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GatorMIM and Gator Star
User’s Guide
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Using the GatorMIM CS/GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide....................................... 1-2 Related Manuals............................................................................................................ 1-2 Software Conventions .................................................................................................. 1-3 Using the Mouse .................................................................................................... 1-3 Co
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Chapter 1 Introduction How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help Welcome to the GatorMIM CS and GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide. We have designed this guide to serve as a reference for using NetSight Element Manager for the GatorMIM CS and the GatorStar GX-M. The GatorMIM CS and GatorStar GX-M are LocalTalk to Ethernet routers—based on Cayman Systems’ GatorBOX-CS technology—which are integrated for use in the MMAC series of intelligent hubs. The GatorMIM CS is a
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Introduction Using the GatorMIM CS/GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide Each chapter in this guide describes one major functionality or a collection of several smaller functionalities of the GatorMIM CS and the GatorStar GX-M. This guide contains information about software functions which are accessed directly from the device icon. The GatorStar GX-M and the GatorMIM CS will be jointly referred to as the Gator NOTE Module throughout much of this manual. Where there are differences, each device will
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Introduction Software Conventions Your NetSight Element Manager’s device user interface contains a number of elements common to most windows and which operate the same regardless of the window in which they appear. A brief description of some of the most common elements appears below. The information provided here is not repeated in the descriptions of specific windows and/or functions. Using the Mouse This document assumes you are using a Windows-compatible mouse with two buttons; if you a
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Introduction • Double-clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then press and release the mouse button two times in rapid succession. This is commonly used to activate an object’s default operation, such as opening a window from an icon. Note that there is a distinction made between “click twice” and “double-click,” since “click twice” implies a slower motion. • Pressing means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then press and hold the mo
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Introduction MAC Address Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address of the device interface. This address is factory-set and cannot be altered. Using Window Buttons The Cancel button that appears at the bottom of most windows allows you to exit a window and terminate any unsaved changes you have made. You may also have to use this button to close a window after you have made any necessary changes and set them by clicking on an OK, Set, or Apply button. An OK, Set, or Apply button appears in w
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Introduction All of the online help windows use the standard Microsoft Windows help facility. If you NOTE are unfamiliar with this feature of Windows, you can select Help from the Windows Start menu, or Help —> How to Use Help from the primary NetSight Element Manager window. Accessing On-line Documentation The complete suite of documents available for NetSight Element Manager can be accessed via a menu option available from the primary window menu bar: Help—>Online Documents. If you chose
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Introduction Send your questions, comments, and suggestions regarding NetSight documentation to NetSight Technical Communications via the following e-mail address: Netsight_docs@enterasys.com To locate product specific information, refer to the Enterasys Web site: http://www.enterasys.com For the highest firmware versions successfully tested with NetSight Element Manager NOTE 2.2.1, refer to the Readme file available from the NetSight Element Manager 2.2.1 program group. If you have an earli
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Introduction 1-8 Getting Help
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Chapter 2 The Gator Module View Information displayed in the Module View window; Chassis Manager window; enabling and disabling ports The Gator Module View window is the main screen that immediately informs you of the current configuration of the ports on your Gator Module. Because the Gator Module functions as a stand-alone IMIM (Intelligent Media Interface Module), other MIMs in the MMAC chassis will not be visible. The default Logical View displays the condition of individual ports on th
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The Gator Module View 1. In any map, list, or tree view, click the right mouse button to select the Gator Module you wish to manage, and on the resulting menu, click Manage. Viewing Device Information The Gator Module View window (Figure 2-2) provides a graphic representation of the Gator Module, including a color-coded port display which immediately informs you of the current configuration and status of the ports on the module. Figure 2-2. Module View Window—GatorStar GX-M and GatorMIM CS By
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The Gator Module View Up to 24 ports can be displayed simultaneously on a module. If a module has a higher port NOTE density than 24 ports, Up and Down arrows will appear at the top and bottom of the port stack so that you can scroll through the remaining ports. Front Panel Information The section below the main port display provides the following device information: Connection Status This color-coded icon indicates the current state of communication between NetSight Element Manager and the
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The Gator Module View Menu Structure By clicking on various areas of the Gator Module’s Module View display, you can access menus with device-, board-, and port-level options, as well as utility applications which apply to the device as a whole. Figure 2-3 displays the menu structure and indicates how to use the mouse to access the various menus. Device menu for the GatorMIM CS Port menu is available for the GatorMIM CS only Device menu for the GatorStar GX-M Figure 2-3. Gator Module Vi
