ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System
Tip: For trial purposes, you can rely on a dynamic IP address assignment with a long lease, but NETGEAR does not recommend this approach for production installations.
Firewalls
Firewalls, or SNMP management programs using the same port on the same machine where NMS200 Network Management Software is installed, can interfere with communication.
To deal with such barriers (such as initial device configuration to accept management, security measures, or firewalls), consult with your network administrator to ensure that the NMS200 Network Management Software has access to the devices you want to manage. The following protocols are used by the NMS200 Network Management Software:
•HTTP/S
•SNMP
•TCP/IP
•UDP Multicast
Authentication
For successful discovery of the resources on your network, the NMS200 Network Management Software requires authenticated management access to the device. To get this access, provide the correct SNMP community strings, WMI login credentials, and any other
Some devices require
Name Resolution
The NMS200 Network Management Software server require resolution of device names to work correctly, whether by host files or the Domain Name System (DNS). The application server cannot respond to hosts with IP addresses alone. The application server might not even be in the same network, and therefore, the host would be unable to connect.
The NMS200 Network Management Software also supports installation only on the local file system. Avoid installing to shared drives.
Update Your License
If you have a limited license, then the NMS200 Network Management Software by default limits the number of devices that can be managed through the software to five devices. Go to www.netgear.com/nms200 for more information about licenses.
Before You Begin
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