System information

212 The Tools Menu
Purpose
Select this option from the Tools menu to view the MAC addresses of devices connected
to switches on the network. The Switch Station Locator uses SNMP queries to determine
the MAC addresses of all the stations attached to each switch that you set up.
When you start the locator, you must first choose a switch to query. A dialog appears
listing the currently configured switches:
If this is the first time you have used the Switch Station Locator, you must configure a
switch with the New Switch... button to make it appear in the list of switches. The section
below describes this dialog.
Setting up and Selecting A Switch for the Locator
When you click the New Switch... button, the Edit Switch dialog is displayed:
Enter the following information to set up a switch:
• “Switch Name” text box—Enter a name by which you want the switch to be listed in
the Switch Selection list.
• “IP Address” text box—Enter the IP Address of the switch on which you want to
locate stations.