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The port shortcut menu (Figure 12) provides a faster path for editing and graphing a single port; however, you can access the same options using the menu bar or the toolbar.

Figure 12 Port shortcut menu

Table 8 describes the commands on the port shortcut menu.

Table 8 Port shortcut menu commands

Command

Descriptions

 

 

Edit

Opens a dialog box that allows you to set operating parameters

 

for the port.

 

 

Graph

Opens a dialog box that displays statistics for the port and

 

allows you to display the statistics as a graph.

 

 

Enable

Administratively brings a port up.

 

 

Disable

Administratively shuts down a port. The color of the port

 

changes to red in the device view.

 

 

The MDA shortcut menu (Figure 13) contains a single command, Edit, that opens a read-only dialog box with basic hardware information about the MDA.

Figure 13 MDA shortcut menu

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