ADTRAN IQ 710 System Manual page 296

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IQ 710
Section 7, N-FormAnt
Page 296
1. OVERVIEW
N-Formant is a remote access management applet served from the IQ 710 to a browser. It allows the user
access to the unit from any work station via the Internet or local LAN access. N-Formant is similar to Tel-
net in that it allows unit specific management for purposes of configuration, status monitoring, and diag-
nostics. However, N-Formant provides better navigation and visualization capabilities for complex data
than are available with Telnet. The applet can show an entire tree of application information at once with-
out having to navigate up and down one level at a time and can present multiple views of information
simultaneously without requiring multiple connections to the unit. N-Formant presents strip charts of con-
tinuously changing information, without having to infer activity by looking at each traffic class individu-
ally. Because the applet is downloaded and runs on the client hardware, N-Formant performs this data
interpretation, reduction, and manipulation without requiring the IQ 710 to do the intensive processing
required for such presentations.
2. NAVIGATING THE N-FORMANT
Once connected to the IQ 710 using the N-Formant, the screen shown in Figure 1 is displayed. To connect
to the N-Formant applet, open a browser on your computer and enter the IP address of the IQ 710 unit in
the Address field. On the login screen, enter the password for the unit (the default is adtran, all lower
case). Click the
L
OGIN
.)
DLP-012
Navigation
Panel
Index
Panel
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button, and the N-Formant window will appear. (For detailed instructions, refer to
Figure 1. Top-Level Menu Window
Data
Window
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