Chapter 1: A Look At Corewatch; What Are Corewatch's Features - Cabletron Systems SSR-GLX19-02 User Manual

Cabletron Systems' CoreWatch is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, device management and
configuration application for SmartSwitch Routers (SSRs). Based on Java Programming
Language, CoreWatch provides configuration, monitoring, and reporting capabilities with
the assistance of wizards, dialog boxes, and drag-and-drop operations.
CoreWatch provides access to Configuration Expert, a utility that makes tasks such as
configuring routers, virtual local area networks (VLANs), application-level Quality of
Service (QoS) policies, and security filters simple and easy.
You can run CoreWatch in the Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 98
environments.
This chapter:
• summarizes the features of CoreWatch.
• describes the system requirements of CoreWatch.
• provides an overview of CoreWatch capabilities.
• discusses the different modes of CoreWatch.
• provides a list of the Management Information Bases (MIBs) CoreWatch supports.

What Are CoreWatch's Features?

CoreWatch management features include the following:
• Java-based graphical user interface (GUI)
• Simplified bridging configuration
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