3 OPERATION
3.7
MULTICHANNEL MEDIA CONVERTER
NOTE: Click the Help button OR the ? button on any screen to bring up
links to an integrated set of HELP screens that CAN BE VIEWED AND
PRINTED FROM ANY STANDARD HTML BROWSER:
The followng conventions are used at the Multiport Management Software
graphical interface:
TP* Link, Fiber Link, TP* Activity, and Fiber Activity are either green
for up/detected or dim gray for down/not detected.
Full Duplex Mode (Fast Ethernet devices only) is green when running
in Full-Duplex Mode and dim gray when running in Half-Duplex
Mode. To change Duplex Mode (only on Fast Ethernet devices), click
on the button labeled: Toggle Duplex Mode and wait. (Several polling
cycles may be required for the application to "recognize" the change.)
Main Power Supply Status is green for OK or red for fail.
Backup Power Supply Status is green for OK, red for fail, or dim gray
for not installed.
Temperature provides the inside temperature of the device in degrees
Celsius.
Poll Rate is the time interval, in seconds, that the application polls the
managed device. To change the Poll Rate, enter a new integer value
and press the "Enter" key.
System up Time is the time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds
since the last power-cycle (reboot) of the managed device.
Refresh issues a "get request" on all data associated with the open
screen. (Same as a poll.).
MIB2sysName field is a read/write field for the system name. To
change the system name entry, type a new entry in the MIB2sysName
field and press the "enter" key. Changes appear at the next polling
interval.
MIB2sysLocation is a read/write field for the system location. To
change the system location entry, type a new entry in the
MIB2sysLocation field and press the "enter" key. Changes appear at
the next polling interval.
MIB2sysContact is a read/write field for the system administrator
contact. To change the system administrator contact entry, type a new
entry in the MIB2sysContact field and press the "enter" key. Changes
appear at the next polling interval.
MIB2sysDescription is a read-only field for the system description.
*twisted-pair
