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BCM50 Administration Guide
Chapter 3
BCM50 Management Environment
This chapter contains information on the different tools available for managing your BCM50
system. It also describes the Element Manager application in detail. It includes the following
sections:
•“BCM50 web page”
•“BCM50 Management Environment and Applications” on page 33
•“Element Manager” on page 36
•“BCM50 feature licensing” on page 65
•“BCM50 Help system” on page 66
•“BCM50 common file input/output processes” on page 69
•“Connecting to Element Manager through a router” on page 73
BCM50 web page
The BCM50 web page facilitates the download of applications, documentation, and other
information necessary for running the BCM50 and its services. You connect to the BCM50 web
page by typing the IP address of your BCM50 device into your browser. A valid user name and
password are required in order to access the web page.
There are two default user accounts configured on the BCM50 at time of shipping: the nnadmin
user account and the nnguest user account. See Chapter 4, “BCM50 Security Policies and
Accounts and Privileges,” on page 75 for information on user accounts and security.
You can choose to make the nnguest account available to general users. This account can be
configured to provide users with access to download end-user documents and applications that
they require from the BCM50 web page.
The BCM50 web page contains the following links:
• User Applications - Applications listed in Table 2 that are available to the end users of the
BCM50.
• User Documentation - Documentation for the BCM50 end users to explain the end-user
applications and BCM50-specific tasks.
• Administrator Applications - Applications listed in Table 2 that are available to BCM50
administrators.
• Administrator Documentation - Documentation for the BCM50 administrators to explain
the BCM50 management applications and BCM50 management tasks.
• Nortel’s Contact Information - A list of Nortel contact numbers.