Optivity Switch Owner's Manual

28 Chapter 2 Using Optivity Switch Manager
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Starting Optivity Switch Manager
After you install Optivity Switch Manager, you can start the application.
To start Optivity Switch Manager:
• From the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT
Start menu, choose Programs > Nortel Optivity Switch Management
Software > Optivity Switch Manager.
• In a Windows environment, double-click the Optivity Switch Manager
shortcut icon on your desktop, if it is present.
• In a Solaris terminal window, enter
./OSM in the location where Optivity
Switch Manager has been installed.
Optivity Switch Manager starts.
You do not need a password to open the application. However, to discover and
display a network topology, you need to enter an IP address to a device that will
act as a “seed,” and you must have permission to access that “seed” device. Refer
to “Discovering devices on a network” on page 48 for more information.
Do one of the following: