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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA October 2013 202-1 1288-02 NMS300 Network Management System Application Quick Start Guide.
2 NMS300 Network Management System Application Support Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my .netgear .com .
3 Contents Chapter 1 Install the NMS300 Application Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Compatible Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 NMS300 Network Management System Application View the Default Network Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Manage the Configuration Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Manage Device Alarms and Alerts .
5 1 1. Install the NMS300 Application Install the application and prepare your network The NETGEAR Network Management System 300 (NMS300) is a centralized and comprehensive management application that enables you to discover , monitor , configure, and report on enterprise-class networks with NETGEAR and third-party network devices.
Install the NMS300 Application 6 NMS300 Network Management System Application Computer Requirements For this release of the application, the computer that functions as the NMS300 server must meet the following requirements: • 2.
Install the NMS300 Application 7 NMS300 Network Management System Application • GSM7224P • GSM7228PS • GSM7248-200 • GSM7252PS • GSM7328FS • GSM7328S-200 • GSM7352S-200 • JGSM7224 • .
Install the NMS300 Application 8 NMS300 Network Management System Application • GS510TP • GS716T -200 • GS724T -300 • GS724TP • GS724TPS • GS724TS • GS728TP • GS728TPP • GS728TPS •.
Install the NMS300 Application 9 NMS300 Network Management System Application NETGEAR Wireless Management Systems and Controllers This release supports the following NETGEAR wireless management system.
Install the NMS300 Application 10 NMS300 Network Management System Application 8. For Windows 2008 and Windows 2003 operating systems, use either of the following methods to start the application manually . • Select NMS300 > Service > Start Server .
11 2 2. Get Started Log in and perform basic configuration tasks After you have logged in to the application, you can change your password and account information and configure the email server .
Get Started 12 NMS300 Network Management System Application Log In to the Application The application uses a browser server architecture. Administrators and other types of users can access the application from any supported browser .
Get Started 13 NMS300 Network Management System Application When the application is initially installed, the default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is admin.
Get Started 14 NMS300 Network Management System Application Change Y our Password and Account Information NETGEAR recommends that you change your password to a more secure password.
Get Started 15 NMS300 Network Management System Application 3. Under Account Information, click the Change Password link. 4. Enter your old and new passwords 5. Click the Submit button. Y our password is updated. Change Y our Account Information Y ou can change your general account settings such as your email address and telephone number .
Get Started 16 NMS300 Network Management System Application 3. Under Account Information, click the Edit Account link. 4. Modify the information as needed. 5. Click the Submit button. Y our account information is updated. Add a User Profile to the User Base The application provides the following default user security profiles: • Admin .
Get Started 17 NMS300 Network Management System Application 2. Select USERS > USER MANAGEMENT . The Status column displays whether the user is active and the user can log in.
Get Started 18 NMS300 Network Management System Application Configure the General Email Server Settings The following procedure describes how to configure the general email server Settings. T o configure the email server: 1. Log in to the application.
Get Started 19 NMS300 Network Management System Application 6. Configure the user name and password. 7. Click the T est button. Y our SMTP configuration settings are verified.
Get Started 20 NMS300 Network Management System Application 3. Under Getting Started with NMS, click the Email Server Settings link. 4. Enter the following settings and select the following check boxes: • In the SMTP Server Host field, enter smtp.gmail.
21 3 3. Discover Resources Discover your devices and add device groups Before you can manage your network, you must let the application find the devices that are on your network and perform other setup tasks that could simplify the management of your network.
Discover Resources 22 NMS300 Network Management System Application Discovery Concepts Y ou can discover devices on your network by using the following methods: • Quick discovery . Discovers devices without using a discovery profile. This method is a quick and easy discovery method but gives you limited control over the discovery process.
Discover Resources 23 NMS300 Network Management System Application T o discover the devices on your network: 1. Log in to the application. For more information, see Log In to the Application on page 12. 2. Select RESOURCES > DISCOVERY . 3. Click the Quick Discovery button.
Discover Resources 24 NMS300 Network Management System Application 5. Specify the credentials that pertain to the devices on your network by select one of the following types of credentials: • Default SNMP • Default HTTP • Default T elnet • Default HTTPS • Default FVS HTTPS 6.
Discover Resources 25 NMS300 Network Management System Application Note: If a credential failure occurs, a common reason is that the device login information changed from its default. When a credential failure occurs, add or modify the credential and run the discovery job again.
Discover Resources 26 NMS300 Network Management System Application 2. Select RESOURCES > DEVICE CREDENTIALS . 3. Click the Add button. 4. In the Credential General Info section, enter the name for the credential.
Discover Resources 27 NMS300 Network Management System Application 7. Click the Management Interface tab. 8. Enter the port number , time-out period in seconds, and the number of retries.
Discover Resources 28 NMS300 Network Management System Application 10. Click the Add button. 11. Select one or more devices and click the Add Selection button. T o add all devices to the device credential, click the Add All button. The Select Devices screen closes and the selected devices are added to the Associated Devices table.
Discover Resources 29 NMS300 Network Management System Application The screen displays the existing discovery profiles. 3. Click the Add Profile button. 4. Enter the information in the following sections: • General Info . Enter the name and description of the profile.
Discover Resources 30 NMS300 Network Management System Application 5. Click the Network tab. 6. From the menu on the upper left of the screen, select one of the following network types and enter the applicable address information in the fields to the right of the menu: • IP Range • Subnet • Single IP • IP Address(es) • Hostname 7.
Discover Resources 31 NMS300 Network Management System Application 8. If the credential that you need is not listed in the table, do the following: a. Click the Add button. In addition to the default credentials, the screen displays the device credentials that you have added.
Discover Resources 32 NMS300 Network Management System Application 2. Select RESOURCES > DISCOVER Y . 3. Select the discovery profile. 4. From the More menu, select Execute . When discovery completes, the Execution Results screen displays the discovered devices that the application adds to its inventory database.
Discover Resources 33 NMS300 Network Management System Application Add Device Groups T o simplify the management of networks with many devices, you can create device groups. Once they are discovered, you can group the devices on your network by location, device type, and other criteria.
Discover Resources 34 NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Enter a group name. 5. Enter a description. 6. Click the Add button. 7. T o filter the devices that display on the screen, click the Show Filter button. Y ou can filter the devices by criteria such as device type, device name and IP address, location, device model, and status.
Discover Resources 35 NMS300 Network Management System Application The screen closes. The devices are added to the static device group, and the group is displayed in the Device Groups table. Add a Dynamic Device Group A dynamic group is a dynamic list of devices that are selected automatically based on your filter selection criteria.
Discover Resources 36 NMS300 Network Management System Application Y ou can filter by device vendor , device location, device type, device model, and device contact. Y ou can select more than one filter . T o filter by device type, make a selection from the Device T ype menu.
37 4 4. Monitor Y our Network Monitor devices and alarms Y ou can view summary and detailed information about the network, devices, and interfaces, including real-time and historical information and performance statistics. Y ou can also enable and disable the configuration monitors and manage alarms.
Monitor Y our Network 38 NMS300 Network Management System Application Monitor Device and Network Information The network monitor lets you view device and interface information, network summary information, performance statistics, real-time information, and historical information.
Monitor Y our Network 39 NMS300 Network Management System Application 2. Select RESOURCES > INVENTOR Y . 3. T o add columns to or remove them from the Inventory table, right-click the table heading anywhere, and specify the columns by selecting the corresponding check boxes.
Monitor Y our Network 40 NMS300 Network Management System Application V iew Device Information and Device Details Y ou can see a table of devices that the application discovered in your network. T o view the Devices table: 1. Log in to the application.
Monitor Y our Network 41 NMS300 Network Management System Application.
Monitor Y our Network 42 NMS300 Network Management System Application The following figure shows the Dashboard menu for a switch. 6. From the Dashboard menu, select a menu option. The screen adjusts to display information that corresponds to your menu option.
Monitor Y our Network 43 NMS300 Network Management System Application V iew Wireless Device Information Only Y ou can easily monitor your wireless network by displaying wireless controllers, wireless access point (APs), wireless management systems, and active wireless clients.
Monitor Y our Network 44 NMS300 Network Management System Application 5. T o view details about a device, click the device name (or IP address) for the device.
Monitor Y our Network 45 NMS300 Network Management System Application V iew Wireless Management System Information Only Y ou can display only the wireless management systems that the application manages. T o view wireless management system information: 1.
Monitor Y our Network 46 NMS300 Network Management System Application 2. Select WIRELESS > ACTIVE CLIENTS . By default, the filter is active because the Active Client List table can display many wireless clients. 3. T o hide the filter for active clients, click the Hide Filter button and go to Step 10 .
Monitor Y our Network 47 NMS300 Network Management System Application The following figure shows a sample of a screen that displays when you filter by device IP address: 7. Select the device or SSID. 8. Click the Select button. The screen closes and the empty Active Client List table displays.
Monitor Y our Network 48 NMS300 Network Management System Application 11. T o view details for an individual wireless client, in the Client MAC Address column, click a MAC address. A screen similar to the following displays. 12. From the Dashboard menu, select a menu option.
Monitor Y our Network 49 NMS300 Network Management System Application 2. Select HOME > NETWORK SUMMAR Y . By default, the following widgets display onscreen. Widget Description Information Device T ree View A tree of all discovered and managed devices in the network.
Monitor Y our Network 50 NMS300 Network Management System Application 3. T o view details about a device, click the device name. For more information, see View Device Information and Device Details on page 40.
Monitor Y our Network 51 NMS300 Network Management System Application • SNMP traffic • Interface traffic In addition, the application provides monitors for the following server and wireless metric.
Monitor Y our Network 52 NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Click the Edit button. 5. (Optional) In the General Information screen, modify the following settings: • From the Polling Interval menu, select a polling interval. • Enter a description.
Monitor Y our Network 53 NMS300 Network Management System Application d. Either select individual devices and click the click Add Selection button, or click the Add All button. The device groups or groups are added to the table on the Monitor Devices screen.
Monitor Y our Network 54 NMS300 Network Management System Application For more about how to view and manage the alarm history and how to add custom alarm configurations that are based on existing configuration monitors, see the NMS300 Network Management System Application User Manual .
Monitor Y our Network 55 NMS300 Network Management System Application c. T o close the Alarm Detail screen, click the Close button. • Acknowledge an alarm: a. Select the alarm. b. Click the Acknowledge button. Acknowledging an alarm means that you take ownership of the issue.
Monitor Y our Network 56 NMS300 Network Management System Application T o add an alarm notification profile: 1. Log in to the application. For more information, see Log In to the Application on page 12. 2. Select ALARMS > NOTIFICA TION PROFILES .
Monitor Y our Network 57 NMS300 Network Management System Application 5. In the Select Alarm section, select one of the following radio buttons: • Select Alarms by Severity . Select the alarms by severity by selecting a severity level from the menu.
Monitor Y our Network 58 NMS300 Network Management System Application 7. Specify the following information: • Alarm Generation Time . Select one of the following radio buttons: - All Day . The alarm notification applies to alarms that occur in any time of the day .
59 5 5. Manage Configurations and Firmware Keep your device firmware current Y ou can back up and restore device configurations. Y ou can also upgrade device firmware.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 60 NMS300 Network Management System Application Add a Backup Profile and Execute a Backup Job A backup profile defines the devices that are included in a backup job, and as an option, the schedule with which the backup job occurs.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 61 NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Click the Add Profile button. 5. Enter the following information: • General Info . Enter a name and description for the new profile. • Backup File Setting . Enter a file name and version for the backup file.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 62 NMS300 Network Management System Application 7. Add devices, device groups, or both: a. Click the Add Device button. b. Select devices to add and click the Add Selection button. T o add all the devices in the table, click the Add All button.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 63 NMS300 Network Management System Application A screen similar to the following displays. The Status field displays the progress of the backup job. After the job completes successfully , the Status field displays Succeeded .
Manage Configurations and Firmware 64 NMS300 Network Management System Application CAUTION: When you restore the configuration of a device, you must provide the correct configuration file. Make sure that you select both the correct device type and correct device model for the configuration file that you upload to the application.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 65 NMS300 Network Management System Application 6. Click the Restore Configuration button. 7. Click the Add Device button.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 66 NMS300 Network Management System Application The screen closes and the selected device is listed on the Restore Configuration screen. CAUTION: Make sure that you select the correct device. Selecting the wrong device for the selected configuration file can damage the device.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 67 NMS300 Network Management System Application • Schedule . Lets you set up a schedule to restore the configuration file later . A screen similar to the following displays. a. Specify the time that you want the procedure to start.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 68 NMS300 Network Management System Application Import a Firmware File After you download device firmware (an image) from the NETGEAR website at support.netgear .com to your computer , you can load the firmware file onto the NMS300 server .
Manage Configurations and Firmware 69 NMS300 Network Management System Application T o select the MD5 file from your computer , follow the directions of your browser . • File Name . Enter the name of the firmware file. • V endor . Select the vendor of the device.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 70 NMS300 Network Management System Application T o hide the filter , click the Hide Filter button. 5. Select the firmware file. 6. Click the Upgrade Firmware button. 7. Select the target network devices or groups: CAUTION: Make sure that you select the correct devices or device groups.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 71 NMS300 Network Management System Application The screen closes and the selected device or devices are listed on the Upgrade Firmware screen. • T o specify device groups: a. Click the Add Group button. b. Select groups and click the Add Selection button.
Manage Configurations and Firmware 72 NMS300 Network Management System Application The screen closes and the selected group or groups are listed on the Upgrade Firmware screen. 8. Specify whether to execute the firmware upgrade immediately or later by clicking one of the following buttons: • Execute .
Manage Configurations and Firmware 73 NMS300 Network Management System Application • Schedule . Lets you set up a schedule to upgrade the firmware later . A screen similar to the following displays. a. Specify the time that you want the upgrade to occur .
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