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CeraView Configuration Utility

Before you run CeraView, you can configure the way CeraView will operate and to which servers it will
connect.

CeraView configuration is performed using the CeraView Configuration utility, as follows:

Click Start on the desktop, and select Programs, CeraView, CeraView Configuration.

The CeraView Configuration utility main window appears.

The CeraView Configuration utility is divided into the following sections:

- Time and Intervals

- Remote Hosts
- File Transfer
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- Remote Hosts
- File Transfer
- Advanced

To open a section, click on its icon on the left side of the window.

In each section, if you want to restore default values, click Restore Defaults.

Each section is described in the following paragraphs.

Time and Intervals (shown above)

In the Time and Intervals section, you can configure the following:

Short Refresh Interval - The value (seconds) determines how often windows that require frequent
updating will be refreshed.

Long Refresh Interval - The value (seconds) determines how often windows that do not require
frequent updating will be refreshed.

Keep Alive Interval - The value (seconds) determines how often the network element will be checked
for connectivity.

SNMP Timeout - The value (seconds) determines the maximum time the system will wait after an
SNMP command before timing out.

SNMP Numb er of Retries - The value determines the maximum number of times a request can be
made to an element after a timeout.

Remote Hosts
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In the Remote Hosts section, you can configure the following:

User Actions Logger Host Address - The IP or host name of the user actions logger server. If left blank,
logging will be disabled.

User Actions Logger Port Numb er - The number of the port from which the user actions logger will
receive data.

Security Server Host Address - CeraView’s Security Server IP or host name. Leave this field blank if
CeraView security is run locally.

Security Server Port Numb er - The number of the port from which the Security Server will receive data.

Enab le Connect Via Proxy - To enable a CeraView connection via a proxy server.

Primary Proxy Server Address - The address of the primary proxy server to which you are connecting.
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Primary Proxy Server Address - The address of the primary proxy server to which you are connecting.

Primary Proxy Server Port Numb er - The port number of the primary proxy server to which you are
connecting.

Secondary Proxy Server Address - The address of the secondary proxy server to which you are
connecting.

Secondary Proxy Server Port Numb er - The port number of the secondary proxy server to which you are
connecting.

File Transfer Configuration

In the File Transfer Configuration section, you can configure the following:

TFTP Server Address - Trivial File Transfer Protocol server IP. You must enter an IP associated with
your PC.
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your PC.

TFTP Files Location - The directory in which the network element software files are located. If you
installed PolyView, make sure the same location is specified in the PolyView configuration.

TFTP Timeout - The value (seconds) determines when the TFTP server will time out after a request.

TFTP Retries - The value determines the maximum number of times a TFTP request can be made to an
element after a timeout.

Use Internal TFTP Server - Select True if you are using an internal TFTP server. Select False if you are
using an external TFTP server. If you installed PolyView on this PC, select False, since PolyView uses
its own TFTP server.

Advanced

In the Advanced Configuration section, you can configure the following:

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In the Advanced Configuration section, you can configure the following:

VC Calculation from KLM - For ADM tributary paths. Defines the formula used to calculate the VC (Virtual
Container) from the KLM values.

Use Metric Display - Select True if you want values to be displayed in metric units.

SNMP Default Write Community - The default SNMP write community. Leave this field blank if you didn’t
change the SNMP write community value in the network element configuration.

Select Interface Language - Select the language you want the interface to appear in.

Application Time Zone - Specify the time zone in which you want CeraView to operate.

Application Always On Top - Select True if you want CeraView windows to always appear on top of your
desktop. Note that if you select True, the windows of other "always-on-top" applications may take
precedence over CeraView windows.

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