Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 - Manual (Page 19)

Using the Hub View 2-3
Using the EMM-E6 Hub View
Contact Status is a color code that shows the status of the connection between
SPMA and the device:
• Green means a valid connection.
• Blue means that SPMA is trying to reach the device but doesn’t yet know if the
connection will be successful.
• Red means that SPMA is unable to contact or has lost contact with the device.
Uptime
The time that the device has been running without interruption. The counter
resets to 0 days 00:00:00 (days HH:MM:SS) when one of the following occurs:
• Power to the device is cycled.
• The device is reset manually.
Date and Time
The date and time are taken from the device’s internal clock.
Device Name
A text field that you can use to help identify the device; you can edit the device
name via the Device Status window, described on
page 2-13 .
Device Location
A text field that you can use to help identify the device; you can edit the device
location via the Device Status window, described on
page 2-13 .
IP Address
The device’s Internet Protocol address; this field will display the IP address you
have used to create the EMM-E6 icon (if you are running the Hub View from a
management platform) or the IP address you used to launch the Hub View
program (if you are running in stand-alone mode). You cannot change the
EMM-E6’s IP address from SPMA; however, you can view the MAC addresses of
all installed interfaces (up to six), along with any associated IP addresses that
have been assigned, by using the IP Address Table function described on
page 2-19 .
MAC Address
The device’s factory-set hardware address; this field will display the MAC
address associated with the IP address used to define the icon (if you are running
the Hub View from a management platform) or the IP address you used to launch
the Hub View program (if you are running in stand-alone mode). The MAC
addresses cannot be changed.
Clicking the Device button displays the Device menu, Figure 2-2 .