The Config Tool display, as presented in your Web browser, is associated with the GIGAswitch/IP product you select. The configurations you enter and select throughout the Config Tool screens apply only to the selected device.
The network you design prior to installing the DIGITAL GIGAswitch/IP products is important to the success of your Config Tool session and overall IP switching operations. The following illustration provides an overview of the processes which ideally precede use of the Config Tool, and comprise the basic task sequence for using Config Tool.
After you decide where to position the IP Switches in your network:
Refer to the DIGITAL GIGAswitch/IP Solution for ATM Products Reference manual that accompanies your GIGAswitch/IP product to position switching equipment, attach interfaces, power up, and run the new system start up script.
Refer to the
DIGITAL GIGAswitch/IP Solution for ATM Installation and Configuration Guide for instructions on how to run the new system start-up script to initialize you GIGAswitch/IP or IP Switch Gateway in preparation for configuration via clearVISN IP Switch Manager.Refer to the DIGITAL GIGAswitch/IP Solution for ATM Installation and Configuration Guide to see how to begin a communication session between the Web browser and a host machine in order to present the clearVISN IP Switch Manager home page.