After you perform the interface and routing configurations, you can use the other Config Tool menu options to set parameters for the SNMP agent, Quality of Service (QoS), multicast tunneling, and router discovery.
If you want to view all the current parameters for the system, click the Show Configuration Summary link in the Config Tool main menu.
You use the Config Tool QoS Policy Configuration link to access the QoS Policy Configuration View, Edit Rule for Policy View, Forwarding Rule Editing View, and Move Rule Within Policy View to manage treatment of traffic by the switch.
You use the Config Tool Multicast Tunnels link to access the Multicast Tunnel Configuration tools. The Multicast Tunnels View provides fields to enable the multicast tunnel setup used by DVMRP for routes from a local IP address to a remote IP address. Multicast tunnels and DVMRP work hand-in-hand to enable packet traversal throughout routing areas that do not support multicasting.
You use the Client Services links to configure services for clients on directly-connected networks. The BOOTP Relay View allows you to arrange for forwarding of client requests on a local LAN to a specified remote server. The Router Discovery Service View enables the router discovery service on selected interfaces and lets you set advertisement intervals.
You use the System Configuration links to access the Security and Access Control View, where you set security options for the switch or gateway, including passwords and ftp/telnet access; the DNS Configuration View, where you configure a Domain Name Server (DNS) for the router to use; the Local Time Setup View, where you set the local system time zone; the Static Host Entries View (Host Address Assignment), where you can statically bind hostname/IP address pairs; and the Change Hostname View, where you can set and change the router hostname.
SNMP is configured automatically using default SNMP settings, which will work for most cases. You use the Configure SNMP link in the Config Tool to access the Use the SNMP Config View to set community, trap, location string, and contact string. You can also provide a contact phone number/name, and any other information you deem important for network management of the switch.,where you can set trap destinations and community identifiers for the switch. During network operations, the network management agent uses these entries when performing management operation on the switch.
You use the Manage Configuration Sets link to access the Configuration Database Management View, where you can create a new configuration database with the current running state and make it the active one. You can also remove and change configuration database files from this view.
The system uses named configurations. By default, the system runs the configuration named default. You can define different configurations and switch between them.
You use the Show Configuration Summary link in the Config Tool main menu to access the Interface Configuration View, where you can view the parameters for the currently active system.
You use the Shutdown System link to access the Shutdown Options View, where you can restart the system or halt the system in preparation for power-off. Any unsaved changes are lost.