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9 Administration

Chapter 9

Administration

PerleVIEW administration tasks enables you to set up PerleVIEW global configuration parameters, user account settings, view or export the Audit logs and configure when software updates to PerleVIEW will be performed.

Working with Administration Functions

The Administration drop down menu allows for the configuration or viewing of the following items;

zPerleVIEW Server Settings

zPerleVIEW User Accounts

zFile Transfer Settings

zPerleVIEW software updates

zAudit Trail Log

zInternet Proxy Server Settings

zE-mail account settings for sending event alerts

zTwitter users settings for sending event alerts

PerleVIEW Server Settings

Menu Selection: PerleView Server Settings

Minimum Required Authorization: PerleVIEW Administrator

PerleVIEW server settings options allow you to change parameters within the PerleVIEW server such as Force Secure Connections between PerleVIEW and devices, validate certificates and configure WEB Terminal TCP listening ports.

Launching PerleVIEW Server Settings

Administration->PerleVIEW Server Settings

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Perle Systems 5500320-12 manual Administration, Launching PerleVIEW Server Settings

Contents

PerleVIEW Device Management System User’s Guide PerleVIEW Table of Contents Groups Views Tasks Task Results Task Results CleanupSoftware Updates File Transfers Apply Settings PerleVIEW Server Settings 101 PerleVIEW User Accounts 103 Event Cleanup 100 Custom Event GroupsPerleView Software Update 125 Events 139 135140 Introduction 141 PerleVIEW User Guide Layout IntroductionUser Guide Typeface Conventions PerleVIEW Features PerleVIEW Web Client Requirements PrerequisitesPerleVIEW Server Requirements Chrome 8.x or higher Safari 5 or higher Basic Concepts Guided Tour of the PerleVIEW User Interface Navigating the Options Health Status PanelHealth Icons Entering a Licensing Key Help-License Licensing Information Online Help To Begin Installing PerleVIEW on your Server Button PerleVIEW is installing Installing PerleVIEW on your Server Authentication PasswordSQL Connection Parameters SQL Server Default Default AutoConnect Timeout Network Default Port Enable HttpEnable Https Admin User Click the Finish button Logging into PerleVIEW Login Getting Started Wizard Discovering Devices Require users to User SecurityBe defined Database HTTP/HTTPS Internet Connection Software Updates Location File TransfersRepository Windows Apply SettingsTftp Server Discovering Devices Required Authorization PerleVIEW AdministratorWorking with Device Operations Run Now Launching Discovering Devices Add Messages on Using UDP port PortsAdd a Device Discovery Task Default Values Settings for All Discovery TasksDefault 3 seconds Values All Results Show All DevicesTask Details/Last Run Results Target Results View Log Device-Device Scripting Working with Device Scripts Device ScriptingLaunching Device Scripting Transfer mode Reboot targetTask Name Targets Import Manage Script LibraryAdd Delete Launching Backup/Restore Device List Backup/Restore Device ListBackup Now Working with Restore Device List Backup/Restore Device List Launching Backup/Restore Device Configuration Backup/Restore Device Configuration Devices or by selecting a device group Working with Restore Device Configuration Reboot Task Details Devices with saved configuration Launching Device Settings Configure Device Settings Credentials Snmp Credentials Login CredentialsRead Snmp Communities Polling SSH Keys Custom Device Groups Protocol Settings Hardware, and Events Chapter Groups of DevicesGroups Views Launching Groups Views All Devices Working with Device ViewsDevices -All Devices Details Protocols DeviceEdit Telnet and SSH Credentials Device/s Admin Login LoginAdmin SSH Select credentials to delete Snmp Read Device Details Monitor EnableMonitor Suspend Name Health Details User AccessLevel Address Device Details Hardware Edit Hardware Device Details Hardware EditLogs, views and reports Preferred Name Device Details Events Events Details Device Details Protocols Device ProtocolsMark as Unacknowledged Device Credentials SNMP, Icmp and Perle Discovery protocol Timeout Override Credentials Snmp Read Snmp Read/Write Device Details CredentialsAttempted Credentials Snmp Read Device Details Tools Device Details Tools View Devices by Health View Devices by Subnets Unsupported firmware Factory DefaultLimited Functionality Device Not Configured Assign IP Address Successful Device Unsupported Firmware All Hardware Working with Hardware Views Hardware-All Hardware All Hardware Edit Specifying The Type Of Hardware To View Hardware-Management Modules Working with Event ViewsHardware-Media Converters Hardware-Ports Events-All Events Launching Collecting Statistics Hardware ActivitiesCollecting Statistics Hardware Add a Statistics Collection TaskHardware Ports Collect Totals Edit a Statistics Collection Task Input Frames Output Packet Sizes Update Mode Edit Check Now Check for Firmware UpdateLaunching Check for Firmware Updates Internet Proxy Check Now Results Deployment Firmware Deployment Tasks Deploying Firmware Required Authorization Device AdministratorLaunching Deploying Firmware Hardware-Deploying Firmware Working with Deploying Firmware Manage Firmware Add a Deploying Firmware TaskChoose MCR MGT firmware Custom Hardware Groups Tasks PerleVIEW Default TasksTask PerleVIEW Common Tasks Tasks -Tasks Working with Tasks TasksLaunching Tasks Last Run Results Launching Task Results Task ResultsTask Task Results Working with Task Results Task Results Task Results Tasks -Tasks Results Cleanup Task Results Cleanup Task Results CleanupLaunching Task Results Cleanup Run Now Results Default 24 hours Events EventsAutomatic Event Handling Launching Automatic Event Handling Automatic Event Handling Working with Automatic Event Handling Send E-mail Send E-mailSources Body Send SMS Text Message via E-mailSubject Send Tweet on Twitter User Send Tweet on TwitterCarrier Send Snmp Trap Message Send Snmp Trap Host Port Community ModeDefault Vc2 Acknowledge Event Global SettingsAcknowledge Event Automatic Event Handling Event-Event Filter Settings Event Filter SettingsLaunching Event Filter Settings Launching Event Cleanup Event CleanupEvent-Event Cleanup Custom Event Groups Administration AdministrationPerleVIEW Server Settings Launching PerleVIEW Server Settings PerleVIEW Server Setting Working with Server Settings PerleVIEW/Windows Mode Windows ModeAuthorization PerleVIEW User Accounts Rights Launching PerleVIEW User Accounts Add User PerleVIEW User Accounts Add Add User Group Add Device Access Rule UserAccess Level User Accounts Edit Edit User Add Device Access Rule Group User Accounts Delete Delete User File Transfer Settings PerleVIEW File Transfer SettingsLaunching PerleVIEW File Transfer Settings Windows network credentials that have rights to this path PerleVIEW Updates PerleVIEW UpdatesLaunching PerleVIEW Updates Internet Proxy Button Results of Check Now PerleVIEW Audit Trail Log PerleVIEW Audit Trail LogLaunching PerleVIEW Audit Trail Log Result Source TypeIndex Process ID Internet Proxy Server Administration-Internet Proxy ServerLaunching PerleVIEW Internet Proxy Server Use Proxy Server Launching E-mail Account Settings Mail Account Settings 117 Twitter Users Administration-Twitter Users Adding a Twitter UserLaunching Twitter Users Authorize User Click on the Twitter link Success Launching PerleVIEW Admin Utility PerleVIEW Admin Utility ChapterPerleVIEW Admin Utility SQL Connection Values Default Network Protocol TCP Port Network Packet Connect TimeoutDefault 15 second Connect to Encrypt Connection Verify SQL Connection Default port ValuesWeb Connection PVAdmin PerleVIEW Administrator Start-All Programs-Perle-PerleVIEW-Uninstall PerleView Software Update 126 Groups Minimum Run Authorization EveryoneCreating Custom Views by Groups Operator Functions Custom Groups Launching Custom Device/Hardware/Events GroupsExample Add Device Group Group View of BostonServers View of Hardware SFP Modules Add Hardware Group Add Event Group 133 View Group of Unacknowledged Events PerleVIEW Generated Events Event Information PerleVIEW Generated Events Event Severity Health Status Message Event Severity Health Status Message PerleVIEW Generated non Device Events MCR-MGT Management Module Traps PerleVIEW Event Remap MCR-MGT Management Module Events Introduction Device Scripts Introduction