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Fundamentals — Using Device Manager

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Fundamentals Using Device Manager Nortel Networks Inc. software license agreement Restricted rights legendStatement of conditions General Page Contents Managing the system Other Changes FeaturesNew in this release New in this release Introduction Before you begin Introduction Navigation Installing Device Manager softwareJDM installation notes Navigation JDM installation warningsInstalling Device Manager on Windows Windows minimum requirements Installing Device Manager on Windows from the CDProcedure steps Introduction dialog box License Agreement dialog box Choose Install Sets dialog box Choose Install Folder dialog box Choose Shortcut Folder dialog box Pre-installation Summary dialog box Installing Java Device Manager dialog box Installing Device Manager on Windows from the Web Install Complete dialog boxPage Installing Device Manager on Solaris from the CD Installing Device Manager in a Unix environmentInstalling Device Manager on Linux from the CD Installing Device Manager on Unix from the Web Executing the Device Manager installation software on Unix InstallAnywhere Introduction dialog box Choose Install Sets dialog box Choose Install Folder dialog box Installing Java Device Manager dialog box End Installing Device Manager software Starting Device Manager Setting the IP addressStarting Device Manager using Windows and Unix Replicating editable ﬁelds in Device Manager Abbreviated Device Manager window Setting the Device Manager properties Default Properties Variable deﬁnitions Value Setting the Device Manager properties Parameters box Using Device Open Last by SNMPv3Viewing and customizing per device properties Device Properties Opening a device For information, see Variable deﬁnitions Open Device dialog box Snmp community string default values Access Level Description Device view Opening a device using the Open Last option Understanding the Device Manager window Using the menu bar Parts of the Device Manager window Menu bar descriptions Menu bar Menu Description VPN Using the toolbar IP Vlan Toolbar buttons Button Name Description Menu equivalent Using the device view Selecting objects Understanding the Device Manager window Device Manager port color codes Color Description Objects in a Metro ESU 1850 switch device viewInterpreting the status of LEDs and ports Chassis shortcut menu Using shortcut menusChassis shortcut menu options Port shortcut menu options Port shortcut menu Using the status bar Card shortcut menu I/O module Parameter selection menu Using Device Manager dialog boxesUsing the buttons in Device Manager dialog boxes Editing objects Device Manager buttons Button Description Online Help Help ﬁle locations, Metro ESU 1800 Help files Default path Is /help/accelar2k/v331 Copying ﬁles Managing ﬁles on the Metro Ethernet Routing SwitchManaging the system Copy File tab Device Info tab Checking ﬂash memory useViewing ﬁle names on the Flash Viewing ﬁle names on the Pcmcia Flash Files tab Pcmcia Files tab Managing ﬁles on the Metro ESUDownloading ﬁrmware Uploading and downloading conﬁguration ﬁles Firmware Download tab Viewing the history log Conﬁguration File tab History Log tab Downloading ﬁrmware from the server Firmware dialog box, Update tabFirmware dialog box, Update tab ﬁelds Field Firmware dialog box, Create tab Creating ﬁrmwareField Description Firmware dialog box, Create tab ﬁelds Field Description Booting ﬁrmwareFirmware dialog box, Boot tab Firmware dialog box, Boot tab ﬁelds Field Conﬁguration dialog box, Conﬁguration File tab HistoryLog dialog box, History Log tab Saving a history log to the serverConﬁguration dialog box, Conﬁguration tab ﬁelds Viewing controlled software upgrade status HistoryLog dialog box, History Log tab ﬁelds Viewing trap logs Trap Log dialog box Managing the system Appendix a Operation Problems with Device Manager DCE/DTE switch, Metro Ethernet Routing Switch Serial Port tab Login prompt fails to appear on the Metro ESU 1800 or Console port on the Metro ESU Switch fails to open in Device Manager Serial Port tab on the Metro ESU 1800 Switch fails to open in Device Manager Appendix a Operation Problems with Device Manager Page Fundamentals Using Device Manager