User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Management basics
- Chapter 2: Installing Device Manager software
- Chapter 3: Device Manager basics
- Chapter 4: Web management interface basics
- Index

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Getting Started with the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software
Chapter 1
Management basics
This chapter summarizes basic operational procedures in a Business Policy
Switch and provides an overview of switch management options. Topics in this
chapter include the following information:
• Overview of management tools (next)
• Setting IP parameters for management access to the switch (page 18)
• Access levels and passwords (page 20)
Management tools
You can use three management tools to monitor and manage your Business Policy
Switch:
• Device Manager software (next)
• Web management interface (page 18)
• Console port interface (Refer to Using the Business Policy Switch 2000.)
Device Manager
The Java-based Device Manager for the Business Policy Switches is a graphical
user interface (GUI) that allows you to manage a standalone switch or a single
switch stack. Device Manager provides the options found in other management
tools, as well as the ability to manage VLANs and MultiLink Trunks. You can
display or print statistics and other data in one of three graph formats. To use
Device Manager, you must have network connectivity to a management station
running Device Manager on one of the supported platforms. You must also assign
an IP address to the switch, as described in “Setting the switch IP parameters” on
page 18.”