• create announcements that appear on the appliance’s Management Console login screen, or on the console’s dashboard page. See About announcements.

• enable and disable alarms. See About alarms.

• configure astronomical clock settings, add and monitor Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers, and configure NTP authentication settings. See About date and time.

• add and remove monitored ports. See About monitored ports.

• enable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) message trapping, add trap receivers, and test trap settings. See About SNMP settings.

• create SNMP v3 user-based security model users. See About SNMPv3 user authentication.

• configure SNMP access control lists (ACLs). See About SNMP ACLs.

• configure administrator email settings, and enable or disable automatic transmission of system failure reports to Riverbed Support. See About email notifications.

• configure log message settings, create process-based log filters, configure remote log servers, and manually rotate logs. See About local and remote logging.

• change the appliance’s service port, configure the controller to remove inactive endpoints after a specified duration, and add adapters to the system. See About advanced settings.

• change your password, and restore your user preferences to their default values. See About My Account settings.

• name and save the current system configuration, revert the system to the previous configuration or to a named, saved configuration. See About appliance configurations.