HP Network Direr Software Products manual Getting Started, All its major features

1 GETTING STARTED

Introduction	This chapter contains introductory information about 3Com® Network
	Director, how to install and activate the application and a brief summary
	of all its major features.

What is 3Com 3Com Network Director is a standalone application that allows you to Network Director carry out key management and administrative tasks on mid-sized

enterprise networks. By using 3Com Network Director you can:

■Discover, map and monitor all the devices on the network

■Backup and Restore 3Com device configurations

■Configure 3Com devices across the network in a single operation (including VLANs and Traffic Prioritization)

■Gather historical performance information for your network and generate flexible reports

3Com Network Director also provides:

■Fault-finding and event-generating capabilities

■Element management for 3Com Switches and Routers

On the CD The CD contains the following resources:

■A readme file for 3Com Network Director

■The 3Com Network Director installation program

■This 3Com Network Director user guide in PDF format

■Adobe Acrobat Reader

■3Com Switch Manager

■3Com Router Manager