User's Manual

4. How To Use the Configuration Editor To Create or
Change a Configuration
Introducing the Configuration Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
The Configuration Editor Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
How To Enter the Configuration Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
How To Exit From the Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
How To Operate the Configuration Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Configuration Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Moving From One Screen to Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Entering or Changing Parameter Values in Configuration Screens 4-14
5. How To Use the Event Log To Analyze Router Operation
Introducing the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Entering and Navigating in the Event Log Display . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
6. How To Use the Statistics Screens To Analyze Router
Operation
Introducing the Statistics Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
How To Access the Statistics Screen Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
How To Manage the Statistics Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
7. How To Use the Network Control Language (NCL)
Commands To Manage a Router
Introducing NCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
How To Start NCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
How To Execute an NCL Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
More: Continuing the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
General NCL Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
How To Use Telnet To Establish a Virtual Terminal Connection to
a Remote Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Prerequisites for Telnet Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
How To Enable Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
How To Use Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Accessing the Management Information Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Slot Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Managed Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Example of a Pathname to a Mib Variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
How To Use the List Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
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