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User’s Guide – version 1.6

NetWatch

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Overview

NetWatch is a web based management product that provides a very detailed amount of network information through an intuitive, easy to understand graphical interface.

Key Product Features

￿Monitors Network devices reporting on status, alerts and utilisation.

￿Provides a graphical representation of the network where devices are represented as nodes connected by lines on a user definable background.

￿Generates status change and response time alerts via email, SMS, network popup etc.

￿Allows multiple backgrounds/ maps and easy positioning of devices.

￿Includes user definable Bandwidth monitor

￿Ships with internal Syslog server and SNMP trap receiver.

￿Can be supplied as a hardware solution or installed direct from CD.

Minimum System Requirements

IBM Compatible PC Pentium III

256 MB RAM

10 GB Hard Disk Space

MS Windows NT 4.0 SP6, Win2K, Win XP

800X600 256 colour adaptor and monitor

IE 6.0 or greater.

LAN Adapter

Installing NetWatch

￿Open the CDROM drive from windows explorer.

￿If the CD does not auto-run then: Click on the icon named ‘setup.exe’ to start installing NetWatch.

￿The install shield wizard allows you to choose which port the netwatch web server runs on. The standard and default web server port is port 80. However if another application is running on port 80 (E.g. IIS) you should install the netwatch web server on a different port.

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Contents NetWatch Software License Agreement Other Restrictions Termination User’s Guide version NetWatch Definitions Support ServicesSupport Charges Supplier’s Undertakings Undertakings by YouLimitation of Liability and indemnity Intellectual Property RightsMiscellaneous Confidential Information and SecuritySupport Hours Exceptions to Support ServicesResponse Times Contents Reporting System Security Installing NetWatch Key Product FeaturesIntroduction OverviewArchitecture Overview Accessing the User InterfaceNetWatch Monitoring System Alerting System NetWatch DatabaseWeb Front-end Global System Settings NetWatch ConfigurationSpecifying Devices Setting up a DevicePing Select Service TypesTCP Port Test Snmp Interface TestDiscovery AlarmsEditing Devices Editing ServicesEnabling Data Archiving Data ArchivingDisabling Data Archiving Managing Visual Backgrounds NetWatch VisualisationVisual Backgrounds Supplied with NetWatch Click Add Node Drawing the VisualTo add an action to a Node\Link Select Description Alignment Using a NetWatch VisualNode Colour Code System View Traffic between 2 NodesLink Colour Code System How NetWatch Alerting Works Alerting SystemWhat Can Trigger an Alert? Web Based Reports Receiving AlertsSyslog Email Recipient Setting up Alert ControllersSyslog Recipient Reporting System Syslog Messages Syslogs Configuring Devices to Send Syslogs to NetWatchSyslogs and NetWatch Enabling Syslog ReceptionUtilities Load Setting up a licenceManual Status How NetWatch services work Services, Discovery and PollingSnmp Interface Test service DiscoveryPage TCP Port Status service Receive Snmp Notifications service Ping Response Test serviceConfiguring services Response Time GraphingLevels of Security SecurityEnabling Security MIBs Appendix a SnmpOIDs CommunitiesNotifications Windows snmptrap.exe serviceWindows Windows NTFurther Information Configuring Snmp on a Cisco RouterUser’s Guide version NetWatch Appendix B NetWatch And IIS Page Appendix C Integrating Netwatch and Netflow Tracker Discovery Methods Appendix D Auto DiscoveryIP Address Range Filters JspSmartUpload MySQL Jakarta Tomcat Appendix E Third Party Software