Viewing Device Properties - 3Com IntelliJack NJ200 User Manual

Viewing Device
Properties
4 If the box next to "Delete all devices in the existing list" is checked, the discovery
process will replace all of the devices in your current database with the new
devices it discovers. If unchecked, the discovery process will add newly discovered
devices to the current database.
5 Click OK to start the discovery process.
The device discovery tool will return the following information from the NJ200
Network Jacks on your network:
• IP address
• MAC address
• Subnet address
• Group Name
• Location information
• Firmware version
You can sort this information in ascending or descending order.
NOTE: Discovered devices are automatically added to the default database.
This default database will open automatically when you launch the Central
Configuration Manager. If you like, you can keep several database files, each
with its own list of devices. For example, you may want a separate database for
each subnet you manage. To save a database file or open another database file,
select the Open Database or Save Database As options from the File menu.
You can view discovered devices many ways. On the left side of the window,
under the toolbar, you can see a drop down box with options for either Subnet,
Firmware Ver, or Group Name. The option you select in this box determines how
the views are displayed in the left pane of the window.
When Subnet is selected (the default option), you will see a list of IP subnets to
choose from. Selecting Network will show all of the discovered devices in the
database. If you select a particular subnet, only the devices in that subnet will be
displayed.
When Firmware Ver is selected, you will see a list of the different firmware
versions loaded on the devices. This view is particularly useful if you want to select
only the devices with an old firmware version so you can perform an upgrade.
When you select Group Name from the drop down list, the Central Configuration
Manager will present a list of the different group names you have specified.
Once the database is populated with NJ200 Network Jacks on your network, you
can begin to manage those devices. The main window of the Central
Configuration Manager shows a list of devices in the current database with the
information retrieved during the discovery process. You can view and configure
the properties for a single NJ200 using this window. To configure multiple devices

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