Patton electronic 6300 user manual Configuring Discovery of Specific Networks

FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your Network

Configuring Discovery of Specific Networks

4.Click on the Network Discovery tab at the top of the Discovery Administration window.

Figure 16. Network Discovery tab

5.Enter the IP Address of the network or set of devices you want the FS6300 NMS to discover. Click Add. Repeat this step to add more networks for the NMS to discover.

6.Click Apply to begin the Discovery process.

7.Returning to the main window, click on Networks (under Network Database) in the menu tree to see if the IP subnet has already been entered into the Networks table for discovery.

Note The discovery process may take some time, depending on how many nodes there are to discover on your network. During the Discovery process, a blue icon with an actively spinning wheel will be in the upper right-hand corner of the main window.

It is very important that you do not attempt to configure any parameter during the Discovery process. Attempting to do so could corrupt the data being collected during Discovery.

IMPORTANT

When the NMS has collected enough information to identify the node, the node will be listed in the Nodes table (under Network Database). As more information is collected through the Discovery process, entries will appear in the FS6300 Geographical Areas section (under Network Maps).

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