The diagnostics menu, Changing the password, Context sensitive gui help – Allied Telesis AR400 SERIES Software Release 2.7.1 User Manual

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Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface (GUI)

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Software Release 2.7.1
C613-02021-00 REV F

The Diagnostics Menu

The GUI’s diagnostics pages enable you to troubleshoot network problems and
observe traffic flow, including:

displaying the number of good and bad packets received and
transmitted over each switch port

displaying the number of frames related to 802.1x port authentication
received and transmitted over each authenticator and supplicant

displaying the number and type of PPP packets received and
transmitted

displaying the number and type of packets received and transmitted by
IP, and discarded by the IP gateway

displaying the number and type of ICMP and UDP packets received
and transmitted

displaying the number and type of RIP packets received and
transmitted; and the octets received and transmitted over each IP route

displaying the number and type of IPX packets received and
transmitted; and the bytes received and transmitted over each IPX route

displaying the number and type of DHCP messages received and
transmitted by the DHCP server

displaying the contents of the router’s file system and how much
memory is used and available. You can also delete files

an interface to the router’s command line interface, allowing you to
enter CLI commands.

Changing the Password

As a security precaution, change the password as soon as possible.

To change the password of the default Manager account, select Management >
Users from the sidebar menu. Select the Manager account and click Modify.

For information about passwords, seeChoosing a Password” on page 18.

Context Sensitive GUI Help

The GUI’s context-sensitive help system is displayed in a pop-up window
which covers the title of the GUI page. You can move the banner to any part of
your screen and/or resize it. To display the help, click on the Help button
above the sidebar menu or on the page for which you require assistance. Three
types of help are available:

Click General Page Info to see brief background and process flow
information. The General Page Info displays when you click the Help
button.

Click Page Element Info and roll your mouse over an element, to see
information about that element.

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