The device manager is for basic configuration and monitoring of
the switch. Use this introduction to familiarize yourself with its
features.
The device manager is a graphical device management tool that provides
real-time views of the configuration and performance conditions
for a single switch. It provides features such as Express Setup
and Smartports to simplify switch management tasks. It also uses
graphical, color-coded displays such as a front panel view of the
switch, graphs, and animated indicators to simplify switch monitoring
tasks.
You can launch the device manager from anywhere in your network
through a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape
Navigator. See the switch release notes for the system requirements
for running the device manager. The Support
window provides a link to the switch documentation.
To use the device manager, you do need some basic knowledge about
networking. For an overview of networking fundamentals, see "Networking
Essentials for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses."
The device manager features are
For comprehensive configuration and monitoring features, use
the switch command-line interface (CLI).
The Front Panel view is a graphical display of the switch front
panel. The display shows all the switch components color-coded according
to their status. The colors can help you to quickly see if a faulty
condition or an error condition exists. See the
Legend for the
meanings of the colors.
The Uptime field shows how long the switch has been operating since
it was last powered on or was restarted. Status is automatically
refreshed every 60 seconds or when you click
Refresh on the toolbar. The refresh counter shows
the number of seconds left before the next refresh cycle.

Move the pointer over a port to display the port number, description,
status, speed,
and duplex mode.
Note that the speed and duplex mode for a port only appear in the
pop-up window when a device is connected to the port.
The Front Panel view indicates in which chassis slot the switch
is installed.
The Dashboard provides information about the switch and is the
main window for monitoring the switch status and the performance.
For more information about the gauges, indicators, and graphs, see
Dashboard.

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The device manager has options under the Monitor, Configure,
and Tools menus to help you monitor and configure the switch:
- The device manager receives, collects, and displays status
and detailed, run-time statistics every 60 seconds or when
you manually refresh the system by clicking
Refresh on the toolbar. The Monitor menu options
display this data in graphs and tables. For more information,
see Trends,
Port
Status, and
Port Statistics.
- The device manager can execute basic configuration tasks
at the switch and port levels. The Configuration menu options
provide some simplified configuration tools to set up the
switch and its ports. The menu also provides an option to
restart and reset the switch. To save any changes that you
make on the configuration windows, you must click Submit.
For more information, see Smartports,
Port
Settings, Express
Setup, and Restart
/ Reset.
Note: The information on the configuration
windows is not automatically refreshed. Click
Refresh on the toolbar to update the information
displayed on these windows.
Note: We recommend that you use the management module to set basic switch information,
instead of using the Express Setup window.
- The Tools menu provides the Telnet option to display the
switch CLI. For more information, see Telnet.
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