Document Outline

• Transcend® Traffix™ Manager User Guide
• Contents
  • About This Guide
    • How To Use The Traffix Manager Documentation
    • Conventions
    • Terminology Used in this Guide
    • Related Documentation
      • Documents
      • Web Sites
    • Documentation Comments
    • Year 2000 Compliance
• Getting Started with Traffix Manager
  • Traffix Manager Overview
    • What to Read First
    • Features of Traffix Manager
    • How Does Traffix Manager Work?
    • Strategy for New Users
  • Launching Traffix Manager for the First Time
    • Installing RMON Agents on Your Network
    • Launching the Traffix Manager Server
    • Launching the Traffix Manager Client
    • Stopping Traffix Manager
    • About the Main Window
      • Grouping of Objects
    • Main Window Reference
• How Traffix Manager Works
  • Collecting Data
    • How Traffix Manager Processes Collected Data
    • RMON Overview
      • Remote Monitoring
      • RMON-2 Standard
    • How Traffix Manager Discovers Network Devices Using RMON-2
  • Grouping Network Devices in the Map
    • Overview
    • Attributes
      • Predefined Attributes
    • Groupings
      • Predefined Groupings
      • Creating and Assigning Attributes
      • Creating Groups and Ordering Attributes
• Running Traffix Manager
  • Launching Traffix Manager After the First Time
    • Launching the Traffix Manager Server
    • Launching a Traffix Manager Client
    • Client Access Levels
  • Configuring Agents for Data Collection
    • Supported RMON Agents and Interfaces
    • Finding Agents for Data Collection
      • Configuring RMON-1 and RMON-2 Data Sources
      • Downloading Agent Firmware
      • Setting Operational Mode on 3Com Standalone RMON-2 Agents
  • Displaying Network Traffic in the Main Window
    • Loading Network Traffic Data
    • Working with Objects in the Main Window
      • Displaying Object Information
      • Searching for Objects
      • Selecting and Deselecting Objects
      • Locating Objects in the Map
    • Displaying Network Traffic Data
      • Displaying Connections Between Objects
      • Displaying Connections To and From Objects
      • Combining To and From and Between
      • Removing and Hiding Traffic
    • Protocols, Applications and Favorites
      • Protocol Tools
      • User-defined Protocols
    • Device Aggregation
  • Displaying Traffic in Graphs
    • Overview
    • Using the Graph Panel
    • Using the Launch Graph Dialog Box
      • Graph Settings
  • Using Event Rules
    • Overview
    • Predefined Event Rules
    • Examples of Event Rules
      • Security Event Rules
      • Traffic Event Rules
    • Configuring Event Rules
      • Refining Event Rules
    • Using Event Rules
      • Monitoring Your Network as a Whole
      • Monitoring Servers
      • Monitoring WAN Links and Backbone Links
      • Implementing Business Policies
  • Viewing Events
    • Overview
    • Viewing Events
      • Filtering Events
      • Summarizing Events
      • Output of Events
    • Viewing and Managing Selected Events
      • Deleting Events
      • Ignoring Devices or Connections
      • Displaying an Event in the Map
      • Displaying an Event in the Launch Graph Dialog Box
    • Forwarding Events as SNMP Traps
      • Integrating Traffix Manager SNMP Traps with HP OpenView
  • Overview of Reporting
    • Overview
      • Types of Report
      • Report Instances
      • Output
      • Periods Covered by Reports
    • Managing Reports
      • Creating, Editing and Deleting Reports
      • Scheduling Reports
      • Rescheduling Reports and Running Ad Hoc Reports
      • Managing Raw Data and Report Output
      • Setting Output Options
      • Viewing HTML Output
      • Monitoring Report Generation and Output
      • Setting the Lifetime of Raw Report Data
      • Setting Global Report Options
    • Strategy for Reporting
      • Getting Started
      • How Long Does it Take to Generate Reports?
      • Tips and Hints
    • Effects of Grouping on Reports
  • Report Types
    • Report Templates
      • Activity Reports
      • Top N Reports
    • Connection Activity Report
    • Device Activity Report
    • Group Activity Report
    • Segment Activity Report
    • Top N Connections Report
    • Top N Devices Report
    • Top N Groups Report
    • Top N Segments Report
• Appendices and Index
  • Troubleshooting Traffix Manager
    • Troubleshooting Traffix Manager
    • Troubleshooting Reports
      • Diagnosing Reporting Problems
  • Database Management Using Traffix Control Panel
    • Overview of Traffix Control Panel
    • Overview of Database Applications
      • Database Setup
      • Database Maintenance
      • Subnets Editor
      • Attribute Lookup
      • DHCP Setup
      • Startup Options
      • Default DNS Domain
    • Upgrading Traffix Manager 2.0
      • Before Deinstalling
      • Deinstalling Traffix Manager 2.0
      • Program Groups and Start Menu Entries
  • Aggregating Devices
    • Overview
    • Default Aggregation
      • Specifying an Aggregation Policy
  • Using the SubnetsDB File
    • Using the SubnetsDB File
      • How Subnet Grouping Works
  • Automatic Attribute Assignment
    • Overview
    • Contents of the User-defined Attributes Configuration File
      • File Format
    • Performing Attribute Assignment
    • Using the fileattrs Program
      • Configuration File Format
      • Running fileattrs
      • How fileattrs Works
    • Using the dblookup Program
      • Lookup Database Structure
      • Default Values
      • Access Database
      • Excel Worksheet
      • Excel Workbook
      • Running dblookup
      • How dblookup Works
    • Writing your own program
      • Structure of an Attribute Lookup Program
      • Writing and Building Your Own Attribute Lookup Program
      • Testing Attribute Lookup Programs
  • Supported RMON-2 Devices
    • 3Com Agents
    • Supported Interface Types
  • Configuring 3Com Standalone RMON-2 Agents
    • Downloading Firmware to 3Com Standalone Agents
    • Setting the Operational Mode on 3Com Standalone RMON-2 Agents
  • DHCP
    • How Traffix Manager Monitors DHCP Devices
    • What Effect Do DHCP Devices Have On The Map?
  • Using RMON-1 Agents
    • Monitoring Network Segments Using RMON-1 Agents
  • RMON and SNMP Tables Retrieval
    • SNMP Tables used by Traffix Manager
  • Technical Support
    • Online Technical Services
      • World Wide Web Site
      • 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services
      • 3Com FTP Site
      • 3Com Bulletin Board Service
      • 3Com Facts Automated Fax Service
    • Support from Your Network Supplier
    • Support from 3Com
    • Returning Products forRepair
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty