Cabletron Systems 2000 - Manual (Page 18)

Introduction
1-10 Getting Help
Informational Þelds describing the boards and/or ports being modeled are also
displayed in most windows:
Board Number
Displays the number of the board. The SmartSwitch 2000 will always be Board 1.
Port Number
Displays the number of the monitored port.
Uptime
Displays the amount of time, in a X days hh:mm:ss format, that the SmartSwitch
2000 has been running since the last start-up.
Using Window Buttons
The Cancel button that appears at the bottom of most windows allows you to exit
a window and terminate any unsaved changes you have made. You may also
have to use this button to close a window after you have made any necessary
changes and set them by clicking on an OK, Set, or Apply button.
An OK, Set, or Apply button appears in windows that have conÞgurable values;
it allows you to conÞrm and SET changes you have made to those values. In some
windows, you may have to use this button to conÞrm each individual set; in other
windows, you can set several values at once and conÞrm the sets with one click
on the button.
The Help button brings up a Help text box with information speciÞc to the
current window. For more information concerning Help buttons, see
Getting
Help , on page 1-10 .
The command buttons, for example Bridge, call up a menu listing the windows,
screens, or commands available for that topic.
Any menu topic followed by ... (three dots) Ñ for example Statistics... Ñ calls up
a window or screen associated with that topic.
Getting Help
This section describes two different methods of getting help for questions or
concerns you may have while using SPECTRUM Element Manager.
Using On-line Help
You can use the SmartSwitch 2000 window Help buttons to obtain information
speciÞc to the device. When you click on a Help button, a window will appear
which contains context-sensitive on-screen documentation that will assist you in