Owner's Manual

Introduction
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ProSafe Network Management Software NMS200
This opens an online help screen with information about the portlet in which you click.
By default, this opens a separate browser window. You can arrange the display so the help
screen does not conceal the portlet it describes. By default it also appears without the table of
contents, index and search tabs. Click the Show button to display those tabs (Hide conceals
them again), and the Prev / Next buttons, or clicking table of contents topics moves to
different topics within the helpset.
Expand / Collapse options
Clicking the Expand / Collapse options button to the right of the question mark expands the
display of buttons so you can click to Refresh Data for the current portlet, or toggle the
display filter and number of items to display, for example. Clicking Expand / Collapse options
again returns to the original display.
A Note About Performance
These applications are designed to help you manage your network with alacrity.
Unfortunately, the devices they manage or the networks that communicate with those devices
are not always as fast as this software. If discovery takes a long time (it can), often network
and device latency is the culprit. You can also optimize installations to be faster (see the
recommendations in the installation and administration guides), and limit device queries with
filters, but device and network latency limit how quickly your system can respond.
Tip: If yo
u use management systems other than this one, you must perform a
device level resync before performing configuration actions. Best
practice is to use a single management tool whenever possible.