NETGEAR NMS100 manual Setting Status Variable Polling, Configuring Automatic Alarms

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Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100

Setting Status Variable Polling

•Using the Map Selection Tree or a Map View window, right-click on an SNMP Device, Link, or Network object and use the Properties menu.

•Make sure the Address field is set to a valid IP address. You can optionally append a UDP port number to the address as x.x.x.x.Port.

•Select the Access tab.

•For a regular SNMP V1 device, set Read Access Mode to SNMP V1 and set Read Community to a valid community name.

•Select the Attributes tab.

•Set Poll Interval to the number of seconds between successive polls.

•Set the Status Variable to the name of an Integer SNMP variable including an instance (e.g., ifOperStatus.3). Make sure you enter a full variable instance.

•Set the Status Value to the Numeric value for your comparison (or one of the pull-down aliases).

•Set the Status OK Expr to the test performed to determine if the status test passes. Use the Value pull-down list for possible tests.

Note: For variables that have a textual instance part, you can use the form statusVar.”text instance” rather than full SNMP dot notation.

Configuring Automatic Alarms

Use the Config/Trend Reports menu and select the Automatic Alarms tab. You can set various parameters of the automatic alarm algorithm in this dialog. Generally the default settings are adequate and the main thing you might want to do is disable automatic alarms by clearing the Enable Automatic Alarms check box.

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Contents September 2004 NETGEAR, IncCustomer Support World Wide Web TrademarksStatement of Conditions Contents Chapter Data and Statistics Appendix a Contents Manual Scope Audience, Scope, Conventions, and FormatsTypographical Conventions Other ProSafe NMS Features OverviewSystem Requirements Device Access ModesProSafe Network Management System 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 ConsoleStopping and Starting the Server Disabling Automatic Console LoginStarting a Local Console Session Event Log Tool Console ElementsMain button bar Edit button bar Selection Tool Element FunctionConsole Button Commands Zoom toSelection Tool tabs Selection ToolEvent Log Tool Selection Tab DescriptionView Window Area Installation and Startup Working with the Map Database Map Selection TreeZoom Using Map View WindowsView All Zoom Out 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 AttributesAttribute Name Description Access ParametersObject Properties Access tab Type-Dependent Attributes Object Properties Attribute tab Object Attribute Name Description Type aType Description Adding Map ObjectsObject Types Manage Menus Viewing Device MIB DataMIB Selection Tree 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 Alarm Type Description Setting Threshold AlarmsThreshold Alarms Setting Status Variable Polling Configuring Automatic AlarmsSetting Manual Threshold Alarms TCP Service Polling Polling TCP Application ServicesDiscovery of Four Built-in Services 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 Event Subtree Trap Name Description Other Event TypesProSafe NMS Events Emailing or Paging Multiple Users First, add a grouped set of usersThen, add an Event Filter for the selected devices Normal Discovery Map Layout Troubleshooting Network DiscoveryDuration of Network Discovery 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 NamesNot Enough Seeds Snmp Device Access Control ListFirewalls Block Snmp Operations Limiting the Scope of Discovery Setting Up New FiltersBroadcast Packet Losses Stopping Discovery Auto-Layout Event Description Parameters Event ParametersEvent Parameters Set Community name of the target device List of Glossary Terms Cat Denial of Service attackAuto Uplink Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name DoSInternet Protocol GatewayIP Address MAC address Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolLocal area network MbpsPacket NetBIOSNetwork Address Translation Perfect Forward SecrecyPPP over Ethernet PPPoEPPP over ATM RouterSubnet Mask WEB Proxy Server Wi-Fi Windows Internet Naming ServiceUniversal Plug and Play Wide area networkWireless Network Name Ssid Index Index Index