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Intel Device View
User Guide
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Year 2000 Capable An Intel product, when used in accordance with its associated documentation, is “Year 2000 Capable” when, upon installation, it accurately stores, displays, processes, provides, and/or receives date data from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year calculations, provided that all other technology used in combination with said product properly exchanges date data with it. Copyright © 1998, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel Cor
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Contents Quick Start 1 Chapter 1 – Installation 3 Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Choosing a version...................................................................................................................................4 System requirements .........................................................................................................................
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Quick Start For complete installation instructions and requirements, see Chapter 1. Run the install 1 program Put the Intel® Device View CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Intel Device View installation screen appears. If it doesn’t appear, run autoplay.exe from the CD-ROM. Choose a version 2 to install * • Click Install for Windows to install Intel Device View on a Windows * NT or Windows 95 or 98 PC. • Click Install for Web to install Intel Device View on a Web server. • Click Install
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Run Intel Device 4 View Windows version Click the Intel Device View – Windows icon in the Intel Device View program group. Web version • To run Intel Device View from the Web server, click the Intel Device View – Web icon in the Intel Device View program group. • To view Intel Device View from another PC on your network, enter the following URL in Internet Explorer’s Address field: http://servername/devview/main.htm where servername is the IP address or name of the Intel Device View server. Mana
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1 Installation Overview This chapter explains how to install Intel Device View and lists system requirements for each version of the program. Intel Device View supports these Intel network devices: Hubs Intel Express 200 Series and 10/100 Stackable Hubs (requires optional Management Module) Intel Express 100BASE-T Stackable Hubs (requires optional Network Management Module) Switches Intel Express 500 Series Switches Intel Express 10 Series Switches Intel Express 100FX Switches Intel Express 10/1
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CHAPTER 1 INTEL DEVICE VIEW USER GUIDE Choosing a version When you install Intel Device View, you have three installation options: Install for Windows The Windows version of Intel Device View allows you to manage Intel networking devices from a single PC on the network. Install for Web The Web version of Intel Device View is hosted on a Web server and allows you to manage Intel devices from any PC on the network running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 or later and Internet Explorer 4.0
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CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION System requirements Windows version Minimum hardware requirements Recommended 133 MHz or faster Intel Pentium®, Pentium Pro, processor or Pentium II Processor Memory At least 32 MB Disk space At least 25 MB Operating • Windows 95 or 98 system • Windows NT 4.0 or later (server or workstation) Web version Server hardware Recommended 133 MHz or faster Intel Pentium, Pentium Pro, or processor Pentium II Processor Memory At least 32 MB Disk space At least 25 MB Server software
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CHAPTER 1 INTEL DEVICE VIEW USER GUIDE Web client Recommended 133 MHz or faster Intel Pentium, Pentium Pro, or processor Pentium II Processor Memory At least 32 MB Disk space At least 25 MB Operating • Windows 95 or 98 system • Windows NT 4.0 or later (server or workstation) Note Web browser Internet Explorer 4.0x or later (included on Intel Intel Device View does not Device View CD-ROM) support Netscape Navigator*. LANDesk Network Manager plug-in See the Intel LANDesk Network Manager User Guide
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CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION Installing Intel Device View Before you install Intel Device View, make sure your PC meets the Note If you’re installing Intel Device system requirements on pages 5-6. View on a Windows NT PC, 1 Put the Intel Device View CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM you must log in with drive. The Intel Device View installation screen appears. If it Administrator rights. doesn’t appear, run autoplay.exe from the CD-ROM. 2 Choose the version of Intel Device View you want to install. • C
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CHAPTER 2 INTEL DEVICE VIEW USER GUIDE Using Intel Device 2 View Overview This chapter explains how to start Intel Device View and use some of its basic features. All the procedures described in this chapter are the same for the Windows, Web, and plug-in versions of Intel Device View. For more information on managing devices, see Chapter 3. 8
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CHAPTER 2 USING INTEL DEVICE VIEW Starting Intel Device View Windows version Click the Intel Device View – Windows icon in the Intel Device View program group. The main page appears. Web version • To run Intel Device View on the Device View server, click the Intel Device View – Web icon in the Intel Device View program group. • To view Intel Device View from another PC on your network, enter the following URL in Internet Explorer’s Address field: http://servername/devview/main.htm where serverna
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CHAPTER 2 INTEL DEVICE VIEW USER GUIDE Installing a new device After you’ve installed a new hub, switch, or router on your network, you can use Intel Device View’s Device Install wizard to configure the device for management. These devices support the Device Install wizard: • Intel Express 500 Series Switches • Intel Express 8100 Routers • Intel Express 9000 Series Routers • Intel Express 10 Series Switches • Intel Express 100FX Switches • Intel Express Stackable Hubs (with Management Module fir
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CHAPTER 2 USING INTEL DEVICE VIEW Managing a device To manage a device 1 In the Device Tree, double-click the icon of the device you want to manage. The device image appears. Double-click a device icon to view the device image. Device image 2 Select a management option: • Right-click a port to view management options for the port. • Right-click anywhere else on the device image to view management options for the device. Different devices have different management options available. See the docum
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CHAPTER 2 INTEL DEVICE VIEW USER GUIDE Using the Device Tree When you start Intel Device View, the Device Discovery service begins searching for supported Intel network devices on your network. As it discovers devices, the Device Discovery service adds an icon for each device to the Device Tree on the left side of the screen. Each type of device is represented by a unique icon in the Device Tree. Device Tree icons Device Tree root Subnet Intel Express Stackable Hub Intel Express Switch Intel Exp
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CHAPTER 2 USING INTEL DEVICE VIEW Adding a device to the Device Tree To add a device to the Device Tree 1 Right-click anywhere on the Device Tree. 2 Click Add Device on the menu that appears. 3 In the Add an SNMP device dialog box, enter the IP address of the device you want to add. 4 Fill in the other fields if necessary. 5 Click OK. The new device’s icon appears in the Device Tree. Refreshing the Device Tree Refreshing the Device Tree updates it to show any newly discovered devices and changes
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CHAPTER 2 INTEL DEVICE VIEW USER GUIDE Views and windows Intel Device View provides several different views and windows that display different types of information about the device you’re managing. To change to a different view or window, click its tab. Not all devices support all views and windows. Device view The Device view is Intel Device View’s primary display. You can fully manage a device using this view. Right-click a device or one of its ports to view management options. Explorer view I
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CHAPTER 2 USING INTEL DEVICE VIEW Diagnostics window The Diagnostics window lists all diagnostic messages sent by the device being managed. Trap window The Trap window lists all traps received by the Device View PC or server. Traps are color coded based on severity. System window The System window displays a log of all the major events that have occurred on the switch or router being managed. All events list date and time. 15
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CHAPTER 2 INTEL DEVICE VIEW USER GUIDE Errors window The Error view lists all error messages generated by the switch or router being managed. 16
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3 Managing Devices Overview This chapter describes how to perform several management tasks on Intel hubs, switches, and routers. For more detailed information on product features, see the documentation that shipped with the device. 17
