General Options - Configuration

The General Options-Configuration  window has two configuration areas:

• SNMP/TFTP Configuration

• Configuration

SNMP/TFTP Configuration

There are two configuration options:

• SNMP/TFTP Retries - Defines the number of times that the device will try to reach the server

• SNMP/TFTP Timeout - Defines the number of seconds the device will waits for a response from the server before the request is timed out

For example, if 3 is entered in the SNMP/TFTP Retries field and 1 in the SNMP/TFTP Timeout field, the device sends a request and waits for one second. If there is no response from the server after one second, the device tries again, waiting for two seconds. The third try will last up to four seconds.

This doubling technique provides servers with more opportunities to respond to requests. NMS in traffic-heavy networks should wait longer before timing out requests (i.e. make the SNMP/TFTP Timeout value large).

The set the configuration Click .

Configuration

There are two configuration options:

• Convert Files button - Access the Edit Configuration File window to convert CDB files from BER to ASCII format, edit configuration file and convert text files from ASCII to BER format.

• Edit Device List - Access the Edit Device List window to define names for the frequently used devices or to set a device as the default.

Note: The Edit Configuration File window can be also accessed via the device file main menu.