User's Manual

Chapter 1 Device Manager basics 29
Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software Operations
Figure 1 Device Manager window
Setting the Device Manager properties
Device Manager communicates with the Using the Business Policy Switch 2000
using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The software is shipped
with default values set for important communication parameters, such as the
polling interval, timeout, and retry count. You may want to set the parameters
before you open a device to manage.
To set the Device Manager properties:
1 Choose Device > Properties.
The Properties dialog box opens (Figure 2).
Note: On startup, Device Manager performs a DNS lookup for the
machine on which it is running. If the DNS lookup is slow or fails, the
initial Device Manager window may take up to 30 seconds to open.