Setting Up The Alert Led - 3Com OfficeConnect 3C16710 User Manual

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Setting Up the Alert LED

The Alert LED can warn you of potential problems
with your network. Quick Config Manager allows
you to:
Test the Alert LED.
Configure the conditions that cause the Alert LED to
light.
View what conditions have caused the Alert LED to
light.
You can configure the Alert LED to light for:
Incorrect configurations — If there is a network loop
due to an incorrect configuration in your network, a
port partitions. The coaxial port automatically
partitions if it is not used.
Security Violations — If an unsuccessful login attempt
occurs, or a device that is not known to your hub
tries to communicate with it, a violation occurs. This
may be due to someone trying to gain unauthorized
access to your network.
Setting Up the Alert LED
Poll Failures — If your hub has been configured to
monitor a device, it periodically polls it for
information. If the device fails to respond, the failure
is seen by the hub.
Network Errors — If the network has high volumes of
communication, or there is a high amount of errors
with the communication, it could be due to too
many devices on your network or an incorrectly
configure device.
By default, the Alert LED is configured to light if a
10BASE-T port is partitioned or if there is high
network utilization (over 80%).
To configure the Alert LED:
Do one of the following:
1
Double-click on the graphical representation of
the hub (but not on a port).
From the Configure menu, select General Info ...
In the General Info dialog box, choose the Alerts
2
category.
Quick Config Manager displays the Alerts panel , as
shown in Figure 4-6 .
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