User guide

Main Features 25
Backup, Restore and
Setup
The Backup facility allows you to store the configuration of your devices.
You can back up large numbers of devices and 3Com Network
Administrator will store them on your computer.
The Restore facility allows you to select which configuration to restore to
the device. You must have previously saved this configuration for the
device.
If you have a number of devices with similar settings, you can use the
Setup Wizard to deploy selected setup configurations to those 3Com
devices.
For more information, see “
Backup, Restore and Setup” on page 107.
Agent Update Agent Update allows you to update software on your 3Com devices if
you have a valid support contract. Agent Update also works in
conjunction with 3Com Network Administrator’s scheduling facility so
that you can schedule the updates to take place overnight and minimize
the impact on the network and, therefore, your users.
For more information, see “
Agent Update” on page 135.
Traffic Prioritization Many 3Com devices have traffic prioritization (or quality of service)
features. 3Com Network Administrator provides the Prioritize Network
Traffic Wizard to simplify the configuration of these devices. Using the
wizard, you can choose to prioritize or block specific servers or traffic
types. To provide end-to-end quality of service, your configuration can be
applied to all supported 3Com devices.
For more information, see “
Prioritizing Network Traffic” on page 153.
Reporting The Reporting facility enables you to retrieve stored information about
your 3Com devices. Many of the features in 3Com Network
Administrator have their own reports but there are other, general purpose
reports which give you different views of your 3Com devices. You can
also create your own reports using the Custom Report facility.
For more information, see “
Reporting” on page 191.
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