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12 ABOUT THIS GUIDE
An overview of the RMON-1 and RMON-2 standards, and an introduction to how Traffix
Manager uses RMON-2 agents to collect data from your network.
Chapter 3
Information on grouping devices to create views of your network in the Map. Chapter 4
Procedures for launching Traffix Manager after the first time. Chapter 5
Information on configuring RMON-1 and RMON-2 agents to collect network traffic data. Chapter 6
A guide to working with objects in the main window and to finding and selecting objects in the
Map and Object List.
Chapter 7
Information on focusing the views of your network in the Map by filtering the protocols
displayed.
Chapter 7
Information on setting up user-defined protocols on compatible agents. Chapter 7
Information on displaying network traffic in graphs and manipulating the graph display. Chapter 8
Information on setting up rules to trigger events when the traffic on your network changes. Chapter 9
Information on viewing events in the Event List, in the Map and in graphs. Chapter 10
A description of Traffix Manager’s reporting tools, information on creating and scheduling
reports and a reporting strategy for new users.
Chapter 11
A description of the different types of report produced by Traffix Manager and a guide to
interpreting the charts in generated reports.
Chapter 12
Procedures for troubleshooting Traffix Manager process and agent problems. Appendix A
Procedures for troubleshooting reporting problems. Appendix A
Procedures for managing the Traffix Manager database using the Traffix Control Panel. Appendix B
Procedures for aggregating traffic and filtering data. Appendix C
Information on grouping the devices on your network by subnet. Appendix D
Procedures for setting up automatic assignment of attributes to network devices, including
examples of user programs.
Appendix E
A list of the RMON-2 interface types supported by Traffix Manager. Appendix F
Procedures for downloading firmware to standalone agents. Appendix G
Procedures for setting the operational mode on 3Com standalone RMON-2 agents. Appendix G
Information on using the TFTP server. Appendix G
Information on the effect DHCP devices have on the Map. Appendix H
Information on monitoring segments of your network using RMON-1 only. Appendix I
A list of the RMON tables which are retrieved by Traffix Manager. Appendix J
3Com technical support information. Appendix K
Detailed procedural information on how to perform all tasks using Traffix Manager. Online Help
Context-sensitive information about each application dialog box, describing functions and fields. Online Help
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