PowerDsine PowerView, User Manual

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Web Manager User Guide 1. About this Guide
Version 2.1 5 March 2003
1 About this Guide
1.1 Objectives
This User Guide introduces
PowerDsine PowerView
(hereafter referred to as
PowerView for short), a Web tool for managing PowerDsine’s Power over
LAN
TM
(PoL) product line of Midspan devices, including:
! ! ! ! PD- 6024 – 24 ports
! ! ! !
PD -6012 - 12 ports
!
! !
! PD -6006 - 6 ports.
The Midspans can be provided with both AC and DC, or only with AC or DC
power inputs.
1.2 Audience
This Guide is intended for network administrators, supervisors and installation
technicians who have a background in:
! ! ! ! Basic concepts and terminology of networking
! ! ! ! Network topology
! ! ! ! Protocols
! ! ! ! Microsoft Windows environment.
1.3 Organization
This Guide is divided into several Sections, as follows:
Section 1
- defines the overall concepts used in this Guide, conventions used
and associated documentation.
Section 2
- describes the PowerDsine PowerView program, its capabilities and
its integration considerations.
Section 3
- includes installation steps for both local and remote browsing.
Section 4
- defines the PowerDsine PowerView program, its basic operation
and navigation, and its various menus.
Section 5
- explains how to enter commands.
Section 6
- describes upgrading of the software packages in the Midspan
device.
Section 7
- includes useful and general information on SNMP.