All Extreme Management Center documentation is available in this online help system. Online help is available from the Help menus and Help buttons throughout Management Center and all legacy java applications.
Accessing Help
There are several ways to access the help system:
- Management Center — Select the Help button (
) in the top right corner of your browser.
- Legacy java applications — Select the Help > Help Topics menu option. For help on the tab currently displayed in the right panel of the application main window, select the Help > About This Window menu option.
The Management Center Online Help opens in a frame to the right of the main Management Center window.
Help Features
The help is context-sensitive and as such, the topic displayed in the right panel changes as you navigate Management Center. To prevent the help topic from changing
when you change screens in Management Center, click the Pause button (
) at the top of the help window.
A left panel is available to assist you with navigation of the help by clicking the Show Navigation button (
).
To open the help in a separate tab, click the Launch Help button (
). The left panel contains the Table of Contents. Items with a >> indicate that clicking the TOC item opens another menu of options.
The Help toolbar also contains buttons search all topics.
Use the Search bar (
) and then click the Magnifying glass button (
) to search for a word or phrase in the help. If you want to find a specific combination of words that are always next to each other in the same order, enter the search keywords within quotation marks (for example, "domain name"). The Search feature lets you refine the Search results by using the Filter button (
). Clicking it opens a pop-up menu displaying certain areas of the documentation to which you can limit your results.
Searching Within Topics
To search for specific instances of a term in only the currently accessed help topic, type Ctrl + F to open your browser's search box. Use this to search for the term or phrase in the currently accessed help topic.
Clickable Graphics
Some of the help topics contain a graphic (image) of an application window or tab. These graphics are usually clickable so that you can navigate easily to the field definition or area of the window on which you need information.