Cabletron Systems CSX100 series User Manual - Configuration Manager
Installing and Accessing Configuration Manager
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Chapter 3. Installing and Accessing
Configuration Manager
This chapter describes how to install and access Configuration Manager
running under Microsoft Windows.
About Configuration Manager
Configuration Manager is an easy-to-use, point-and-click graphical user
interface (GUI), thus making it the ideal tool to perform all the configurations
described in this guide. It is a Windows-based application and can run under
Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, and Windows NT.
Configuration Manager allows you to configure the router’s system settings,
routing and bridging function, remote router access, bandwidth management,
and security features.
It also includes a set of tools designed to simplify some configuration tasks.
Personal computer hardware and software prerequisites needed to run
Configuration Manager are listed in the following section.
An Ethernet LAN connection between the router and the personal computer is
needed to configure the router using the Graphical User Interface.
Note: If you only intend to connect to the Internet, please use the Internet
Quick Start guide and application instead.
Important Note:
There are a few “unusual” situations where users have to use the Command
Line Interface instead of Configuration Manager to configure the router, as
listed below:
•
IP address initialization and router configuration for non-Windows-based
platforms (such as Macintosh and UNIX)
•
Advanced settings of DHCP, filters, or ISDN Dial-Back for example
•
Changing an existing IP address
The Command Line Interface requires a console or Telnet connection.
Detailed information about installing and accessing the CLI is described in
Appendix D, Accessing the Command Line Interface (CLI).