3Com IntelliJack NJ200 User Manual

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Viewing Device Properties 274 If the box next to “Delete all devices in the existing list” is checked, the discoveryprocess will replace all of the devices in your current database with the newdevices it discovers. If unchecked, the discovery process will add newly discovereddevices to the current database.5 Click OK to start the discovery process.The device discovery tool will return the following information from the NJ200Network Jacks on your network:• IP address• MAC address• Subnet address• Group Name• Location information• Firmware versionYou can sort this information in ascending or descending order.You can view discovered devices many ways. On the left side of the window,under the toolbar, you can see a drop down box with options for either Subnet,Firmware Ver, or Group Name. The option you select in this box determines howthe views are displayed in the left pane of the window.When Subnet is selected (the default option), you will see a list of IP subnets tochoose from. Selecting Network will show all of the discovered devices in thedatabase. If you select a particular subnet, only the devices in that subnet will bedisplayed.When Firmware Ver is selected, you will see a list of the different firmwareversions loaded on the devices. This view is particularly useful if you want to selectonly the devices with an old firmware version so you can perform an upgrade.When you select Group Name from the drop down list, the Central ConfigurationManager will present a list of the different group names you have specified.Viewing DevicePropertiesOnce the database is populated with NJ200 Network Jacks on your network, youcan begin to manage those devices. The main window of the CentralConfiguration Manager shows a list of devices in the current database with theinformation retrieved during the discovery process. You can view and configurethe properties for a single NJ200 using this window. To configure multiple devicesNOTE: Discovered devices are automatically added to the default database.This default database will open automatically when you launch the CentralConfiguration Manager. If you like, you can keep several database files, eachwith its own list of devices. For example, you may want a separate database foreach subnet you manage. To save a database file or open another database file,select the Open Database or Save Database As options from the File menu.