GE GFK-1004B Manuel D’Utilisation

The GEnet System Manager (GSM) is a menu-driven software package that runs on a
user-provided personal computer (PC).  The GSM is used to perform management func-
tions for  LAN Interfaces.  The GSM software operates under the MS-DOS environment.

The primar y GSM functions are:

H Configure Station Parameters

Access is provided to one or more LAN Interface Configuration Editors.  The
Configuration Editor is used to examine and modify the configuration
information for each LAN Interface on the network.  There is a unique
Configuration Editor for each type of LAN Interface.  The Configuration Editor
is supplied with your LAN Interface Software, and is integrated with the GSM
during installation.  Station configuration is performed off-line on the PC and
results in a configuration file on the hard disk unique to each station.

H Download the Configuration and Communications Software to a LAN Interface

This function is used to download initial or revised configuration parameters or
LAN Interface software.  The download can occur either over a local serial cable
or over the network.

H Access the Station Manager software on a LAN Interface

For this function, the GSM becomes a simple terminal emulator that connects to
the LAN Interface Station Manager either over a local serial cable or over the
network.

H List All Configured Stations
H Change GSM Password
H Set Download and Station Manager Communication Modes (Local or Network)

LAN Interfaces consist of a circuit board with processor and Ethernet circuitry, loaded
with configuration information and communications software.

The power-up diagnostics and loader software reside in Programmable Read Only Memory
(PROM) on the board, and cannot be changed without physically disassembling the
LAN Interface.

Some very basic parameters, known as Soft Switch Parameters, are stored in another kind of
memory, Electronically Erasable PROM (EEPROM).  In the future, other configuration
parameters may be stored here.