15
Administration
GeneralNetwork
The administration utilities, represente d by the icons located across
the top of the B051-000 web page, are used to configure the B051-
000’s operating environment.
This chapter discusses each of them in turn.
Note: As you make your configuration cha nges in each dialog box,
click Apply to save them. After you have made a ll your configuration
changes, in order for them to take effect, you have to p ut a check in
the Reset on Exit box (see Customization, page 26), a nd log out. If
you don’t have configuration privileges, the administrat ion icons will
not be available.
General page is the first of the administr ation icons, and provides
information about the B051-000’s status.
The network administration icon is used to specif y the B051-000’s
network environment.
An explanation of each of the fields is given in the table below:
Field Explanation
Device Name To make it easier to manage installations that have more than one B051-000, each one can be given a name. To assign a
name for the B051-000, type the desired name in this field (16 characters max).
MAC Address The B051-000’s MAC address displays here.
Firmware
Version
Indicates the B051-000’s current firmware version level. New versions of the B051-000’s firmware can be downloaded from our
website as they become available (see Firmware Upgrade, page 60). You can reference this number to see if there are newer
versions available on the website.
Last IP from
DHCP Server
If the B051-000 is on a network that uses DHCP assigned IP addresses, this item is a convenient way of ascertaining what its
IP address is, in order to inform the Users which IP to use when they log in.
Note: If the switch has a fixed IP address, this field will not appear.