C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View

Right mouse button commands for a single switch

Right click a single switch and Intel Device View offers:

Functions

Description

Device Setup

Displays comprehensive information

 

about the switch’s overall setup.

 

 

VLAN Setup

Provides an overview of existing VLANs

 

and the opportunity to add new ones or

 

change existing ones.

 

 

Device Information

Informs you about the type of switch, its

 

location, who is responsible for it and the

 

amount of time passed since the switch

 

was restarted.

 

 

Port Overview

Gives detailed monitoring information for

 

each port.

 

 

Device Activity

Displays, in a graph format, information

 

about the activity on the ports.

 

 

VLAN

Displays monitoring information and the

 

status of the VLAN links.

 

 

Device

Reboots the switch and provides informa-

 

tion about the firmware in the switch. Also

 

enables the switch’s firmware to be

 

upgraded.

 

 

Configuration

Ensures the switch’s configuration is safe

 

by saving it to the flash memory, by back-

 

ing up to disk and by being able to restore

 

it again should it be lost. If necessary, the

 

switch can be returned to the factory

 

default configuration.

 

 

Monitoring

Provides comprehensive details for Span-

 

ning Tree statistics and RMON facilities,

 

as well as Hardware information and an

 

Access Overview.

 

 

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Intel 510T manual Right click a single switch and Intel Device View offers, Displays monitoring information