SMC Networks 6.20 Switch User Manual


 
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ISCOVERY
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When looking for devices using Broadcast, you may need to press the Broadcast button several times to ensure that
all attached devices have responded. For nodes that do not respond to broadcast queries, use the Search function.
In general, it may be necessary to search for devices not located in the same network with the EliteView
management station.
Menu Description
The menus provided for Discovery are briefly introduced below. Toolbar buttons are also described in this section.
Menu Definitions
Table 4-2 Discovery Menu Definitions
Menu Label Description
File Exit current module – Closes the Discovery window and exits to the
calling program (i.e., EliteView platform or Windows Program Manager)
Protocol Protocol selection and advanced settings
Select the devices to display based on network protocol:
UDP/IP – IP & ICMP, SNMP over UDP/IP agent
IPX – IPX, SNMP over IPX agent
Setup menu – Toggles display of devices without an SNMP agent; also sets
the scan rate and retry count.
Name Name database management – Provides editing functions for the name
database, including adding or modifying object data. You can also dump all
the information gathered by Discovery into the Name database.
Tools Alive Test – The Alive Test is used to directly test device response.
Help Help and Version information – Provides detailed on-line help and
displays the version number for this software module.