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1.3 Overview
The Cabletron Network Controller (PCNC) collects information from a
network of Cabletron devices. Whenever an alert message arrives from
a device, PCNC will notify you. The message is processed, recorded
and displayed as an ‘Alarm’, and you can then decide whether or not you
need to act on the information. All alarms are recorded in a database
which can be viewed at any time.
PCNC also allows easy communication with all devices on your network,
using the Control Terminal. It allows you to talk to local devices directly,
and to remote devices using a ‘Talkwire List’ of local devices which in
turn communicate with the remote devices.
The PCNC program runs under Microsoft
Windows
on an IBM-
compatible PC and provides a user-friendly interface to the network.
1.4 Getting Started
After installing PCNC, you first need to configure a file called PCNC.INI,
as described in Chapter 7. This done, you can customise the program to
work with your network, using the Network Inspector window. The
information you enter fills the ‘Network Database’ - PCNC uses this to
communicate with all your devices individually, and process the alarms.
When you run PCNC, you will see a window like this:
Title bar
Menu bar
Alarm Panel
& Toolbar
Workspace
Status bar
Figure 1.1 - Main Window
