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Basic Concepts Chapter 2
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PerleVIEW is a Device Management System designed to provide you with information and control of
a large number of devices deployed throughout your network. A device is an IP addressable,
manageable control point. PerleVIEW supports the Perle Managed Media Convertor family.
Management of these modules is provided via the MCR-MGT management module.
PerleVIEW server software will allow you to locate devices on your network, monitor the status of
these devices and all associated modules controlled by these devices. It will inform you, and take
action if configured to do so when any status change occurs on the device or the associated managed
modules. PerleVIEW system software can also be used to deploy changes in devices such as updating
the version of firmware running on your devices, deploying mass configuration changes to all your
devices or saving the configuration of your devices so that it can be restored in a disaster recovery
situation just to name a few. You access the system using a standard Internet browser. No special
software is required on the client side.
All information collected by PerleVIEW is stored in an SQL database. The SQL database can reside
on the same server as PerleVIEW or on a remote server. The GUI provides a number of statuses
based on the information found in the database. However, if you wish to compile your own custom
collection of data, you can use any number of SQL tools available. These tools allow you to access
any of the SQL fields and incorporate them into your custom reports.
This chapter provides you with some basic concepts you may need to understand to explore the full
features of PerleVIEW.
zGuided Tour of the PerleVIEW Interface
zHealth Status Panel
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