ProSafe Network Management System | NETGEAR NMS100 guide

Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100

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ProSafe Network Management System

This is a single user version for managing small to medium sized networks. ProSafe NMS can be used on Windows 2000, 2003, NT, XP, ME, and 98 systems. All components run on a single system and support one user. The map database size is limited to 1,000 objects.

System Requirements

The following table lists the minimum recommended system requirements.

Table 1-3. Recommended system requirements

Parameter	ProSafe NMS

CPU	Pentium II 600 MHz

Memory	128 MB

Disk Free	500 MB

Screen	800 x 600

Mouse Required	Yes

Console Operating System	Win XP/2K/2K3/NT/ME/98

Device Access Modes

ProSafe NMS supports various device access modes including TCP only, ICMP (Ping), SNMP V1, SNMP V2c and SNMP V3. Each mode is briefly described below.

Introduction

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Contents

NETGEAR, Inc September 2004 Trademarks 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 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 Disabling Automatic Console Login Starting a Local Console SessionStopping and Starting the Server 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 Access Parameters Object Properties Access tabAttribute Name Description Type-Dependent Attributes Object Attribute Name Description Type a Object Properties Attribute tab Adding Map Objects Object TypesType Description Viewing Device MIB Data MIB Selection TreeManage Menus 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 Setting Threshold Alarms Threshold AlarmsAlarm Type Description Configuring Automatic Alarms Setting Status Variable Polling Setting Manual Threshold Alarms Polling TCP Application Services Discovery of Four Built-in ServicesTCP Service Polling 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 Other Event Types ProSafe NMS EventsEvent Subtree Trap Name Description First, add a grouped set of users Emailing or Paging Multiple Users Then, 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 Solutions Incorrect or Missing Community Names Discovery Agent Fails to Connect to the Server Snmp 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 Protocol Gateway IP AddressInternet Protocol 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