Object Properties Attribute tab | NETGEAR NMS100 guide

Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100

The following table lists each available attribute in the Object Properties Attributes tab, the object types it is valid for, and a description of the attribute.

	Table 3-2.	Object Properties Attribute tab

	Object	Attribute Name	Description
	Typea	Attribute Name	Description
	Typea
	S, G, D	Background Shape	Icon background, one of Square, Circle, Hexagon, Octagon, or
			Diamond.

	S	Bitmap	Background bitmap image.

	S	Bitmap Scale	Background bitmap image scaling factor (bigger number expands).

	L	Show Link Name	Link names normally hidden.

	D	Exec Program	Double-click program for devices. Include any of the following
			special program arguments: $a – IP Address, $n –‘ node name, $g
			– Read Community; $s – Set community, $w – console window
			number.
	D, L, N	Poll Interval	Seconds between poll sequences.

	D, L, N	Poll Timeout	Seconds to wait for a response after a poll is sent.

	D, L, N	Poll Retries	Number of times to retry a failed poll during a single poll sequence.

	D, L, N	Polling Agent	IP Address of the Polling Agent system that performs regular and
			trend statistics polling for this object. Unless you are using Remote
			Polling Agents, this is set to localhost.

	D, L, N	TCP Services	List of TCP service names to poll.

	D, L, N	Status Variable	An SNMP variable with instance that is polled to determine device
			status (as opposed to just polling for device response). For
			example, ifOperStatus.3.

	D, L, N	Status Value	The number to be compared to the returned Status Variable value.

	D, L, N	Status OK Expr	The expression to use when comparing the Status Value to the
			returned Status Variable to determine if the status is OK (<, >, <=,
			>=, =, !=).

	D, L, N	HasRMON	Set to TRUE to enable the RMON tool.

	D, L,N	MAC Address	Primary device MAC address or link MAC address, if known.

	D, L, N	SNMP ObjectID	Read-Only. The System Object Identifier of an SNMP object.

a. D = Device, L = Link, N = Ring, Bus, Network, S = Subnet, G = Goto

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NETGEAR, Inc September 2004 Customer Support World Wide Web TrademarksStatement of Conditions Contents Chapter Data and Statistics Appendix a Contents Manual Scope Audience, Scope, Conventions, and FormatsTypographical Conventions Overview Other ProSafe NMS Features ProSafe Network Management System Device Access ModesSystem Requirements Recommended system requirements Package Contents Introduction Introduction Installing the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console Chapter Installation and Startup Starting the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console Installing the Air Messenger Pro Paging Software Stopping and Starting the Server Disabling Automatic Console LoginStarting a Local Console Session Main button bar Edit button bar Selection Tool Console ElementsEvent Log Tool Element Function Zoom to Console Button Commands Event Log Tool Selection ToolSelection Tool tabs Selection Tab Description View Window Area Installation and Startup Map Selection Tree Working with the Map Database View All Zoom Out Using Map View WindowsZoom Rectangle Moving Objects at the Root Level Moving Map Objects Automatically arranged and manually arranged submap levels Moving Objects Inside Subnet Levels Moving Objects from One Subnet to Another Attributes Changing Object Properties Attribute Name Description Access ParametersObject Properties Access tab Type-Dependent Attributes Object Attribute Name Description Type a Object Properties Attribute tab Type Description Adding Map ObjectsObject Types Manage Menus Viewing Device MIB DataMIB Selection Tree Custom Menus Table Display Elements Graph Styles Graph Display Elements Creating a New Report Saving Long-term Statistics Viewing Trend Data in a Graph Window Limiting Saved Instances Alarm Type Description Setting Threshold AlarmsThreshold Alarms Configuring Automatic Alarms Setting Status Variable Polling Setting Manual Threshold Alarms TCP Service Polling Polling TCP Application ServicesDiscovery of Four Built-in Services Managing Polling for the Device Custom TCP Service Polling To modify an existing Custom TCP Service definition Emailing or Paging the Administrator on an Event Then, 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 First, add a grouped set of users Emailing or Paging Multiple Users Then, add an Event Filter for the selected devices Normal Discovery Map Layout Troubleshooting Network DiscoveryDuration of Network Discovery Sample top-level and Subnet Map views for a small network Failure Symptoms and Solutions Incorrect or Missing Community Names Discovery Agent Fails to Connect to the Server Not 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 Domain Name DoS Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Internet Protocol GatewayIP Address Local area network Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolMAC address Mbps Network Address Translation NetBIOSPacket Perfect Forward Secrecy PPP over ATM PPPoEPPP over Ethernet Router Subnet Mask Universal Plug and Play Wi-Fi Windows Internet Naming ServiceWEB Proxy Server Wide area network Wireless Network Name Ssid Index Index Index