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Using the Menu Interface
Main Menu Features
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Main Menu Features
Figure 2-3. The Main Menu View with Manager Privileges
The Main Menu gives you access to these Menu interface features:
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Status and Counters:
Provides access to display screens showing
switch information, port status and counters, port and VLAN address
tables, and spanning tree information. (See chapter 10, “Monitoring and
Analyzing Switch Operation.”)
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Switch Configuration:
Provides access to configuration screens for
displaying and changing the current configuration settings. (See the Con-
tents listing at the front of this manual.) For a listing of features and
parameters configurable through the menu interface, see the “Menu Fea-
tures List” on page 2-13.
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Console Passwords:
Provides access to the screen used to set or change
Manager-level and Operator-level passwords, and to delete Manager and
Operator password protection. (See “Using Password Security” on page
page 7-2.)
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Event Log:
Enables you to read progress and error messages that are
useful for checking and troubleshooting switch operation. (See “Using the
Event Log To Identify Problem Sources” on page 11-10.)
