# Navigating a Device Interface Using CiscoView

Use CiscoView to perform the following actions on a Catalyst 5000 Series device.

- View the current status of the device.

  - Display and change information for a switch, module, submodule, CPU, or port.

  - Monitor port performance and traffic for a device or module.

Navigating a Device Interface Using CiscoView

To display configuration or traffic information about some part of a Catalyst 5000 series device, use either of the following procedures:

- Select options from the CiscoView menu: Click directly on a port, device, power supply, module, submodule, or CPU in the device display. With the device object selected, select an option from the CiscoView Configure, Monitor, or ATM Features menu. Only one configuration or monitor option is available at a time from the Configure or Monitor menus.

- Display popup options for selected device objects: Alternatively, click directly on a port, device, power supply, module, submodule, or CPU in the device display, hold down the right mouse button on that item, and select an option from the popup menu display. Popup menu options correspond with available menu options except that when you hold down the alternate mouse button over a port, the popup menu also includes commands to enable or disable that port.

Note You must enter the correct write community name for the device in the Communities dialog box (File menu) to change any displayed values. For more information, see Controlling Access to a Device