NETGEAR quick start Use the NMS200 with Security Devices, Dashboard Views

ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System

•Network availability

•Bandwidth capacity utilization

•Buffer usage and errors

•CPU and memory utilization

•Interface errors and discards

•Network latency

•Node and interface status

To get started using monitors, follow these steps:

1. Click Performance Management > Summary, and find the Resource Monitors portlet on that page.

2. Hover the cursor over a Monitor of interest to see a tooltip of details about it.

3. Click to select a Monitor of interest.

4. Right-click the selected monitor in the Resource Monitors portlet, and then click Open to edit its details, including enabling/disabling it.

Dashboard Views

With permissions, you can view the performance data collected by the monitors, in graphical and tabular form including:

•Excessive interface utilization

•Unexpectedly high CPU load

•Loss of available memory

•Slow response time

•Excessive interface errors

To view this data, follow these steps:

1. Click Performance Management > Summary and find the Top Problem Nodes portlet.

2. Hover the cursor over a Device/Interface of interest to see a tooltip of details about its status.

3. Right-click and select Show Key Metrics, or Show Performance, which opens a dashboard.

Use the NMS200 with Security Devices

The NMS200 provides basic security information in the Show Key Metrics window.

To view the key security metrics:

1. Click Resources > Summary to display the list of managed resources.

How to Use the NMS200

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