When you initially set up your unit and answered the questions asked
in Guided Setup, you specified settings for enabling connectivity and
access to your network (such as the unit's IP address, subnet mask, site
router address, and link size). You can modify any of these initial settings,
via the setup tab in the browser interface.
1. Click the setup tab.
2. Use the Choose Setup Page drop-down list
to access other setup pages. The following table describes the functions
of the available setup pages.
| Setup Page |
Function |
| basic |
Set the basic configuration required for deployment on a specific
network. See Reconfigure Basic
Settings. |
| adaptive response |
Packeteer's adaptive response feature monitors unit, application,
and network health, providing a color-coded summary that lets you
identify potential problems. See Adaptive
Response Overview. |
| command scheduling |
Schedule commands to be executed at a specific time, on a specific
day, on an ongoing basis or only once. See Create
a Schedule. |
| customer portal administration |
Modify the list of customers who can view customer portal screens.
The customer portal feature offers service providers the ability to
design custom network and application status pages that can be viewed
by their customers. See Customer
Portal Overview.
Note: This feature is not available on the PacketShaper 1200 or 1400 Lite models. |
| date & time |
Set date and time; configure time zone and SNTP. See Modify
Date and Time Settings. |
| email |
Configure an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server for the
schedule, Adaptive Response, and user event features. See Configure
an SMTP Server. |
| failover |
Configure a failover setting so that if the primary WAN link fails,
PacketWise will detect the failover condition and enforce policies
to react to a new, smaller link speed. See Define
a Failover Configuration. |
| flow detail records |
Configure PacketWise to emit flow detail records. See Define
Flow Detail Record Collectors. |
| high availability |
Configure PacketShapers to detect when interfaces and routers
go down and then adjust the rate of the flows and partitions based
on the status of the devices. See Configure
a High Availability Topology. |
| HTTPS |
Change HTTP over SSL settings. See Modify
HTTPS Settings. |
| image |
Install a new software version or revert to the backup image. See Upgrade the PacketWise Software Image. |
| management port |
Enable the Dedicated Management Port feature (certain models only). See Enable the Management Port. |
| plug-ins |
Download individual classification or compression algorithm modules
(called plug-in files) and install them into an existing software
release. See Download Plug-ins. |
| PolicyCenter access |
Configure PacketWise for use with Packeteer PolicyCenter, a software
program designed to manage and centrally control a network of Packeteer
devices. See PolicyCenter
Overview .
Note: PolicyCenter is not a component of the PacketWise software
and must be purchased separately. |
| RADIUS Client |
Enable RADIUS authentication. See Configure
RADIUS Authentication Service. |
| security |
Set access passwords and secure the interfaces. See Specify
Security Settings. |
| SNMP |
Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). See Configure
PacketWise for SNMP Support. |
| SSH |
Change SSH settings. See Modify
SSH Settings. |
| standby |
Configure Packeteer's redundancy feature. See Configure Direct
Standby. |
| system variables |
Adjust PacketWise's default settings. See Adjust
System Variables. |
| TACACS+ client |
Enable TACACS authentication. See Configure TACACS+. |
| unit resets |
Reset configurations to factory defaults. See Reset
the Traffic Tree, Reset
Measurement Data, Reset Unit to Factory
Default Settings, Reboot the Unit. |
| watch mode |
View and configure watch mode settings. See Configure
Watch Mode.
Note: The watch mode feature is not available on the PacketShaper 1200 or 1400 Lite models. |
| wccp settings |
Configure PacketShaper for WCCP-based redirection. See Configure PacketShaper for WCCP-Based Redirection. |
