Compatible Systems 5.4 - Manual (Page 11)

Chapter 1 - Installation and Overview 5
If the device is a multislot product such as a VSR or IntraPort Enterprise, both
the slot number and the interface number are shown, separated by a colon
(e.g., Ethernet 0:0 indicates Slot 0, Ethernet 0, while Ethernet 1:0 indicates
Slot 1, Ethernet 0).
Administrative information will also be included if it has been set using the
Item Properties option under the Database Menu.
The list of configuration items associated with each device is an edit area. To
view or edit the configuration information for a specific interface and
protocol, click on the protocol icon. A configuration dialog box will be
opened in the Main Window.
The information in these configuration dialog boxes is used by a device’s
operating software to determine how it will interface with wide area commu-
nications devices, communicate on IPX subnets, filter network packets, etc.
If you determine that a device needs to use new or different configuration
information, you must change the configuration file which is stored in its
Flash ROM. (See the
File Menu section for more information on down-
loading a set of configuration parameters to a device.)
If you have made changes to a configuration and then quit CompatiView
without downloading those changes, they will be lost.
If the parameters in an edit area are different from the configuration which is
currently in the device (because of changes you have made in the edit area),
the protocol, interface and device labels in the Device View will be red.
v Note: Compatible Systems devices are designed to require less configura-
tion than other devices. Whenever possible, auto-configuration is used to
preset parameters with working values.
Right-Clicking in the Device View
Right-clicking when the mouse is on any item within the Device View will
bring up a menu which allows you to add or delete subinterfaces and VPN
ports, restart or delete the selected device, or set administrative properties,
including how the device will handle Save commands (see the
Save/Restart
Tab under the Database Menu for more information). The other options are
also available as menu items and are documented in detail under the appro-
priate menu section.