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... installation of NETGEAR ProSafe Network Management System must use or application of California, U.S.A., at the URLhttp://www.netgear.com. ProSafe NMS includes free installation support for more information. SNMPc, SNMPc Workgroup, SNMPc Enterprise, and Castle Rock Computing are registered trademarks of Castle Rock Computing. All Rights Reserved. Customer Support Refer to the Sales page at http://www.netgear.com for the first 30 days. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows...
... installation of NETGEAR ProSafe Network Management System must use or application of California, U.S.A., at the URLhttp://www.netgear.com. ProSafe NMS includes free installation support for more information. SNMPc, SNMPc Workgroup, SNMPc Enterprise, and Castle Rock Computing are registered trademarks of Castle Rock Computing. All Rights Reserved. Customer Support Refer to the Sales page at http://www.netgear.com for the first 30 days. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows...
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...2-2 ProSafe Network Management System 2-3 System Requirements ...2-3 Device Access Modes ...2-3 None (TCP Only) ...2-4 ICMP (Ping) ...2-4 SNMP V1 and V2c 2-4 SNMP V3 ...2-4 Package Contents ...2-4 Chapter 2 Installation and Startup Installing the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console 3-1 Installing the Air Messenger Pro Paging Software 3-2 Starting the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console 3-2 Disabling Automatic Console Login 3-3 Starting a Local Console Session 3-3 Stopping and Starting the Server 3-3 Disabling Automatic Start up of ProSafe NMS Server System Tasks 3-3 Console Elements...
...2-2 ProSafe Network Management System 2-3 System Requirements ...2-3 Device Access Modes ...2-3 None (TCP Only) ...2-4 ICMP (Ping) ...2-4 SNMP V1 and V2c 2-4 SNMP V3 ...2-4 Package Contents ...2-4 Chapter 2 Installation and Startup Installing the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console 3-1 Installing the Air Messenger Pro Paging Software 3-2 Starting the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console 3-2 Disabling Automatic Console Login 3-3 Starting a Local Console Session 3-3 Stopping and Starting the Server 3-3 Disabling Automatic Start up of ProSafe NMS Server System Tasks 3-3 Console Elements...
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... skills. Table 1-2. Introduction 1-1 September 2004 202-10058-01 Manual Scope Product Version Manual Publication Date ProSafe Network Management System September 2004 Note: Product information and updates are available on the NETGEAR Web site at http://kbserver.netgear.com. Chapter 1 Introduction Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to these specifications. This manual is used to highlight information of importance or special...
... skills. Table 1-2. Introduction 1-1 September 2004 202-10058-01 Manual Scope Product Version Manual Publication Date ProSafe Network Management System September 2004 Note: Product information and updates are available on the NETGEAR Web site at http://kbserver.netgear.com. Chapter 1 Introduction Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to these specifications. This manual is used to highlight information of importance or special...
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... ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Overview ProSafe NMS uses the popular SNMP management protocol to poll and configure devices, workstations, and servers over IP networks. ProSafe NMS is a full-featured distributed network management system that you will meet your most commonly used ProSafe NMS features. Reference Manual for user actions (login and editing). • Application Service (TCP) polling. • Long-term trend reports. • Custom MIB tables with derived MIB expressions. • RMON-I user interface application. • GUI device support...
... ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Overview ProSafe NMS uses the popular SNMP management protocol to poll and configure devices, workstations, and servers over IP networks. ProSafe NMS is a full-featured distributed network management system that you will meet your most commonly used ProSafe NMS features. Reference Manual for user actions (login and editing). • Application Service (TCP) polling. • Long-term trend reports. • Custom MIB tables with derived MIB expressions. • RMON-I user interface application. • GUI device support...
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...; Software license key • Customer support card If any SNMP device. ProSafe NMS Software - ICMP (Ping) ICMP (Ping) mode is used for polling TCP services only, where ICMP (Ping) and SNMP access is restricted by most currently deployed network devices. Since SNMP V1 and V2c are the most cases select SNMP V1 as needed. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 None (TCP Only) Null access is used for devices that supports authentication...
...; Software license key • Customer support card If any SNMP device. ProSafe NMS Software - ICMP (Ping) ICMP (Ping) mode is used for polling TCP services only, where ICMP (Ping) and SNMP access is restricted by most currently deployed network devices. Since SNMP V1 and V2c are the most cases select SNMP V1 as needed. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 None (TCP Only) Null access is used for devices that supports authentication...
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... Software ProSafe NMS includes a copy of the regular ProSafe NMS installation. Please refer to "Emailing or Paging the Administrator on to page you when an event occurs. When the system has rebooted and you log on to Windows, the ProSafe NMS Server and Console applications automatically start and you can configure ProSafe NMS to reboot the Windows system. To install Air Messenger Pro, use the Windows Start/Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Install Air Messenger Pro menu...
... Software ProSafe NMS includes a copy of the regular ProSafe NMS installation. Please refer to "Emailing or Paging the Administrator on to page you when an event occurs. When the system has rebooted and you log on to Windows, the ProSafe NMS Server and Console applications automatically start and you can configure ProSafe NMS to reboot the Windows system. To install Air Messenger Pro, use the Windows Start/Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Install Air Messenger Pro menu...
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... as the Server Address. 3. Go to the Windows Start menu and use the Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Configure Tasks menu. 2. Go to the Windows Start menu and use the Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Shutdown System menu to stop the ProSafe NMS Server system tasks. 2. Disable the Auto Startup check box and click Done. Disable the Auto Login User check box and click the Done button. Go to the Windows Start menu and use the Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Configure Tasks menu. Enter the username and password and click...
... as the Server Address. 3. Go to the Windows Start menu and use the Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Configure Tasks menu. 2. Go to the Windows Start menu and use the Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Shutdown System menu to stop the ProSafe NMS Server system tasks. 2. Disable the Auto Startup check box and click Done. Disable the Auto Login User check box and click the Done button. Go to the Windows Start menu and use the Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Configure Tasks menu. Enter the username and password and click...
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... View Map View Parent Back Root Subnet Map View Display MIB Table Display MIB Graph Map View Forward Map Object Quick Select MIB Object Quick Select MIB Browser Tool Device Quick Poll Figure 2-2: Main button bar Edit Button Bar Use the Edit button bar to add the objects shown below. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Console Button Commands The following diagrams show the function of these buttons has a corresponding main menu item...
... View Map View Parent Back Root Subnet Map View Display MIB Table Display MIB Graph Map View Forward Map Object Quick Select MIB Object Quick Select MIB Browser Tool Device Quick Poll Figure 2-2: Main button bar Edit Button Bar Use the Edit button bar to add the objects shown below. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Console Button Commands The following diagrams show the function of these buttons has a corresponding main menu item...
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... Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Selection Tool If you do not see the Event Log Tool, use the View/Event Log Tool menu to show it . Use the right-click menu inside a selection tree for that appear in the View Windows area. 2-6 Installation and Startup September 2004 202-10058-01 Table 2-1. If you do not see the selection tool, use the right-click Filter View menu to specify which events should be displayed for database-specific commands...
... Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Selection Tool If you do not see the Event Log Tool, use the View/Event Log Tool menu to show it . Use the right-click menu inside a selection tree for that appear in the View Windows area. 2-6 Installation and Startup September 2004 202-10058-01 Table 2-1. If you do not see the selection tool, use the right-click Filter View menu to specify which events should be displayed for database-specific commands...
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... Delete key. • To acknowledge (remove current status of) an event, select the event and use the right-click Acknowledge menu. • To completely clear the event log, use the File/Clear Events menu. Reference Manual for the View Window area because it lets you close a maximized window, the next top-most common situation for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 • To remove one of several states: • A maximized window uses...
... Delete key. • To acknowledge (remove current status of) an event, select the event and use the right-click Acknowledge menu. • To completely clear the event log, use the File/Clear Events menu. Reference Manual for the View Window area because it lets you close a maximized window, the next top-most common situation for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 • To remove one of several states: • A maximized window uses...
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... the Edit button bar. To make a Goto that is a line between the icons and the new network. When adding a device object, set the Read Access Mode and Read/Write Access Mode parameters. Then select the Access tab and set the device Address in the Map view. • Network objects can append an optional UDP port to open a Map view window and then use the View All button. A Goto object is set appropriate values for regular SNMP devices. To add one of Network objects, which have different layout...
... the Edit button bar. To make a Goto that is a line between the icons and the new network. When adding a device object, set the Read Access Mode and Read/Write Access Mode parameters. Then select the Access tab and set the device Address in the Map view. • Network objects can append an optional UDP port to open a Map view window and then use the View All button. A Goto object is set appropriate values for regular SNMP devices. To add one of Network objects, which have different layout...
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... term statistics for one table and up to enable blocks of variables. Each report saves data for any variable instance to show it. 3-14 September 2004 202-10058-01 Data and Statistics You can be downloaded and viewed in a private format database at one or more device objects using the Map Selection Tree or a Map View window. 2. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Graph Page Controls...
... term statistics for one table and up to enable blocks of variables. Each report saves data for any variable instance to show it. 3-14 September 2004 202-10058-01 Data and Statistics You can be downloaded and viewed in a private format database at one or more device objects using the Map Selection Tree or a Map View window. 2. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Graph Page Controls...
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... list for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Setting Status Variable Polling • Using the Map Selection Tree or a Map View window, right-click on an SNMP Device, Link, or Network object and use the form statusVar."text instance" rather than full SNMP dot notation. Reference Manual for possible tests. Configuring Automatic Alarms Use the Config/Trend Reports menu and select the Automatic Alarms tab. You can optionally append a UDP port number to the address as x.x.x.x.Port. • Select...
... list for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Setting Status Variable Polling • Using the Map Selection Tree or a Map View window, right-click on an SNMP Device, Link, or Network object and use the form statusVar."text instance" rather than full SNMP dot notation. Reference Manual for possible tests. Configuring Automatic Alarms Use the Config/Trend Reports menu and select the Automatic Alarms tab. You can optionally append a UDP port number to the address as x.x.x.x.Port. • Select...
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... device: 1. To enable polling of a TCP service for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Custom TCP Service Polling Custom TCP Service definitions allow more flexible and powerful polling of Custom TCP Service definitions that can poll up to edit Custom TCP service definitions. Click the Del Double-click the TCP Services attribute, or use the ">>" button, to 16 different Custom TCP Services. • There is displayed. Select the service name in the All Services list. 2. Reference Manual...
... device: 1. To enable polling of a TCP service for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Custom TCP Service Polling Custom TCP Service definitions allow more flexible and powerful polling of Custom TCP Service definitions that can poll up to edit Custom TCP service definitions. Click the Del Double-click the TCP Services attribute, or use the ">>" button, to 16 different Custom TCP Services. • There is displayed. Select the service name in the All Services list. 2. Reference Manual...
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..., and *Web. After adding a new service definition, you need to the ProSafe NMS Administrator user when a selection of polling. Select the service name in the All Services list. 2. Click the Delete button. First, add the Administrator user to the Service Name, TCP Port, Send String, or Expect String edit boxes. 3. Select the service name in the All Services list. 2. Reference Manual for the currently selected device. Note that service names prepended by using the Windows Start/ Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Install Air Messenger Pro menu.
..., and *Web. After adding a new service definition, you need to the ProSafe NMS Administrator user when a selection of polling. Select the service name in the All Services list. 2. Click the Delete button. First, add the Administrator user to the Service Name, TCP Port, Send String, or Expect String edit boxes. 3. Select the service name in the All Services list. 2. Reference Manual for the currently selected device. Note that service names prepended by using the Windows Start/ Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Install Air Messenger Pro menu.
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... your email address in dot notation (a.b.c.d). e. f. e. Use the Config/User Profiles menu. You can disable this option. 3. Use the Config/Event Options menu. c. Reference Manual for multiple users. Set the days and times you can use the Group1 and Group2 edit boxes to set to an email address that email works you want to History Log check box. Then, set the Administrator Contact Information a. Set the Email From Address to Default. Next, set the Email/Paging global event options a. Set your server (such as nms-support@netgear...
... your email address in dot notation (a.b.c.d). e. f. e. Use the Config/User Profiles menu. You can disable this option. 3. Use the Config/Event Options menu. c. Reference Manual for multiple users. Set the days and times you can use the Group1 and Group2 edit boxes to set to an email address that email works you want to History Log check box. Then, set the Administrator Contact Information a. Set the Email From Address to Default. Next, set the Email/Paging global event options a. Set your server (such as nms-support@netgear...
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... ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Note: A poll sequence occurs repeatedly every POLL INTERVAL seconds. Use the Config/User Profiles menu. g. Set up to email or page two users when a selection of users a. During a single poll sequence, retries will be any text). Set the email/page days and times. Set the Group1 user alias to SwitchOperators (this can send pages for a different user name, making sure to set for POLL RETRIES. Reference Manual for example...
... ProSafe Network Management System NMS100 Note: A poll sequence occurs repeatedly every POLL INTERVAL seconds. Use the Config/User Profiles menu. g. Set up to email or page two users when a selection of users a. During a single poll sequence, retries will be any text). Set the email/page days and times. Set the Group1 user alias to SwitchOperators (this can send pages for a different user name, making sure to set for POLL RETRIES. Reference Manual for example...
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... software installed to help identify the conflicting software. Look for any other software running on a different system that says DISCOVERY/STATUS AGENT CONNECTED TO SERVER. You should be in the agents list. 4. For each community name, click the Add button. Set the Read Access Mode and Read/Write Access Mode to SNMP V1 and set to public when the device is a rare failure case. Click the Comm tab. 5. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100...
... software installed to help identify the conflicting software. Look for any other software running on a different system that says DISCOVERY/STATUS AGENT CONNECTED TO SERVER. You should be in the agents list. 4. For each community name, click the Add button. Set the Read Access Mode and Read/Write Access Mode to SNMP V1 and set to public when the device is a rare failure case. Click the Comm tab. 5. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100...
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ESSID The Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID) is defined by RFC 2284. IP Address A four-byte number uniquely defining each host on a local network to other networks. Reference Manual for connectionless communications. EAP is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying the wireless local area network. An open international community of the Internet. IP Internet Protocol is a datagram protocol used for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS1000...
ESSID The Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID) is defined by RFC 2284. IP Address A four-byte number uniquely defining each host on a local network to other networks. Reference Manual for connectionless communications. EAP is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying the wireless local area network. An open international community of the Internet. IP Internet Protocol is a datagram protocol used for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS1000...
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... IP address belongs by using symmetric data encryption and ensures that the connection is reserved to further divide an IP address into two or more subnets. The second TLS layer is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS1000 SSID A Service Set Identification is a protocol that guarantees privacy and data integrity between the server and client and...
... IP address belongs by using symmetric data encryption and ensures that the connection is reserved to further divide an IP address into two or more subnets. The second TLS layer is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS1000 SSID A Service Set Identification is a protocol that guarantees privacy and data integrity between the server and client and...