NETGEAR NMS100 manual Introduction

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Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100

1-6	Introduction

September 2004 202-10058-01

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Contents September 2004 NETGEAR, IncTrademarks Statement of ConditionsCustomer Support World Wide Web Contents Chapter Data and Statistics Appendix a Contents Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats Typographical ConventionsManual Scope Other ProSafe NMS Features OverviewDevice Access Modes ProSafe Network Management SystemSystem Requirements Recommended system requirementsPackage Contents Introduction Introduction Chapter Installation and Startup Installing the ProSafe NMS Server and Local ConsoleInstalling the Air Messenger Pro Paging Software Starting the ProSafe NMS Server and Local ConsoleDisabling Automatic Console Login Starting a Local Console SessionStopping and Starting the Server Console Elements Main button bar Edit button bar Selection ToolEvent Log Tool Element FunctionConsole Button Commands Zoom toSelection Tool Event Log ToolSelection Tool tabs Selection Tab DescriptionView Window Area Installation and Startup Working with the Map Database Map Selection TreeUsing Map View Windows View All Zoom OutZoom RectangleMoving Map Objects Moving Objects at the Root LevelMoving Objects Inside Subnet Levels Automatically arranged and manually arranged submap levelsMoving Objects from One Subnet to Another Changing Object Properties AttributesAccess Parameters Object Properties Access tabAttribute Name Description Type-Dependent Attributes Object Properties Attribute tab Object Attribute Name Description Type aAdding Map Objects Object TypesType Description Viewing Device MIB Data MIB Selection TreeManage Menus Table Display Elements Custom MenusGraph Display Elements Graph StylesSaving Long-term Statistics Creating a New ReportViewing Trend Data in a Graph Window Limiting Saved Instances Setting Threshold Alarms Threshold AlarmsAlarm Type Description Setting Status Variable Polling Configuring Automatic AlarmsSetting Manual Threshold Alarms Polling TCP Application Services Discovery of Four Built-in ServicesTCP Service Polling Custom TCP Service Polling Managing Polling for the DeviceEmailing or Paging the Administrator on an Event To modify an existing Custom TCP Service definitionThen, set the Email/Paging global event options Add an Event Filter for the pollDeviceDown event Then, set the Email/Page event actions Other Event Types ProSafe NMS EventsEvent Subtree Trap Name Description Emailing or Paging Multiple Users First, add a grouped set of usersThen, add an Event Filter for the selected devices Troubleshooting Network Discovery Duration of Network DiscoveryNormal Discovery Map Layout Failure Symptoms and Solutions Sample top-level and Subnet Map views for a small networkDiscovery Agent Fails to Connect to the Server Incorrect or Missing Community NamesSnmp Device Access Control List Firewalls Block Snmp OperationsNot Enough Seeds Setting Up New Filters Broadcast Packet LossesLimiting the Scope of Discovery Stopping Discovery Auto-Layout Event Parameters Event ParametersEvent Description Parameters Set Community name of the target device List of Glossary Terms Denial of Service attack Auto UplinkCat Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name DoSGateway IP AddressInternet Protocol Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Local area networkMAC address MbpsNetBIOS Network Address TranslationPacket Perfect Forward SecrecyPPPoE PPP over ATMPPP over Ethernet RouterSubnet Mask Wi-Fi Windows Internet Naming Service Universal Plug and PlayWEB Proxy Server Wide area networkWireless Network Name Ssid Index Index Index