User guide

ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide 10-1
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Using ExtremeView
This chapter describes how to use ExtremeView for:
• Viewing Extreme and third-party device status.
• Viewing and settingExtremedevice configurationinformation usingtheExtremeWare
Vista graphical user interface.
• Viewing ExtremedevicestatisticsusingtheExtremeWareVista graphicaluserinterface.
Overview of the ExtremeView Application
The ExtremeView applet displays information about the status of Extreme switches
(Summit, Alpine, and Black Diamond switches) and third-party devices managed by
EPICenter. Any EPICenter user can view status information about these network devices.
Users with Administrator or Manager access can view and modify configuration
information for those switches through the ExtremeWare Vista graphical user interface.
ExtremeWareVista isdevicemanagementsoftware runningina Summit,Alpine, orBlack
Diamond switch. It allows you to access the switch over a TCP/IP network using a
standard Web browser, and provides a set of pages for configuring and monitoring the
Summit or Black Diamond switch.
You must have a user account on the Extreme switch in order to run ExtremeWare
Vista on the switch. A user account on a switch is separate from your EPICenter
user account.