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AlliedView™-EMS 3.11 Device Manager User’s Guide Page 2 of 130
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2 STARTING DEVICE MANAGER........................................................................................................................................ 7
2.1 STARTING FROM THE COMMAND LINE...............................................................................................................................8
2.1.1 Command Syntax.............................................................................................................8
2.1.2 Target Host.......................................................................................................................9
2.1.3 SNMP Version ..................................................................................................................9
2.1.4 Get Community .............................................................................................................10
2.1.5 Set Community ..............................................................................................................10
2.1.6 Trap Community ...........................................................................................................10
2.1.7 Titlebar String.................................................................................................................11
2.1.8 User Account Name .....................................................................................................11
2.1.9 Security Level..................................................................................................................11
2.1.10 Authentication Protocol ............................................................................................11
2.1.11 Authentication Password...........................................................................................12
2.1.12 Privacy Protocol...........................................................................................................12
2.1.13 Privacy Password .........................................................................................................13
2.1.14 Trap Version.................................................................................................................13
2.1.15 Parameter File ..............................................................................................................14
2.2 STARTING FROM A NETWORK MANAGEMENT APPLICATION ...................................................................................... 15
2.2.1 Starting From Castle Rock SNMPc............................................................................16
2.2.2 Starting From HP OpenView Network Node Manager .......................................17
2.2.3 Starting From IBM Tivoli NetView ............................................................................19
2.2.4 Starting From Ipswitch WhatsUp...............................................................................20
3 MAIN WINDOW................................................................................................................................................................21
3.1 INITIAL WINDOW ............................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.2 PANEL WINDOW ................................................................................................................................................................ 23
3.2.1 System Name..................................................................................................................24
3.2.2 System Location.............................................................................................................24
3.2.3 System Contact ..............................................................................................................24
3.2.4 System Description .......................................................................................................24
3.2.5 Status Bar.........................................................................................................................24
4 BASIC OPERATIONS .........................................................................................................................................................25
4.1 CLICK.................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.2 OK, CANCEL AND SET BUTTONS .................................................................................................................................... 27
4.3 POP-UP MENUS.................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.4 RESIZING WINDOWS.......................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.5 RESIZING TABLES................................................................................................................................................................. 30
5 COMMON MENUS.............................................................................................................................................................34
5.1 FILE ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
5.1.1 Open.................................................................................................................................35
5.1.2 Reopen .............................................................................................................................40
5.1.3 Close.................................................................................................................................40
5.1.4 Property...........................................................................................................................41
5.1.5 Exit ....................................................................................................................................41
5.2 VIEW ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 42