Chapter 1: Introduction1-2ESX-1320/ESX-1380 Local Management GuideThis manual describes the following:• Accessing the Local Management application• Identifying and operating the types of fields used by LocalManagement• Navigating through Local Management fields and menus• Using Local Management screens to perform management operations1.1 USING THIS MANUALA general working knowledge of basic network operations and anunderstanding of management applications is helpful prior to usingCabletron Systems Local Management.The following summarizes theorganization of this manual.Chapter 1, Introduction, outlines the contents of this manual, provides anoverview of Local Management, and explains how to use the managementscreens.Chapter 2, Local Management Requirements, describes the setuprequirements for accessing Local Management. It also explains how toconfigure a management terminal and connect it to the ESX.Chapter 3, Accessing Local Management, describes how to access theMain Menu screen and navigate the Local Management screens.Chapter 4, The System Level Screen, describes how to use the SystemLevel screen, its functions, and operations.Chapter 5, The SNMP Community Names Screen, explains how tocontrol access to the ESX by assigning community names.Chapter 6, The SNMP Traps Screen, explains how to configure the ESXto send SNMP trap messages to multiple network management stations.Chapter 7, The FLASH Download Screen, describes how to download anew firmware image to the ESX FLASH EEPROM.Chapter 8 The Bridge Setup Screen, describes how to configure the ESXfor bridge functions.Chapter 9, The Device Specific Setup Screen, describes how toconfigure the ESX interface 13 connection method.