Net Optics Director xStream Pro User Manual

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Set the Device’s IP Address

Before you can use the Director xStream Pro

management GUI, you need to configure the unit’s

management IP address.
To set the device’s IP address:
1. Connect a PC with terminal emulation software such

as HyperTerminal to Director xStream Pro’s COM A

port (rear panel) using the supplied DB9 serial cable

and null modem (cross-over) adapter.

2. Launch terminal emulation software and set the

communication parameters to

115200 baud, 8 data

bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control.

3. Press the

Enter key until the command prompt

(cmd> appears.

4. Type

ip_address followed by the desired IP address

and netmask to change the IP address for the unit.

(cmd> ip_address 192.168.4.181 255.0.0.0

IP address has been set to 192.168.4.181.

Netmask has been set to 255.0.0.0.

(cmd>

Use the GUI

All configuration options, status, and traffic statistics are

accessed using the Director xStream Pro GUI from any

Web browser. (Firefox 3.5 or higher recommended.

Java Script must be enabled.)

To log into the Director xStream GUI:
1. Be sure the management port (top RJ45 on the rear

panel) is connected to a switch that can be reached

by your browser.

2. In the browser’s address bar, type

https:// followed

by the IP address you assigned to the device, for

example,

https://192.168.10.1. Be sure to type

https not http because a secure connection is

required. Click through any security warnings until

you get to the login screen. (The warnings do not

apply because you are connecting to a hardware

appliance, not an Internet Web site.)

3. Log in by entering the user name

admin and the

password

netoptics. The Director xStream Pro

Overview screen appears.

4. Use the command links at the top of the GUI window

to select different pages in the GUI:

• Click

Reports to view and export RMON traffic

statistics as tables and charts

• Click

Filters to set ingress and egress filters on

ProPorts, and to trigger snapshot packet captures

• Click

Snapshot to view pcap packet capture files

• Click

Topology to configure and interconnect ports

• Click

Users to administer user accounts

• Click

Settings to change system settings

Topology screen

• Each column represents a port
• Click to change port from input (blue box) to

output (yellow box) and vice-versa

• Click

10 or 1 to change port speed—must match

SFP+ (10G) or SFP (1G) module in port (ProPorts

1 - 8 support 10G only)

• Click one input port (blue box) and one output port

(yellow box) to connect the ports

• Select

AGGREGATE to create aggregation and

regeneration connections (black lines)

• Select

BALANCE to create load balance groups

(purple dashed lines)—input ports 2, 4, 6, and 8 only

Reports screen

• Select the port and table or plot (chart) type using

the left navigation menu

Filters screen

• Select the port and click

Complex in the left

navigation menu

• Fill in the filter form as desired

Control

Specification

Status and

Counters

Activate/ Snapshot Capture

Deactivate Name Type Action Trigger