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

Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 51
Getting Started with the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software
Telnetingtoaswitch
From Device Manager, you can initiate a Telnet session to the console interface
for the switch or stack you are currently accessing.
To Telnet to a switch:
➨ Do one of the following:
• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Actions > Telnet.
• On the toolbar, click the Telnet button.
A Telnet window to the switch opens.
Trap log
You can configure a Business Policy Switch to send SNMP generic traps. When
Device Manager is running, any traps received are recorded in the trap log. You
set the maximum number of entries in the trap log using the Properties window
(page 30). The default number of trap log entries is 500.
To view the trap log:
➨ Do one of the following:
• On the toolbar, click the Trap Log button.
• From the Device Manager Main Menu, choose Device > Trap Log.
Note: When you operate Device Manager from a UNIX platform, you
must be logged in as root in order to receive traps.