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Viewing the Hub
Quick Config Manager can display a graphical
representation of the hub you are managing, with:
■
The ports color coded to show their condition
■
The Alert LED reflecting its physical state
To display the hub:
■
From the
View
menu, select
Zoom In
.
Quick Config Manager displays
a zoom view of the
h
ub, as shown in
Figure 4-4
.
If the zoom view is
already open, it is selected.
Figure 4-4
Zoom View Of The Hub
T
he port color coding shows th
ese c
onditions:
■
Green
— Port enabled and capable of receiving and
transmitting traffic
■
Red
— Port enabled and partitioned, or port
enabled but the connection is los
t
■
Blue
— Port disabled by management
In the Community/Polling dialog box, you can
specify whether the zoom view is invoked on starting
Quick Config Manager, and how often the zoom view
is polled (updated). If you want to update the zoom
view immediately, without waiting for a poll, select
Update Zoom
from the
File
menu.
Double-clicking on the
Zoom View
Y
ou can
configure i
nformation
for t
he
h
ub by
double-clicking on
the zoom view:
■
If you double-click on a port, the Port dialog box is
displayed. This is used to
c
onfigure information
for a
port, see
“Configuring a Port” on page 4-25
.
■
If you double-click on anything other than a port, the
General Info dialog box is displayed. This is used to
c
onfigure information
for the h
ub, see
“Displaying
Information About the Hub” on page 4-13
.
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