Cabletron Systems CSX200 User Manual

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Contents

Using the CSX200 and CSX400 User’s Guide1-3Introduction to SPMA for the CSX200 and CSX400Following is a description of the applications covered in this guide. While weprovide as much background information as we can, we do assume that you’refamiliar with Ethernet, Frame Relay, and WAN networks, and with generalnetwork management concepts:• Chapter 1, Introduction, provides a list of related documentation, describescertain software conventions, and shows you how to contact the CabletronSystems Global Call Center.• Chapter 2, Device Configuration, describes the physical configuration of theCSX 200/400 devices, including WPIM options and SPMA applicationoptions.• Chapter 3, Bridge View, discusses the Bridge Traffic and Bridge Detail views,instructs you on configuring bridge parameters, and discusses the BridgeFiltering and Special Databases.• Chapter 4, CSX WAN Configuration, explains how to configure the WPIMs asWAN interfaces, and how to configure the Frame Relay or PPP protocolsupported on each WAN interface. You can access the CSX WANConfiguration window from the icon menu or the command line.What’s NOT in the CSX User’s Guide . . .The following standard SPMA tools are available through the CSX200/400module and are explained in the SPECTRUM Portable Management ApplicationTools Guide:• Charts, Graphs, and Meters• Community Names• MIB I, II• MIBTree• Telnet• TFTP Download• Trap Table• Utilities (Global Community Names, Find MAC Address, and TFTP)Charts, Graphs, and Meters are accessible from the command line; the Utilitiesand MIBTree applications are accessible from the platform console window Toolsmenu or the Stand-alone Launcher applications menu, and MIBTree can also belaunched from the command line; and the rest of the tool applications areavailable from the icon menu or the command line.For the CSX400, an additional application may also appear on the platformconsole window Tools menu or the Stand-alone Launcher applications menu:• RMON Configuration