the right-hand side of the dialog box.

The Properties dialog box shows the tree only if a single map item is selected and that map item is a device.

Properties Dialog Box The contents of the Properties dialog box for the various types of nodes for a Node are similar, but there are some slight differences, as highlighted in the

following paragraphs.

Table 37 shows the tabs that are displayed, and the contents of these tabs.

Table 37 The Tabs for a Node

Tab Title

Contents

 

 

General

General information regarding the node, such as name, type

 

and system information.

 

Custom information, such as Custom Name and Comments

Addresses

List of IP and MAC addresses for the item.

Security

Community strings used for that device

VLANs

VLANs configured on the node, other VLANs the node is part of,

 

nearest device on the VLAN.

Monitoring

Monitoring settings for the node, such as the use of SNMP

 

traps.

Retry/Timeout

Information regarding the retry and timeout settings used by

 

3Com Network Director when communicating with the node.

 

 

For a MAC-only device, the Monitoring tab will show No monitoring is available because 3Com Network Director cannot monitor a MAC-only device.

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