NETGEAR NMS100 manual Contents

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Contents

Chapter 1

Introduction

Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats	2-1
Overview	2-2
Other ProSafe NMS Features	2-2
ProSafe Network Management System	2-3
System Requirements	2-3
Device Access Modes	2-3
None (TCP Only)	2-4
ICMP (Ping)	2-4
SNMP V1 and V2c	2-4
SNMP V3	2-4
Package Contents	2-4
Chapter 2
Installation and Startup
Installing the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console	3-1
Installing the Air Messenger Pro Paging Software	3-2
Starting the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console	3-2
Disabling Automatic Console Login	3-3
Starting a Local Console Session	3-3
Stopping and Starting the Server	3-3
Disabling Automatic Start up of ProSafe NMS Server System Tasks	3-3
Console Elements	3-4
Console Button Commands	3-5
Edit Button Bar	3-5
Selection Tool	3-6
Event Log Tool	3-6
View Window Area	3-7
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Contents NETGEAR, Inc September 2004Trademarks Statement of ConditionsCustomer Support World Wide Web Contents Chapter Data and Statistics Appendix a Contents Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats Typographical ConventionsManual Scope Overview Other ProSafe NMS FeaturesRecommended system requirements Device Access ModesProSafe Network Management System System RequirementsPackage Contents Introduction Introduction Installing the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console Chapter Installation and StartupStarting the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console Installing the Air Messenger Pro Paging SoftwareDisabling Automatic Console Login Starting a Local Console SessionStopping and Starting the Server Element Function Console ElementsMain button bar Edit button bar Selection Tool Event Log ToolZoom to Console Button CommandsSelection Tab Description Selection ToolEvent Log Tool Selection Tool tabsView Window Area Installation and Startup Map Selection Tree Working with the Map DatabaseRectangle Using Map View WindowsView All Zoom Out ZoomMoving Objects at the Root Level Moving Map ObjectsAutomatically arranged and manually arranged submap levels Moving Objects Inside Subnet LevelsMoving Objects from One Subnet to Another Attributes Changing Object PropertiesAccess Parameters Object Properties Access tabAttribute Name Description Type-Dependent Attributes Object Attribute Name Description Type a Object Properties Attribute tabAdding Map Objects Object TypesType Description Viewing Device MIB Data MIB Selection TreeManage Menus Custom Menus Table Display ElementsGraph Styles Graph Display ElementsCreating a New Report Saving Long-term StatisticsViewing Trend Data in a Graph Window Limiting Saved Instances Setting Threshold Alarms Threshold AlarmsAlarm Type Description Configuring Automatic Alarms Setting Status Variable PollingSetting Manual Threshold Alarms Polling TCP Application Services Discovery of Four Built-in ServicesTCP Service Polling Managing Polling for the Device Custom TCP Service PollingTo modify an existing Custom TCP Service definition Emailing or Paging the Administrator on an EventThen, 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 First, add a grouped set of users Emailing or Paging Multiple UsersThen, add an Event Filter for the selected devices Troubleshooting Network Discovery Duration of Network DiscoveryNormal Discovery Map Layout Sample top-level and Subnet Map views for a small network Failure Symptoms and SolutionsIncorrect or Missing Community Names Discovery Agent Fails to Connect to the ServerSnmp 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 Domain Name DoS Dynamic Host Configuration ProtocolGateway IP AddressInternet Protocol Mbps Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolLocal area network MAC addressPerfect Forward Secrecy NetBIOSNetwork Address Translation PacketRouter PPPoEPPP over ATM PPP over EthernetSubnet Mask Wide area network Wi-Fi Windows Internet Naming ServiceUniversal Plug and Play WEB Proxy ServerWireless Network Name Ssid Index Index Index