Preface, About this manual, How this manual is organized – CANOGA PERKINS 9145E Network Interface Device Software Version 2.1 User Manual
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Preface
About this Manual
This manual provides instructions on the configuration and operation of the 9145E Network Inter-
face Device (NID) Version 2.1 software. The 9145E software provides management functions for
the 9145E NID. The 9145E NID can be managed through the VT-100 terminal using the RS-232
serial port, or using a Telnet terminal emulation program, through an Ethernet connection, or
using SNMP.
How this Manual is Organized
This document contains both information and procedures organized in roughly chronological
order. Starting from an introduction to the 9145E software, it continues with system requirements,
initial implementation, and continued operation.
The document includes the following components:
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Chapter 1, Introduction to the 9145E Software
provides basic information about the software and
navigation.
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Chapter 2, Getting started
describes how to set up and get started using the 9145E.
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Chapter 3, System Configuration
describes how to configure the 9145E management features.
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Chapter 4, Diagnostics
describes how to configure and perform routine network diagnostics.
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Chapter 5, Port Information
describes the User port, Network port, Multipurpose port, and the
Management UTP port.
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Chapter 6, System Alarm & Logs
describes how to configure System Alarms and System Logs.
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Chapter 7, Utilities
describes various system utilities.
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Chapter 8, Software Upgrade
describes how to upgrade the NID software.
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Chapter 9, 802.3
describes the Operations, Administration, and Maintenance functions, such as
remote fault indication and remote loopback control, as specified by the IEEE 802.3ah standard.
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Chapter 10, Class of Service Configuration
describes how to configure CoS support.
What is New in This Document
The following changes have been made since this document was last released:
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Information that was added: - None. This is the first release of this software.
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Information that was changed: - None. This is the first release of this software.
For further information, refer to the release notes.