The Diagnostics Menu; Changing The Password; Context Sensitive Gui Help - Allied Telesis AR410 User Manual

Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
AR450S Router
AR410 Router
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Software Release 2.7.1
C613-02021-00 REV F

The Diagnostics Menu

The GUI's diagnostics pages enable you to troubleshoot network problems and
observe traffic flow, including:
• displaying the number of good and bad packets received and
transmitted over each switch port
• displaying the number of frames related to 802.1x port authentication
received and transmitted over each authenticator and supplicant
• displaying the number and type of PPP packets received and
transmitted
• displaying the number and type of packets received and transmitted by
IP, and discarded by the IP gateway
• displaying the number and type of ICMP and UDP packets received
and transmitted
• displaying the number and type of RIP packets received and
transmitted; and the octets received and transmitted over each IP route
• displaying the number and type of IPX packets received and
transmitted; and the bytes received and transmitted over each IPX route
• displaying the number and type of DHCP messages received and
transmitted by the DHCP server
• displaying the contents of the router's file system and how much
memory is used and available. You can also delete files
• an interface to the router's command line interface, allowing you to
enter CLI commands.

Changing the Password

As a security precaution, change the password as soon as possible.
To change the password of the default Manager account, select Management >
Users from the sidebar menu. Select the Manager account and click Modify.
For information about passwords, see "Choosing a Password" on page 18.

Context Sensitive GUI Help

The GUI's context-sensitive help system is displayed in a pop-up window
which covers the title of the GUI page. You can move the banner to any part of
your screen and/or resize it. To display the help, click on the Help button
above the sidebar menu or on the page for which you require assistance. Three
types of help are available:
■
Click General Page Info to see brief background and process flow
information. The General Page Info displays when you click the Help
button.
■
Click Page Element Info and roll your mouse over an element, to see
information about that element.
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