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1. Cancel 4 In the Zone field select Trusted sites zone The Trusted sites zone dialog box appears See Figure 14 Browser Issues 33 Figure 14 Trusted Sites Zone Dialog Box Trusted sites zone L2 x1 You can add and remove Web sites from this zone All Web sites in this zone will use the zone s security settings Add this Web site to the zone rttp 151 108 129 154 Web sites Remove v Require server verification https for all sites in this zone OK Cancel Click the Add Sites button In the Add this Web site to the zone field type http plus the IP address of the device that you want to manage through Web Management This information is added in the Web sites field Clear the Require server verification for all sites in this zone check box when you add device information When you have added all of the devices that you want to manage click OK Enabling Status Log E Mail Options on Internet Explorer To ensure that the e mail option for Status Log is available follow the steps in Improving DeviceView on page 32 and then take these steps In the Internet Options dialog box Figure 13 click the Security tab and then click the Custom option button to set custom security settings The Settings button to the right is now available Click Settings The Security Settings dialog box appears Figure 15 In the Reset custom settings area select Low security from the drop down list a
2. Com Web Management Comm User Guide For the SuperStack Il Switch 3900 and Switch 9300 ci http www 3com com Part No 10012703 Published August 1999 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara California 95052 8145 Copyright 1999 3Com Corporation All rights reserved No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work such as translation transformation or adaptation without written permission from 3Com Corporation 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of 3Com Corporation to provide notification of such revision or change 3Com Corporation provides this documentation without warranty term or condition of any kind either implied or expressed including but not limited to the implied warranties terms or conditions of merchantability satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose 3Com may make improvements or changes in the product s and or the program s described in this documentation at any time If there is any software on removable media described in this documentation it is furnished under a license agreement included with the product as a separate document in the hard copy documentation or on the removable media in a directory file named LICENSE TXT or LICENSE TXT If you are unable to locate a copy please conta
3. Many of these options are the same as those found in the Administration Console command line interface Click a folder to view the menu options shown as configuration form icons Click a form icon to view the associated form in the workspace See Figure 3 Telnet icons To configure system parameters that are not supported through the WebConsole click a Telnet icon on the menu tree to launch a Telnet session to the Administration Console on the device See Figure 3 a Workspace The workspace frame of the interface displays the configuration form for the menu option that you select See Figure 3 Figure 3 Using the WebConsole 3900 Shown 24 WebManage Microsoft Internet Explorer Eie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ia e 9 ly gg nma su s mw Back Foner Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Mail Print Edit Address c ese Links SuperStack II Switch 461467 Ethernet System PACE Access Configuration System PACE Interactive Access a Apply Reset Help 1 Bautonegotiation Bmode BFiow Control Blesceaccess Awebmanage E o 4D Intenet Z WebConsole Tab Using the WebConsole 1 Embedded Web Management Applications 13 In the WebConsole application the menu tree of folders contains icons for options that you can change to manage your device Click an icon to view the related configuration form To modify many of the parameters and attri
4. Browser Issues 31 Web Management and Internet Explorer 31 Improving DeviceView 32 Improving DeviceView Download Speed 32 Enabling Status Log E Mail Options on Internet Explorer 33 Web Management and Netscape Navigator 35 Troubleshooting the Web Management Software 35 Examples of Good and Problematic CLASSPATH Settings 36 Additional Resources for Solving Problems 36 ABOUT THIS GUIDE The Web Management software is a suite of HTML based applications that is shipped with the SuperStack Il Switch 3900 and Switch 9300 This guide describes the software including an overview and information on installation and setup This guide is intended for network administrators who are responsible for managing 3Com switching devices with the Web Management tools If the information in the release notes that are shipped with your product differs from the information in this guide follow the instructions in the release notes Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format PDF or HTML on the 3Com World Wide Web site http www 3com com Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide Table 1 Notice Icons Icon Notice Type Description Information note Information that describes important features or instructions potential damage to an application system network 1 Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or or device i
5. message that indicates that the Help Server has been set properly To link the form specific Help to Web Management select any item in the menu tree on the Web Console opening screen Then click the Help button on any form Help is now configured for your system To access Help click the He p button on any form or see Figure 11 on page 24 for the location of links to the Contents list and the Index for the Help system The banner at the top and the row of links at the bottom of each Help page provide access to the Start page containing Web Management overview information Help Contents Help Index 3Com Technical Support and the 3Com home page oe tte e e ecco TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter covers the following topics m Browser Issues m Troubleshooting the Web Management Software Browser Issues Web Management and Internet Explorer pb In addition to the tips in this section see System Issues and Known Problems for Web Management in the release notes that are shipped with your product or the Web Management readme file If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer install the latest 4 01 Service Pack 1 This service pack makes Internet Explorer Year 2000 compliant and fixes other product support issues Download the 4 01 Service Pack 1 from the following URL http www microsoft com msdownload iebuild ie4spl win32 en ie4spl win32 htm If the link is not available download the service pack from
6. the Microsoft home page http www microsoft com 32 CHAPTER 3 TROUBLESHOOTING Improving Certain Status Log options allow you to send e mail messages regarding DeviceView system and port status changes to one or more e mail addresses To access these e mail options install the additional Web Management files and enable Status Logging See Chapter 2 for information on installing the supplemental files Improving DeviceView Download Speed To improve the download speed for DeviceView image in Internet Explorer you change several security settings Open an Internet Explorer browser window 2 From the View menu select Internet Options The Internet Options dialog box appears 3 To view security options click the Security tab See Figure 13 Figure 13 Security Tab on the Internet Options Dialog Box Internet Options 2 x General Security Content Connection Proarams Advanced fou can specify different security settings for different zones of Web content Zone e Internet zonei m Internet zone This zone contains all Web sites you haven t placed in other zones Set the security level for this zone C High most secure Exclude content that could damage your computer Medium more secure Warm before running potentially damaging content C Low Do not wam before running potentially damaging content C Custom for expert users 2 Settings Base security on settings you choose send
7. Com directories are added above yours As a result your classpath may look like this C 3Com C java classes C java applets myclasses 36 CHAPTER 3 TROUBLESHOOTING Examples of Good and Problematic CLASSPATH Settings Additional Resources for Solving Problems If you modify your classpath and do not include the 3Com directories and possibly if you do not list them before any other directories in your classpath the Web Management components may fail to run properly In Windows 95 your CLASSPATH is set in the autoexec bat file It usually appears in this format SET CLASSPATH C 3Com In Windows NT your CLASSPATH is set through the System icon in the Control Panel Ask your system administrator if you do not know how to change your environment variables The minimal setting required for Web Management is SET CLASSPATH C 3Com The following setting is also acceptable SET CLASSPATH C 3Com C java classes This setting can potentially cause problems SET CLASSPATH C java classes C myclasses C 3Com The next setting results in unspecified behavior because certain 3Com Web Management directories are not included An unspecified CLASSPATH has similar results In either case the installed Web Management applications may fail to run SET CLASSPATH C Local Status Log If you still encounter problems after you try the tips offered in this chapter consult these sources of information m The Web Manage
8. Console If you have installed the supplemental Help click the Help button at the bottom of the configuration form for related information On the options list that appears select the option that you want to configure The configuration form appears in the DeviceView workspace Selecting Multiple Ports in DeviceView To select multiple nonconsecutive ports for configuration in DeviceView press and hold the Shift key as you click the image of each port that you want to configure To select consecutive ports press and hold the Control key while you click the first port and the last port in the series 18 CHAPTER 1 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Using Status Logging DeviceView has a Status Log that monitors system and port changes on the device and displays the events in a log See Figure 7 Figure 7 Status Log in DeviceView 3900 Shown N Status Log lolx SuperStack Il Switch 461467 e Show Options Number of log entries 0 rs Signed by Unsigned classes from local hard disk i gt For Internet Explorer you may want to follow the instructions to improve Status Logging functionality in Improving DeviceView in Chapter 3 You can set the Status Log to monitor the system or the ports in any combination To enable Status Logging options 1 Select the DeviceView tab and then in the menu tree click DeviceView 2 In the menu tree click Configuration The DeviceView configuration form appears See Figure 8 Ya y
9. Embedded Web Management Applications 19 Figure 8 DeviceView Configuration Form 3900 Shown X WebManage Netscape oy x Eie Edit View Go Communicator Help 3 4 2 4 Back Foo Reload Home Seach Netscape Prt Secu y Siop I Bookmarks Goto z C3 Whats Related 7l Intemet C4 Lookup C4 Mew amp Cool Netcaster MA SuperStack pevce view configuration Botatus Log zz zr HE OO eviceView Configuration Polling Interval Minutes Seconds fo o Status Logging disabled Status Bars hide Initial Size lac H Verify Browser Settings at Startup disabled Apply Reset Help In the Status Logging field select enabled For information on other options click Help Click Apply In the menu tree click Status Log and configure the options for e mailing system or port changes For information on the options click Help To enable e mail notices if you have not yet installed the supplemental DeviceView accessories install them now See Chapter 2 In the Status Log configuration form click Apply For the changes to take effect m n Netscape reload the browser wm n Internet Explorer refresh the browser window The Status Log now displays information about your mail server 20 CHAPTER 1 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Performance Tab gt You can monitor certain aspects of your network performance with c
10. Enable option button 8 Click OK to close the Internet zone dialog box Then click OK to close the Web Management and Netscape Navigator p Security Settings dialog box In the nternet Options dialog box click Apply to apply the setting Then click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box If you encounter problems accessing Help files from Web Management applications when you use Netscape clear the browser memory cache and disk cache and restart the browser To clear the cache in Netscape Navigator In the browser window from the Edit menu select Preferences In the Category menu tree click Advanced and then click Cache in the Advanced folder The browser cache options appear to the right of the menu tree Clear the memory and disk cache by clicking the appropriate buttons on the cache options form Restart the browser If the Netscape browser does not shut down press Ctrl Alt Delete and end the Netscape browser task Troubleshooting the Web Management Software If you are unable to run the Web Management software verify the accuracy of your CLASSPATH environment variable By default the Web Management installation adds two directories above your existing CLASSPATH C 3Com Your directories may be different if you did not select the default c N3com directory during installation If your system already has an existing cLAsspatH before you install the additional Web Management files the necessary 3
11. Port Link Auto Negotiation Auto Negotiation Requested Port Label State Status Mod State Mode Hennen E on line enabled N A 10half Port Actual Requested Actual Flow Receive Transmit Receive Transmit Port T Flow Control Control Frames Frames Bytes Bytes Management 10half N A N A 8354962 49250 2608788097 7028157 Port Receive Transmit No Received Transmit Queue Mac Address Errors Errors Buffers Overflows Management pep Help le e Internet zone As you view the device image the current state of the system and of each port is indicated by a color as described in Table 4 Table4 Status Color Codes Color Shade Indicates this status Green Enabled link present Partial Shading dark edge Disabled link present Black Enabled link absent Gray Shading Disabled link absent Red Partitioned link present Yellow Resilient link absent av ON Embedded Web Management Applications 17 Configuring Parameters in DeviceView To configure a parameter Click the image of the area that you want to configure m Toview and modify system level parameters click anywhere along the outline of the chassis image m To view and modify port level parameters click the image of one or more ports that you want to configure To manage the fixed and optional Gigabit Ethernet ports on the back panel of the SuperStack Il Switch 3900 launch a Telnet session to the Administration
12. Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal injury Table2 Text Conventions Convention Description Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen Commands The word command means that you must enter the command exactly as shown and then press Return or Enter Commands appear in bold Example To remove the IP address enter the following command ip interface remove The words enter and type When you see the word enter in this guide you must type something and then press Return or Enter Do not press Return or Enter when an instruction simply says type Words in italics Italics are used to a Emphasize a point Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the text a Identify menu names menu commands and software button names Examples From the Help menu select Contents Click OK Year 2000 Compliance For information on Year 2000 compliance and 3Com products visit the 3Com Year 2000 Web page http www 3com com products yr2000 html oo eee e o o WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW This chapter describes the components in the Web Management suite of applications for the SuperStack II Switch 3900 and Switch 9300 The chapter covers these topics a Web Management Overview wm Embedded Web Management Applications m Installable Web Management Tools m Launching Web Management Applications m Logging Ou
13. Web Management opening screen to launch the device image See Figure 5 Figure 5 DeviceView Screen 3900 Shown y WebManage Microsoft Internet Explorer REE Ele Edt View Go Favorites Help E a 3 Lm E a Back EGET Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Channels Fullscreen Mail Print Edit Address htp 156 101 154 127 Links Cipevice view ls FS wawa te Pa Wis Bs Bx Bs 2 BERE EEE te 27 26 s wm e e e EE e 25 Backpanel Show Status Log Show Status Bars Poll Hort Sire Shrink Size Hap If you have installed the supplemental Help click the Help button in the row of buttons at the bottom of the DeviceView image for more information about the image See Chapter 2 for Help installation 16 CHAPTER 1 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW About the Device Image As you move your pointer over the image a blue border outlines the part of the device image under your pointer Click an element in the device image in the DeviceView workspace shown in Figure 5 a configuration form appears below the image See Figure 6 and Configuring Parameters in DeviceView for details Figure 6 DeviceView Image 9300 Shown 9300 SuperStack II Switch 46442F SuperStack Device view Show Status Log _Show Status Bars Poll Kow Sire Shrink Size Hap Ethernet Port Summary Port Port Type
14. and are using Windows 95 the wizard prompts you to confirm whether you want to reboot your system If you click Finish the system reboots itself to complete the installation process If you are running Windows NT the system does not need to reboot m f you have selected the Custom installation and chosen only the Help files you do not need to reboot your system The wizard installs the Web Management icon into the directory that you specified in step 3 Configure your Help files if you installed them by following the instructions in Setting Up the Form Specific Help Files later in this chapter To launch your applications see Chapter 1 A UNIX tar file containing the Web Management Help system is available through the 3Com Web site http www support 3com com software switches htm To install Help files on your UNIX workstation Go to the 3Com Web site and locate the HELP TaR file To extract the Tar file into your Web server directory use this command tar xvf HELP TAR To configure Help see the next section To launch your applications see Chapter 1 Setting Up the Form Specific Help Files 29 Setting Up the Form Specific Help Files To access Help for the system install the supplemental Help files on your workstation or server using Help Files Install or Typical in the installation wizard See Windows Installation or UNIX Help Installation earlier in this chapter To configure the locatio
15. aphics capability is SVGA 800x600 resolution For best performance use XGA 1024x768 resolution Browser Support Web Management requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 01 or later OR Netscape Navigator 4 03 or later If you are using Netscape Navigator 4 03 or 4 04 be sure to install the Netscape JDK 1 1 Patch Download the patch from this URL http help netscape com filelib html smartupdate If you are using Internet Explorer install the latest 4 01 Service Pack 1 This service pack makes Internet Explorer Year 2000 compliant and fixes other product support issues Download the 4 01 Service Pack 1 from the following URL http www microsoft com msdownload iebuild ie4spl win32 en ie4spl win32 htm If the link is not available download the service pack from the Microsoft home page http www microsoft com See Web Management and Internet Explorer and Web Management and Netscape Navigator in Chapter 3 for more details 10 CHAPTER 1 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Platform Requirements Table 3 lists the platforms that you need for each of the Web Management features Table3 Platform Support for Web Management Features Feature PC UNIX Embedded Web Management Applications WebConsole 4 4 DeviceView 4 J Performance 4 4 Configuration form to set up Help J 4 plus links to 3Com support sites Installable Tools Form specific Help S N WebManage Framework to customize your access to devices S Dev
16. butes on your system follow these steps In the menu tree click the folder of the feature that you want to modify See the menu tree in Figure 3 Example Click Ethernet The expanded Ethernet menu appears in the menu tree showing the folders and form icons for the options with which you configure Ethernet parameters on your system Click another folder or the form icon for the feature that you want to configure Example Click PaceAccess The Ethernet System PACE Access configuration form appears To fill in the form type the required information To get Help on a form and its fields click the Help button at the bottom of the form You must first have installed the form Help see Chapter 2 Click Next or Apply to finish the configuration m Next displays an additional form with more fields for you to fill in wm Apply completes the requested configuration For some forms the system may reset itself before the changes take effect To configure system parameters that are not supported through the WebConsole click a Telnet icon for example Monitoring to launch a Telnet session to the Administration Console on the device and then use the command line interface to configure the parameter For details on the commands in the Administration Console see the Command Reference Guide 14 CHAPTER 1 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Configuration Wizard The WebConsole menu tree also contains an icon called Define Wizard for the T
17. ct 3Com and a copy will be provided to you UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGEND If you are a United States government agency then this documentation and the software described herein are provided to you subject to the following All technical data and computer software are commercial in nature and developed solely at private expense Software is delivered as Commercial Computer Software as defined in DFARS 252 227 7014 June 1995 or as a commercial item as defined in FAR 2 101 a and as such is provided with only such rights as are provided in 3Com s standard commercial license for the Software Technical data is provided with limited rights only as provided in DFAR 252 227 7015 Nov 1995 or FAR 52 227 14 June 1987 whichever is applicable You agree not to remove or deface any portion of any legend provided on any licensed program or documentation contained in or delivered to you in conjunction with this User Guide Unless otherwise indicated 3Com registered trademarks are registered in the United States and may or may not be registered in other countries 3Com the 3Com logo SuperStack and Transcend are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation 3Com Facts is a service mark of 3Com Corporation Internet Explorer Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netscape Netscape Communicator Netscape Navigator and the Netscape N and Ship s Wheel logos are registered trademarks of Netsca
18. for downloading and installation instructions Using the installation wizard you can choose to install one or more of these tools a WebManage Framework To facilitate the way that you group and access devices and tools See Using WebManage Framework next m DeviceView Accessories To enable e mail notification for Status Log on the embedded DeviceView application See Enabling E mail Notification for Status Log on page 25 for details a Help To learn more about the embedded configuration forms See Setting Up the Form Specific Help Files on page 29 for details Installable Web Management Tools 23 Using WebManage Use the WebManage Framework to organize the devices that you Framework manage into easily accessible groups You can also create a folder for each group as shown in Figure 10 and described next D gt For best results first create the folders then create the link to the devices Figure 10 Ele Edt View Go Faves Hep J Kil e 2 09 g mm 5 Back Fow Stop Refresh Home Seach Favorites Histoy Channels Fullscreen Mal Pit Edt Address E C 53comiindex htmi X Links Devices Tools Help WebManage Microsoft Internet Explorer Integrated Web Management Configuration Form Customize My Devices Add device Name P f OK Add folder Name OK Delete device or folder OK 2 tems remaining Opening page fle C 3com index htm M
19. harts of live activity See the Help for information on choosing options that do not affect network performance See Chapter 2 for Help installation Using the Performance Features To launch the dynamic monitoring charts for the Performance monitor On the Web Management opening screen select the Performance tab The menu tree expands to show the Performance charts for Ethernet Select the chart that you want to view m Ethernet Bandwidth Utilization Bytes that are transmitted or received over specified ports m Ethernet Packet Volume Packet volume for unicast broadcast or multicast packets over specified ports m Ethernet Packet Sizes Size of packets passing through the ports Customizing Your Performance Monitor To customize your performance features you can create the ideal chart size for your desktop environment and establish the refresh rate so that your network statistics are updated by the hour minute or second Embedded Web Management Applications 21 To customize your Performance monitoring screen On the Web Management opening screen click the Performance tab The Ethernet menu tree appears In the menu tree click the Configuration option The Web Monitoring configuration form appears See Figure 9 In the Chart Size field select the chart size Large 400 pixels or Small 200 pixels Type the refresh rate in this format Hours Minutes Seconds Type the item history for moving charts tha
20. iceView accessories such as e mail notification for Status Log Embedded Web Management Applications With the embedded Web Management applications you can manage your system using a Web browser The embedded Web Management applications accessed from the Tabs panel are WebConsole including configuration forms and wizards DeviceView Performance monitoring charts and Help configuration forms and 3Com support links See Figure 2 Embedded Web Management Applications 11 Edt View Favorites Tools Hep e 2 0 Dn amp a2 amp GIB 3 w Rz Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Mail Print Edit Address Go Links Tabs panel system Overview Management Ethernet system Cl Menu tree issage Fae SuperStack II Switch 3900 36 rev rp snmp Name SuperStack II Switch 461467 analyzer System ID 461467 WebManage POV Revision 1 04 System Boot Revision 1 08 rende Diagnostics 2 01 Software Version 3 0 0 Workspace Software Build Date 1999 08 24T11 22 33 Current System Time 2036 12 06T14 06 51 System Up Time 3 Hours 42 Minutes Help Server Address http 101 202 303 4 Help Directory Time in Service 299 Days eu sse 10000892 ea ee pesi Number Number Number 10 100BaseTX m R45 22 29WADD0115 3C39036 Bii Interface Description The screen for the embedded Web Management applications is divided in
21. ment System Issues and Web Management Known Problems if any in the release notes that are shipped with your product m Your network supplier m The Technical Support appendix in the Getting Started Guide for your system
22. n of the Help files for the first time Click the Help tab in the banner of the Web Management start up screen The Help Server configuration form appears Click Device and then Configuration In the Help Installation URL field type the complete URL for the Help files Follow the syntax in the examples in the configuration form shown in Figure 12 Do not end the URL with a slash Figure 12 Help Server Configuration Form Help Server Configuration This is an HTML based help system which provides comprehensive context sensitive help for the embedded web management interface Help contains e Context sensitive help for all forms in configuration and monitoring e Index and contents pages e Links to our Internet web site Due to the rich content help requires installation on an external server Most commonly it will be installed on a web HTML server in your intranet However if you do not have a web server available it can be installed on either a local hard drive for access from that machine alone or on a network drive where a common drive is assigned throughout the network e g a logon drive Help is supplied on the CD which arrived with the product or it can be retrieved with system software updates via FTP Help Installation URL EXAMPLES http 0 0 0 0 3com file C 3com file nnt 3com Reset 30 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETUP 4 Click Apply p The system displays a
23. nd click Reset In the Security Settings area scroll down to Java Permissions and select the Custom radio button The Java Custom Settings button at the bottom of the dialog box is now available CHAPTER 3 TROUBLESHOOTING Figure 15 Security Settings Dialog Box Security Settings 2 x i ActiveX Controls and plugins 9 Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting 9 Enable Q Prompt Q Disable 9 Run Active controls and plugins 9 Enable Q Prompt Q Disable Download signed ActiveX controls Q Enable 9 Prompt Q Disable V Download unsigned ActiveX controls Frable Reset custom settings Reset to 5 Select Java Custom Settings The Internet zone dialog box appears Figure 16 Figure 16 Edit Permissions Tab Internet zone L2 x View Permissions Edit Permissions Unsigned Content Run Unsigned Content Q Run in sandbox O Disable A Additional Unsigned Permissions fr Access to all Files Disable Enable A Access to all Network Addresses Disable Enable A Execute Disable Enable Dialogs xl Reset Java Permissions Reset to Saved permissions Reset Cancel Troubleshooting the Web Management Software 35 Select the Edit Permissions tab If the options listed under Unsigned Content cannot be configured verify that you are using the latest version of Internet Explorer 7 In the Run Unsigned Content choices click the
24. on and enter the IP address of the system that you want to manage The Web Management opening screen appears with the WebConsole DeviceView Performance and Help tabs Use the Help tab to configure the location of your Help files If you have installed and configured Help see Chapter 2 access Help from the Help button for each form as you manage your device or use the Contents and Index links on the Help tab to search for information on a topic If you have installed WebManage Framework from the Windows 95 or NT Start menu select Programs and then WebManage and then WebManage again If you have installed DeviceView Accessories see Using Status Logging on page 18 for instructions on how to configure your device to send e mail notification of Status Log events in the DeviceView application Logging Out To disconnect a session in Web Management close the browser window or enter another IP address 26 CHAPTER 1 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW oot fey ts INSTALLATION AND SETUP This chapter covers installation and set up for the additional tools that you can install on your system m Installing Supplemental Tools m Setting Up the Form Specific Help Files Installing Supplemental Tools Windows Installation Use the file called webmanagv30 exe to launch the wizard that installs some or all of the supplemental tools If you choose to install the additional Web Management files on a PC co
25. ows you can manage multiple devices This software which is part of the system software image contains WebConsole An HTML based set of configuration forms See WebConsole Tab on page 13 for details DeviceView A Java based application that displays a real time image of the device You can manage each port or the entire system by clicking on the part of the image that you want to manage See Browser and Platform Requirements on page 9 and DeviceView Tab on page 15 for details Performance features Dynamic monitoring through graphing of Ethernet interfaces See Performance Tab on page 20 for details Help The configuration form on which you set up the installable Help as well as access to links to support information on the 3Com Web site For how to install Help for the configuration forms see Chapter 2 Installable tools Install some or all of these optional tools on your workstation from the 3Com Web site as described in Chapter 2 DeviceView accessories To set up e mail notification for Status Logging WebManage Framework To group your access links to the devices that you manage Form specific Help To access hypertext information about the fields in the WebConsole DeviceView and Performance forms Browser and Platform Requirements mio The Web Management suite of applications has certain dependencies as described in this section Color Recommendations The minimum gr
26. pe Communications Corporation in the United States and other countries Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X Open Company Ltd All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions 5 Year 2000 Compliance 6 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Web Management Overview 8 Browser and Platform Requirements 9 Color Recommendations 9 Browser Support 9 Platform Requirements 10 Embedded Web Management Applications 10 Interface Description 11 WebConsole Tab 13 Configuration Wizard 14 DeviceView Tab 15 About the Device Image 16 Configuring Parameters in DeviceView 17 Selecting Multiple Ports in DeviceView 17 Using Status Logging 18 Performance Tab 20 Using the Performance Features 20 Customizing Your Performance Monitor 20 Help Tab 22 Installable Web Management Tools 22 Using WebManage Framework 23 Using the Form Specific Help Files 24 Launching Web Management Applications 25 Managing a Single Device 25 Launching the Form Specific Help 25 Launching the WebManage Framework 25 Enabling E mail Notification for Status Log 25 Logging Out 25 INSTALLATION AND SETUP Installing Supplemental Tools 27 Windows Installation 27 UNIX Help Installation 28 Setting Up the Form Specific Help Files 29 TROUBLESHOOTING
27. py them to a workstation that runs Windows 95 or Windows NT or an NT server Follow these steps To download the installable supplemental Web Management tools Visit this 3Com Web site http www support 3com com software switches htm 2 Scroll down to the link for your software Switch 3900 or Switch 9300 3 Download the file called webmanagev30 exe to your local workstation PC or Web server Unzip the file and follow the installation instructions next To install one or more of the installable Web Management tools Close all open programs and applications Locate webmanagev30 exe in the directory on your workstation or server CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETUP UNIX Help Installation Double click the file and follow the instructions in the wizard Three installation options are provided m Custom Installs one or more supplemental Web Management components a Help Files Install Installs only the form specific Help files for the Web Management embedded forms m Typical Installs all supplemental Web Management components including the integrated Graphical User Interface GUI DeviceView accessories such as Status Logging and form specific Help files If you plan to group multiple devices in easily accessible folders choose the Typical installation or choose the Web Management option in the Custom installation Decide whether to reboot m f you have selected Help Files Install or Typical
28. runk Definition configuration wizard Use the wizard to create valid configurations modify attributes and parameters and prevent common configuration mishaps See Figure 4 To use the Trunk Definition wizard click the wizard icon and follow the instructions Figure 4 Opening Screen for the Trunk Definition Wizard 3900 Shown d WebManage Microsoft Internet Explorer oO x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Roe 9 nas gjesssrm Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Mail Print Edit Address e E eGo Links a E SuperStack 3900 SuperStack II Switch 461467 system Management Eth Trunk Definition Wizard Introduction ernet Bridge The Trunk Definition Wizard simplifies the Elisplay configuration of defining trunks in the device by Blconfiguration walking you through the following steps Elspanning Tree 1 Select the port type Port 2 Set up trunk parameters ytan 3 Apply trunks defined and reboot or repeat steps 1 and 2 E rrunk Wizard icon B To begin dlick Next Next gt Help BRemove Bunk S multipoint Link Aggregation SCoS Queueing IP snmp analyzer WebManage Embedded Web Management Applications 15 DeviceView Tab The DeviceView application actively monitors the device and allows you to configure system and front panel port parameters in real time p To use the DeviceView application click the DeviceView tab on the
29. t Figure 1 shows the opening Web Management screen Figure 1 Opening Screen of Web Management 3900 shown dj WebManage Microsoft Internet Explorer mf x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ed eae eel oa SIE 3m Back EGIWAIH Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Mail Print Edit Adress Overview Management Ciethernet Bridge m ese Links Model pose II Switch 3900 36 rev IP snmp Name SuperStack II Switch 461467 analyzer System ID 461467 WebManage POV Revision 1 04 System Boot Revision 1 08 Extended Diagnostics Revision gum Software Version 3 0 0 Software Build Date 1999 08 24T11 22 33 Current System Time 2036 12 06T14 06 51 System Up Time 3 Hours 42 Minutes Help Server Address http 101 202 303 4 Help Directory Time in Service 299 Days Chassis TLA Part Kumbar 10000892 Hardware Revision Serial Product Part Number Number Number 10 100BaseTX M B 36 RJ45 ports 22 2JWA000115 3C39036 10000315 Web Management Overview The Web Management suite of features consists of embedded Web Management applications and installable tools Embedded Web Management applications Use the embedded Web Management applications for most of your device configuration and management tasks You can manage a single port or device or using multiple wind
30. t is select how many times items change in a moving chart Click Apply If you have installed the Help files click the Help button to read more information on these options See Chapter 2 if you have not installed the Help files Figure 9 Web Monitoring Configuration Screen 3900 Shown Fethemet configuration Web Monitoring Configuration Chart Size large 400 pixels Refresh Rate for Moving Charts Hours Minutes Seconds o o 10 Item History for Moving Charts 1 16 e Apply Reset Help Ful Document Done 4 22 CHAPTER 1 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Help Tab The fourth tab of the Web Management opening screen contains these links m The Help configuration form After you install the Help files see Chapter 2 type the path to the directory in which you installed your Help files Click Apply to complete the software link Now you can access Help from each configuration form When you install the Help the links to the Help Contents and Help Index become active If you have not installed the Help these links connect you to the Help configuration form To use Help see Using the Form Specific Help Files later in this chapter m Various 3Com support sites on the Web Click a link to view the 3Com contacts list support page and home page Installable Web Management Tools The installable supplemental Web Management tools are available from the 3Com Web site See Chapter 2
31. to three areas shown in Figure 2 and described here m Tabs panel At the top of the Web Management screen the Tabs panel has four tabs WebConsole tab When you select this tab the menu tree lists folders for the parameters that you can configure for the device to which you are connected See WebConsole Tab on page 13 for details DeviceView tab When you select this tab you see an image of the device You can configure some system and port parameters from this view See Browser and Platform Requirements on page 9 for the required versions of Java based browsers and DeviceView Tab on page 15 for more details on the functionality of this view 12 CHAPTER 1 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Telnet icon Performance tab When you select this tab the menu tree lists charts that support dynamic monitoring See Performance Tab on page 20 for more details Help tab When you select this tab the menu tree lists the Help configuration form and links to 3Com support sites When you install the Help files the links to the Contents and Index for Help become active Before you install the Help these links connect you to the Help configuration form See Setting Up the Form Specific Help Files on page 29 for Help installation To access Help for the configuration forms install the supplemental Help See Chapter 2 Menu tree The menu tree frame at the left of the interface lists the menu options
32. tocol that is used for communications among various networking devices To gain access to the system using TCP IP orto manage the system using SNMP you must set up an IP interface for your system In Band Management If you are managing your network in band you need to set up an IP routing interface and at least one VLAN For information about setting up an IP routing interface see Define IP Router Interface For information about setting up VLANs see VLAN Configuration Related Topics Implementation Guide Contents Start Contents Index Support 3Gom Home The banner at the top and the row of links at the bottom of each Help page provide access to the Start page containing Web Management overview information Contents Index 3Com Technical Support and the 3Com Corporation home page Launching Web Management Applications 25 Launching Web Management Applications Managing a Single Device Launching the Form Specific Help Launching the WebManage Framework Enabling E mail Notification for Status Log Depending on which optional files you decide to install you can manage a single device access Help from each form use WebManage Framework to organize your access to multiple devices or enable e mail notification of Status Log events To use the embedded Web Management applications you need not install any of the optional files Open a new Internet browser window on your workstati
33. y Computer slal On the Devices tab a To add a folder In the Add a Folder area of the form type a meaningful name such as Engineering A or AccountingLab 3 m To add a device In the menu tree click the folder where you want to put the device access In the Add a Device area in the Name field enter a meaningful name such as 3500 1 or 9K 16slot 1 In the IP field type the IP address of the device that you want to manage To remove a device or folder In the menu tree click the folder or device name In the Delete a Device or Folder area click OK 24 CHAPTER 1 WEB MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Using the Form Specific Help Files Additional links Each configuration form has a Help button and one or more related Help topics See Figure 11 Many Help forms have additional links in the Help banner and at the bottom of the page including a link to the HTML version of the Implementation Guide See Chapter 2 for details on installing the Help and Setting Up the Form Specific Help Files on page 29 for details on configuring your system to point to the Help files once they are installed Figure 11 Help Page c IP Microsoft Internet Explorer n x Edi View Favorites Tools Help EJ eH Ala a g B Gr Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Mail Print Edit Address ll z 9 Go T Links Help About IP banner The Internet Protocol IP is a standard network pro

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