Avaya P460 User manual

Avaya P460
Manager User Guide
January 2003

Avaya P460 1.0 User Guide
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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii
The Purpose of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Organization of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Chapter 1 — Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Avaya P460 Manager Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Starting the Avaya P460 Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Avaya P460 Manager as Part of MSNM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Avaya P460 Manager via Web Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
The User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Application Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Status Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Managing Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Chapter 2 — Device Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Application Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Get/Set Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Tree View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Chassis View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Dialog Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Avaya P460 Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Refreshing Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Using Dialog Boxes and Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Using Avaya P460 Device Manager Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Opening the Help to the Contents Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Opening the Help to a Topic of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Chapter 3 — Device Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Viewing Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Viewing Supervisor Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Viewing Power Supply Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Viewing Fan Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Viewing Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Viewing LAG Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Viewing Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Resetting the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Clearing the CAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Chapter 4 — Port RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Displaying the Port RMON Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
The Pie Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
The Traffic Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Traffic Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Chapter 5 — VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
VLAN Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
VLANs Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Master VLAN List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
VLAN Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Viewing the VLAN Configuration Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
VLAN Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Selection List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Port Configuration Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Managing VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Creating VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Renaming VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Synchronizing VLAN Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Deleting VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Managing Port VLAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Selecting Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Viewing Port VLAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Using the Port Configuration Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Drag-and-Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Updating the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Chapter 6 — Link Aggregation Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LAGs Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Viewing the LAG Information Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Creating LAGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Editing LAGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
The LAG Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
LAG Wizard - Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
LAG Wizard - Base Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
LAG Wizard - Member Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
LAG Wizard - LAG Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
LAG Wizard - Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Deleting LAGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Chapter 7 — Port Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Overview of Port Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Viewing the Port Redundancy Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Adding a Port Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

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Port Redundancy Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Port Redundancy Wizard - Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Port Redundancy Wizard - Primary Port Selection . . . . . . . . . .71
Port Redundancy Wizard - Secondary Port Selection . . . . . . . .72
Port Redundancy Wizard - Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Port Redundancy Wizard - Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Deleting Port Redundancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Updating the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Chapter 8 — Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Port Mirroring Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Configuring Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
The Port Mirroring Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Port Mirroring Wizard - Create Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Port Mirroring Wizard - Edit/Delete Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Port Mirroring Wizard - Source Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Port Mirroring Wizard - Destination Port Selection . . . . . . . . .81
Port Mirroring Wizard - Frames Direction Selection . . . . . . . . .82
Port Mirroring Wizard - VLAN Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Port Mirroring Wizard - Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Chapter 9 — IP Multicast Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
IP Multicast Filtering Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Configuring IP Multicast Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Chapter 10 — Trap Managers Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Trap Manager Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Viewing the Trap Managers Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Editing the Trap Managers Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Adding and Removing Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Editing Trap Reporting Statuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Chapter 11 — Switch Connected Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Switch Connected Addresses Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Viewing the Switch Connected Addresses Window . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Sorting the List of Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Chapter 12 — Routing Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Routing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
The User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Tree View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Table Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Form Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Editing Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Saving Table Information as Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

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Saving Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Running Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Committed Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Using Avaya P460 Routing Manager Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Opening the Help to the Contents Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Opening the Help to a Topic of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Chapter 13 — Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Device Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Upload/Download Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Selecting TFTP Secure Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Uploading the Current Configuration to a File . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Downloading a Saved Configuration to the Device . . . . . . . . .107
Upload/Download Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Chapter 14 — Layer 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Chapter 15 — IP Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
IP Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
IP Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Routing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
ARP Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
DHCP/BOOTP Global Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
DHCP/BOOTP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
RIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
RIP Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
RIP Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
OSPF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
OSPF Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
OSPF Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
OSPF Area Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
OSPF Link State Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
OSPF External Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
OSPF Neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
VRRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
VRRP Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
VRRP Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Appendix A — Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Device Manager Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Actions Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

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Routing Manager Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Action Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Appendix B — Web Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Web Management Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Configuring the Avaya P460 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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Preface
Welcome to Avaya P460 Manager. This chapter provides an introduction
to the structure and assumptions of this guide. It includes the following
sections:
•The Purpose of This Guide - A description of the goals of this
guide.
•Who Should Use This Guide - The intended audience of this
guide.
•Organization of This Guide - A brief description of the subjects
contained in the various sections of this guide.
The Purpose of This Guide
The Avaya P460 Manager guide contains information needed to use the
management system efficiently and effectively.
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is intended for network managers familiar with network
management and its fundamental concepts.
Organization of This Guide
This guide is structured to reflect the following conceptual divisions:
•Avaya P460 Manager - Information pertaining to the entire
Avaya P460 Manager application and all of its aspects.
—Preface - This section describes the guide’s purpose, intended
audience and organization.
—Introduction - An introduction to the Avaya P460 Manager
including instructions on starting the Avaya P460 Manager.

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•Avaya P460 Device Manager - Information pertaining to
Avaya P460 Device management.
—Device Manager - An introduction to the Avaya P460 Device
Manager including a description of the user interface.
—Device Configuration - Viewing and modifying the different
device configurations.
—Port RMON - Viewing graphical representations of the traffic
on the ports of the Avaya P460 Device.
—VLANs - Viewing and editing VLAN information.
—Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) - Viewing and editing
LAG information.
—Port Redundancy - Configuring port redundancy for ports
and LAGs in an Avaya P460 Device.
—Port Mirroring - Setting up port mirroring for ports and LAGs
in an Avaya P460 Device.
—IP Multicast Filtering - Viewing and modifying IP Multicast
filtering in an Avaya P460 Device.
—Trap Managers Configuration - Viewing and modifying the
Trap Managers table.
—Switch Connected Addresses - Viewing devices connected
to selected ports.
•Avaya P460 Routing Manager - Information pertaining to
Avaya P460 routing management.
—Routing Manager - An introduction to configuring
Avaya P460 routing, and a description of the Avaya P460
Routing Manager user interface.
—Device - Detailed descriptions of routing device configuration
that enable you to display and modify global parameters, reset
the module, and upload or download configuration
parameters.
—Layer 2 - Detailed descriptions of layer 2 configuration that
enable you to view layer 2 interfaces at the management
station.
—IP Route - Detailed descriptions of IP route configuration that
enable you to display and update IP interfaces, the IP routing
table, the ARP table, DHCP/BOOTP parameters, RIP interfaces,

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OSPF interfaces, area parameters, link-state database and
neighbors, the IP access control table, and redundancy
parameters.
•Appendices - Additional information about the Avaya P460
Manager.
—Menus - The full structure of the menus in the Avaya P460
Manager.
—Web Management - Instructions on how to manage
Avaya P460 Devices via the Internet.

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1Introduction
This chapter provides an introduction to the Avaya P460 Manager. It
includes the following sections:
•Avaya P460 Manager Overview - An overview explaining the
different aspects of Avaya P460 Device management.
•Selecting a Device to Manage - Instructions on how to select a
Avaya P460 Device to manage.
•Starting the Avaya P460 Manager - Instructions on how to
access Avaya P460 Manager from your management platform.
•The User Interface - Detailed descriptions of the user interface
common to all applications in the Avaya P460 Manager.
•Managing Tables - An explanation of the symbols used to label
table rows.

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Avaya P460 Manager Overview
The Avaya P460 Manager provides full management capabilities for
Avaya P460 Devices. This includes the ability to view five aspects of
device management:
•Device Manager - Provides a view of the configuration of the
device including VLAN configuration, configured LAGs, port
mirroring, and traps. For information specific to the Avaya P460
Device Manager, refer to chapters 2-17.
•Routing Manager - Provides a view of the third layer routing
and forwarding functions of the device. For information specific
to the Avaya P460 Routing Manager, refer to chapters 18-22 .
•Device SMON - Provides advanced monitoring capabilities for
the device. For information specific to Avaya P460 SMON, refer to
Avaya P460 SMON User Guide.
For information on switching between the different views, refer to
“Application Tabs” on page 5.

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Introduction
Starting the Avaya P460 Manager
This section provides instructions for starting Avaya P460 Manager.
Avaya P460 Manager as Part of MSNM
If you installed the Avaya P460 Manager as part of the
Avaya MultiService Network Manager, the following sections provide
instructions for starting Avaya P460 Manager.
From the Avaya MultiService Console:
1. Select the label representing the Avaya P460 Device you want to
manage.
2. Click .
Or
Double-click the Avaya P460 Device.
Or
Select Tools > Avaya Device Manager.
From HP-OV NNM:
1. Select the Avaya P460 Device you want to manage.
2. Click in the OpenView toolbar.
Or
Select Tools > Avaya > Device Manager.
Or
1. Right-click the Avaya P460 Device you want to manage.
2. Select Avaya > Device Manager.

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Avaya P460 Manager via Web Management
To start Avaya P460 Web Management:
1. Point your web browser to http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Avaya P460 Device
you want to manage. The Network Password dialog box opens.
Figure 1-1. Network Password Dialog Box
2. Enter root in the User Name field and the correct password in the
Password field. (Use a valid CLI password.)
3. To save the password on your computer, check the Save this
password in your password list checkbox.
4. Click OK. The Avaya P460 Welcome page opens.
—If the required Java plug-in is installed on your computer, the
Java Plug-in Security Warning dialog box opens after a few
seconds.
—If the required Java plug-in is not installed, the plug-in is
automatically downloaded to your computer. Follow the
instructions on the Avaya P460 Welcome page to install the
plug-in.

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Introduction
The User Interface
The Avaya P460 Manager user interface is different for each of its
management applications. However, the following elements of the user
interface are common to all views:
•Application Tabs - Tabs for accessing the Device Manager,
Routing Manager, and SMON applications for the Avaya P460
Device.
•Application Area - An area where the selected application
opens.
•Status Line - Displays the communication status between the
Avaya P460 Manager and the Avaya P460 Device.
Figure 1-2. Avaya P460 Manager User Interface
Application Tabs
You can access the three main components of device management using
the following Application Tabs in the Avaya P460 Manager:
•Device Manager - View the Avaya P460 Device Manager for
device configuration and Port RMON.
•Device SMON - View SMON (Switch Monitoring) information
for the Avaya P460 Device.
•Routing Manager - View the Avaya P460 Routing
configuration.
To switch to a different view, click the appropriate Application Tab. The
selected application opens.
Application
Tabs
Application
Area
Status Line

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* Note: When the Avaya P460 Manager is installed as a standalone
manager and when running the Avaya P460 Manager via
Web Management, the Device SMON tab does not appear.
Status Line
The Status Line shows the communication status between the
application and the Avaya P460 Device. The Status Line displays a status
message and an appropriate graphic. The table below shows the possible
statuses with their corresponding graphics, and provides an explanation
for each status.
Managing Tables
The Avaya P460 Manager interface displays the status of each row in a
table. The following table shows a list of symbols that can appear at the
start of a table row, with their corresponding explanations.
To undo all the changes made to a table, click Refresh. To undo changes
made to a selected row, click Undo. When all changes are finalized, click
Apply to update the device.
Table 1-1. Communication Statuses
Status Graphic Description
Ready The application is ready to
communicate with the
Avaya P460 Device.
Communicating The application is currently
communicating with the
Avaya P460 Device.
Communication
Error The last attempted communication with the
Avaya P460 Device was not
successful.
Table 1-2. Table Symbols
Symbol Explanation
The row is a new entry.
The row is to be deleted.
The information in the row has been changed by the
user.

Avaya P460 Manager User Guide 7
2Device Manager
This chapter provides an introduction to the Avaya P460 Device
Manager. It includes the following sections:
•The User Interface - An introduction to the Avaya P460 Device
Manager user interface, including instructions for selecting
elements and using the toolbar buttons.
•Avaya P460 Modes - Instructions on switching between the
Configuration and Port RMON modes in the Avaya P460 Device
Manager.
•Refreshing Device Information - Instructions on how to
refresh the information in the Avaya P460 Device Manager.
•Using Dialog Boxes and Tables - An explanation of the icons
found in the dialog boxes and tables in the Avaya P460 Device
Manager.
•Using Avaya P460 Device Manager Help - An explanation of
the options for accessing on-line help in the Avaya P460 Device
Manager.
The User Interface
The Avaya P460 Device Manager user interface consists of the following
elements:
•Menu Bar - Menus for accessing Avaya P460 Device
management functions.
•Application Toolbar - Toolbar buttons for accessingAvaya P460
Device management functions.
•Get/Set Toolbar - Toolbar buttons for viewing and changing the
configuration of ports and LAGs.
•Tree View - A resizeable window containing a hierarchical
representation of the modules and ports of the Avaya P460
Device.
•Desktop - A resizeable window where the Chassis View and all
floating and minimized dialog boxes and tables are displayed.

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•Chassis View - A graphical representation of the Avaya P460
Device.
•Dialog Area - A resizeable window where all dialog boxes and
tables first open.
For information on other parts of the user interface, refer to “The User
Interface” on page 5.
The figure below shows the user interface, with its various parts labeled.
Figure 2-1. Avaya P460 Device Manager User Interface
To resize the three main areas of the user interface, the Tree View, the
Chassis View, and the Dialog Area, use the splitter bars and their arrows.
Application Toolbar
The Application Toolbar provides shortcuts to the main Device Manager
functions.
The table below describes the buttons on the Application Toolbar and
gives the equivalent menu options.
Menu Bar
Application
Toolbar
Tree
View
Desktop
Get/Set
Toolbar
Chassis
View
Dialog
Area
StatusLine
Application
Tabs
Table 2-1. Application Toolbar
Button Description Menu Item
Sets the Device Manager
to Configuration mode. View > Configuration
Sets the Device Manager
to Port RMON mode. View > Port RMON

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Device Manager
When you place the cursor on a toolbar icon for one second, a label
appears with the name of the button.
You can toggle the display of the Application Toolbar. To toggle the
display of the Application Toolbar, select View > Toolbars > Show
Application Toolbar.
Get/Set Toolbar
The Get/Set Toolbar provides buttons for getting and setting
configuration parameters for selected ports and LAGs. When a port or
LAG is selected, its configuration is reflected on the Get/Set Toolbar.
Each group of buttons represents the various possible states of a
configuration parameter. For example, the first group of buttons
represents the possible speed of a port — 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000
Mbps. If the middle button is depressed, the port is currently configured
to operate at 100 Mbps.
Displays addresses of
devices connected to the
switch.
View > Switch Connected
Addresses
Displays the VLAN
window. Configure > VLAN
Displays the LAG table. Configure > Port LAG
Displays the Port
Redundancy table. Configure > Port Redundancy
Starts the Port Mirroring
wizard. Configure > Port Mirroring
DisplaystheTrapManager
table. Configure > Trap Managers
Displays the IP Multicast
Filtering dialog box. Configure > IP Multicast
Filtering
Opens the on-line help. Help > Help On
Selects a VLAN. Ports that
are not on the selected
VLAN appear dark gray in
the Chassis View.
Table 2-1. Application Toolbar (Continued)
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Selected ports and LAGs can be configured using the Get/Set Toolbar. To
change the configuration of a port or LAG, click the button that
represents the value of the parameter you want to apply to the port or
LAG. Click apply to update the device with the changes. Click cancel to
discard the changes. Options not applicable to the selected port or LAG
are dimmed.
To configure the ports of a LAG, select the LAG icon in the Tree View or
Chassis View. Ports belonging to a LAG may not be configured by
selecting the port.
Multiple ports and LAGs can be simultaneously configured using the
Get/Set Toolbar. When multiple ports or LAGs with non-identical
configurations are selected, only the parameters whose settings are
identical on the selected ports or LAGs are reflected in the Get/Set
Toolbar. For example, if a port operating at full duplex and a port
operating at half duplex are selected, neither of the duplex mode buttons
on the Get/Set Toolbar are depressed.
The table below displays the buttons on the Get/Set Toolbar and explains
their functions and settings.
You can toggle the display of the Get/Set Toolbar. To toggle the display of
the Get/Set Toolbar, select View > Toolbars > Show Get/Set Toolbar.
Table 2-2. Get/Set Toolbar
Button Description
Get and set the port/LAG’s speed: 10 Mbps, 100
Mbps, 1000 Mbps.
Get and set the port/LAG’s status: Enabled, Disabled.
Get and set the port/LAG’s mode: Half duplex, Full
duplex.
Get and set the port/LAG’s auto-negotiation status:
Enabled, Disabled.
Get and set the port/LAG’s STP mode: Enabled,
Disabled.
Get and set the port/LAG’s priority. Select a priority
level between 1 and 8 using the pull-down listbox.
Apply or cancel the configuration changes made
with the Get/Set Toolbar.