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Management Software Ha-VIS mCon Series / Edition 2.4
Introduction to the Web Browser Interface
User Manual Ha-VIS mCon Switch Management Software
Assuming configuration changes and permanently saving them
• The software maintains any configuration changes in volatile memory after pressing the
Apply
button.
• The administrator must explicitly trigger the save operation (bottom bar after changing
parameters.
• When triggered, the software saves the full configuration.
• Any old contents in the config-file is over-written.
• When the switch is restarted, the software starts with the last configuration saved to the flash.
Note
The
Apply
button only saves your changes temporarily until the next reboot. You have to click on
the subsequent
SAVE CONFIGURATION
button in order to save the changes persistently.
6.3
If you specify an invalid entry (for example, an out-of-range timer value or improperly formatted IP
address), a red exclamation mark is displayed next to the error field to notify the user of the error.
Figure 6-4
Invalid entry: The exclamation point indicates an improperly formatted IP address.
6.1.2 The menu tree
A clickable, two-level menu located on the left of the browser window is used to navigate through
the switch functionality. You can view or change switch settings and statistics by clicking on any
of the various second-level menu choices.
Figure 6-2
The menu tree
6.1.3 The active window
Most of the screen is taken up with the active window, in which settings and statistics for the
switch are displayed and configured. The active window consists of several tabbed sub-windows.
The right-most tabbed section is marked with a question mark and contains helpful explanations
for the corresponding settings.
6.1.4 The bottom task bar
On the left side the IP Address, the Subnet Mask, the MAC Address and the installed firmware
version of the switch is displayed. On the right side, the current configuration storage status is
shown.
6.2 Accept and saving changes with the
Save Configuration button
After modifying a setting (e.g. by checking a box or specifying a value), please click on the
Apply
button located at the bottom of the active window to confirm the change. Note that the
Apply
function only temporarily saves the changes to the RAM. For a short time after the opening of a
window, the
Apply
button is highlighted grey. The
Apply
button is also activated, when settings
or alterations are made in the window. In this case, it appears in a bold font to remind you that
settings have been made or altered and that these have to be confirmed by clicking the
Apply
button. After this is done, a
SAVE CONFIGURATION
button appears in the bottom bar. Click the
button to save your changes permanently in the flash memory to make the configuration also
existent after a power down or a software reboot.
Figure 6-3
Save Configuration button