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Chapter 4 Getting Started with CMS

Interaction Modes

You can change the interaction mode of CMS to either guide or expert mode. Guide mode steps you

through each feature option and provides information about the parameter. Expert mode displays a

configuration window in which you configure the feature options.

Note You cannot switch modes for an open CMS window (for example, from Guide Mode to Expert Mode).

For the mode change to take effect on any other open CMS window, you need to close that window and

then re-open it after you select the new mode.

Guide Mode

Guide mode is for users who want a step-by-step approach for completing a specific configuration task.

This mode is not available for all features. A menu-bar option that has a person icon means that guide

mode is available for that option.

When you click Guide Mode and then select a menu-bar option that supports it , CMS displays a specific

parameter of the feature with information about the parameter field. To configure the feature, you

provide the information that CMS requests in each step until you click Finish in the last step. Clicking

Cancel at any time closes and ends the configuration task without applying any changes.

If Expert Mode is selected and you want to use Guide Mode instead, you must click Guide Mode before

selecting an option from the menu bar, tool bar, or popup menu. If you change the interaction mode after

selecting a configuration option, the mode change does not take effect until you select another

configuration option.

Table 4-20 Candidate-Switch Icon Popup Menu (When the Candidate Switch Does Not Have an IP

Address)

Popup Menu Option Task

Add to Cluster Add a candidate to a cluster.

Properties Display information about the device.

Table 4-21 Neighboring-Device Icon Popup Menu

Popup Menu

Option Task

Device Manager Access the web management interface of the device.

Note This option is available on Cisco access points, but not on Cisco IP

Phones, hubs, routers and on unknown devices such as some Cisco devices

and third-party devices.

Disqualification

Code

Display the reason why the device could not join the cluster.

Properties Display information about the device.