User`s guide
NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Switch Manager User’s Guide
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Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Switch Manager for the
ES-3124 series, ES-2024A. and GS-2024. The Ethernet Switch Manager is an Element
Management System (EMS) that retrieves management information from switches using
SNMP.
Note: Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and
information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for
North American products.
About This User's Guide
This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your EMS for its
applications.
Syntax Conventions
• “Enter” means for you to type one or more characters. “Select” or “Choose” means for
you to use one predefined choices.
• The SMT menu titles and labels are in Bold Times New Roman font. Predefined field
choices are in Bold Arial font. Command and arrow keys are enclosed in square
brackets. [ENTER] means the Enter, or carriage return key; [ESC] means the Escape key
and [SPACE BAR] means the Space Bar.
• Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, “click the Apple icon,
Control Panels and then Modem” means first click the Apple icon, then point your
mouse pointer to Control Panels and then click Modem.
• For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.,” as a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” for
“that is” or “in other words” throughout this manual.
• The NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Switch Manager may be referred to as” the EMS” in
this User’s guide.
• The switches being managed by the EMS may be referred to as “the switch” in this User’s
Guide.
Related Documentation
• Supporting Disk
Refer to the included CD for support documents.
• Switch User’s Guide
Refer to your switch User’s Guide for directions on installation, connections,
maintenance, hardware troubleshooting and safety warnings.
• ZyXEL Glossary and Web Site
Please refer to www.zyxel.com for an online glossary of networking terms and additional
support documentation.