Netgear NMS300 User Manual
User Manual
NMS300 Network Management System Application
User Manual
March 2020
202-11289-07
NETGEAR, Inc.
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NMS300 Network Management System Application
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Revision History
Publication
Part Number
202-11289-07 March 2020 • Updated the
202-11289-06 June 2017 • Updated the
Publish Date Comments
section on this page.
• Added
GS308T and GS310TP
-
- GS324T
GS728TPv2, GS728TPPv2, GS752TPv2, and GS752TPP
-
- MS510TX and MS510TXPP
- XS712Tv2
• Added
M4300-16X, M4300-24XF, and M4300-48XF
-
-
M4300-96X
- M4500-32C and M4500-48XF8C
• Added
• Published the
• Added support for the following smart switches:
-
GS418TPP, GS510TLP
- GS724TPv2
- XS708T and XS716T
support for the following new smart switches:
support for the following new managed switches:
support for existing products that were not yet listed.
Support and Community section and the Regulatory and Legal
, GS324TP, and GS348T
manual in the latest format.
Support section. Added Conformity, and Compliance sections.
, and GS510TPP
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202-11289-05 December 2015 • Added support for the following platforms:
- M4200 series managed switches, including the M4200-10MG-POE+.
- M43000 series managed switches, including the M4300-8X8F
M4300-12X12F
M4300-28G-POE+, and M4300-52G-POE+.
- XS728T smart managed switch.
- W
AC720, WAC730, and WND930 wireless access points.
-
ReadyNAS RN716X, RN3130 (all models), RN31200 (all models),
RN31400 (all models), RN31600 (all models), and RN51600 (all models).
• Added
• Added the option to search for the switch to which a host is directly
• Added the option to add and change an alarm configuration for a link on a
• Added the option to back up and restore the system settings. For more
information about the new MIB browser (see
browser on page 64).
connected
page 78).
hierarchical
-
Add an alarm configuration for a link on a hierarchical map on page 204.
-
Change an alarm configuration for a link on a hierarchical map on
page 208.
information,
-
Set up a file server for system backup and restore operations on
page 280.
-
Back up the system settings on page 282.
-
Restore the system settings on page 286.
, M4300-24X24F, M4300-28G, M4300-52G,
(see
Search for the switch to which a host is connected on
map. For more information, see the following sections:
see the following sections:
,
Use the SNMP MIB
202-11289-04 December 2014 • Added support for the following platforms:
-
M6100 managed switch, including blades and supervisors inserted in the
chassis: XCM8944, XCM8944-POE+, XCM8944-uPOE, XCM8948,
XCM8948-POE+, XCM8948-uPOE, XCM8944F, and XCM8924X.
-
S3300 smart switch: S3300-28X, S3300-28X-PoE+, S3300-52X, and
S3300-52X-PoE+.
- FVS336Gv3 firewall.
- WN370 wireless access point.
• Added
• Added the option to enter an email address for notification of file backup
• Added an option to send an SMS message when an alarm is triggered (see
• Added sampled
• Added support for an external file storage server on which you can store
• Added the capacity to support Chinese characters for device names.
the option to display the slot list for an M6100 managed switch (see
View device details and interface details on page 99).
results
(see
Add or modify a backup profile on page 126).
Configure the SMS server for alerts and alarm notifications on page 30 and
Add or modify an alarm notification profile on page 187). However, this
option is supported for a particular SMS gateway in the People's Republic
China only.
flow (sFlow) for managed switches (see
sFlow).
backup
export configuration files to an external file server on page 160).
files (see
Set up an external file server on page 270 and Import and
of
Chapter 8, Manage
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202-11289-03 January 2014 • Added support for storage systems.
• Added support for additional firewalls.
• Added support for additional switches and wireless devices.
• Removed devices
• Added
• Added an
Chapter 14, Register Devices.
Index.
that are no longer supported (EOL).
202-11289-02 October 2013 • Revised the
• Added support for wireless devices.
• Added support for the FVS318G firewall.
202-1
1289-01 June 2013 First publication.
structure of the manual entirely.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Get Started
Network environment concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Device groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Types of users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Compatible devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
NETGEAR managed switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
NETGEAR smart switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
NETGEAR firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
NETGEAR wireless access points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
NETGEAR wireless management systems and controllers. . . . . . . . . . .17
NETGEAR storage systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Prepare the network devices for discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
What to do next. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Log in to the application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Change your password and account information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Change your password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Change your account information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Configure the email server for alerts and alarm notifications . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configure the general email server settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Configure email server settings for a gmail account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Configure the SMS server for alerts and alarm notifications . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Chapter 3 Discover and Manage Resources
Discovery concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Use quick discovery to discover devices on your network . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Use a discovery profile to discover devices on your network . . . . . . . . . . .37
Add or modify a device credential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Add or modify a discovery profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Execute a discovery job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Schedule or reschedule an existing discovery job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Remove a device credential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Remove a discovery profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
View and manage the wired and wireless devices on your network . . . . . 52
View device information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
View wireless device information only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Modify the name, location information, and contact information. . . . .57
Remove device information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
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Synchronize a network device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Log in to a device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Ping, perform a traceroute, or reboot a device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Use the SNMP MIB browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
View and e
Manage device groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Add or modify a static device group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Add or modify a dynamic device group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Remove a device group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Search for the switch to which a host is connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
xport the Inventory table and Interface List table. . . . . . . . .72
Chapter 4 Monitor Devices and the Network
Monitor the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
View the default network summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Customize the Network Summary Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Monitor the top 10 widgets for all devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
View the default top 10 widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Customize the top 10 page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
View the wireless summary and monitor the
top 10 widgets for wireless devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
View the wireless summary and default top 10 wireless widgets . . . . .94
Customize the wireless summary page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
View device details and interface details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Monitor wireless clients and view client details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Manage the configuration monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Configure an individual monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Disable a monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reenable a monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
View or modify the polling interval for a monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Customize the optional network dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Create or modify a dashboard view and launch the
dashboard view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Remove a dashboard view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Customize the network dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
View and export audit logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
View firmware version information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
View the NMS300 server information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
View application notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Chapter 5 Manage Configurations and Firmware
Back up your device configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Add or modify a backup profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Execute a backup job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Schedule a backup job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
View the execution status of a backup job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Remove a backup profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Restore your device configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
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Restore the configuration of a single device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Customize and promote a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Promote a configuration file for an FVS318G firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Restore the configuration of several identical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Import a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Export a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Modify a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Remove a configuration file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Compare two configuration files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Import and export configuration files to an external file server . . . . . . . .160
Upgrade firmware for one or more devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Import a firmware file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Execute or schedule a firmware upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Modify the file name, version information, and description
for a firmware file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Export a firmware file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Remove a firmware file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Chapter 6 Manage Alarms and Logs
View and manage alarms, triggers, and notification profiles . . . . . . . . . 175
View and manage current alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
View and manage the alarm history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
View and manage alarm configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Add a custom alarm configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Modify an alarm configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
View and manage alarm notification profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Add or modify an alarm notification profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Customize alarm colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
View and manage network event notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
View and manage device traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
View and manage device system logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Chapter 7 Manage Maps and Topologies
View and manage maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
View a hierarchical map and locate a device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Manage a hierarchical map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Add an alarm configuration for a link on a hierarchical map . . . . . . . 204
Change an alarm configuration for a link on a hierarchical map. . . . 208
Add a childmap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Add devices to a map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Add a link between devices on a map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Customize the style of a link on a map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
View and manage network topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Add a topology view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
View a network topology and details about a device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Manage a topology view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Add a link between devices on a topology view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
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Customize the style of a node and link on a topology view. . . . . . . . 231
Remove a topology view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Chapter 8 Manage sFlow
Set up the sFlow collection server and manage the sFlow settings . . . 237
Manage sFlow sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
View and export the results of sFlow monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Chapter 9 Generate and View Reports
Manage report templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Add or modify a report template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Remove a report template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Generate and schedule reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Generate a one-time report immediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Schedule a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
View and remove saved reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
View a saved report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Remove a saved report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Chapter 10 Manage Jobs
Schedule jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
View and manage jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
Chapter 11 Manage Users and Security Profiles
Security profile concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Add a security profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Modify or remove a security profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Add a user profile to the user base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Modify or remove a user profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
View and log off online users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Chapter 12 Manage Global Settings and Backups
Set up an external file server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Set the data retention period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Set the inventory polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274
Set the idle time-out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Set the real-time chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
Change the auto refresh setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Set up a file server for system backup and restore operations . . . . . . . . .280
Back up the system settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Execute a system settings backup job and see the history . . . . . . . . 282
Schedule a system settings backup job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Restore the system settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
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Chapter 13 Manage Licenses
View license information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Register a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
Deregister a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291
Chapter 14 Register Devices
Registration concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Set up and validate your account profile in the application . . . . . . . . . . .294
Set up your account profile for device registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Validate and retrieve your customer account information . . . . . . . . . 296
Register one or more devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Register all devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301
Resynchronize previously registered devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Appendix A Technical Specifications
Appendix B Device Details
Switch details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Firewall details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Standalone AP details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Controller-managed AP details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Wireless controller details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Wireless management system details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
Storage system details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
Router details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Unknown device details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Interface details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Appendix C Index
User Manual9
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1Introduction
Streamline network management tasks
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.
This manual is intended for network administrators.
This chapter covers the following topics:
•
Network environment concepts
• Compatible devices
• Prepare the network devices for discovery
• What to do next
Note: In this manual, the NMS300 application is referred to as the
application. The server on which the application is installed is referred
to as the NMS300 server.
Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the
support website at netgear.com/support/.
Note: For more information about this NMS300 release, see the NMS300
Release Notes, which are available on
netgear.com/support/download/.
Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available
from time to time on
products can regularly check the site and download new firmware, or
you can check for and download new firmware manually
features or behavior of your product does not match what is
described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.
netgear.com/support/download/. Some
. If the
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Network environment concepts
The application resides on the NMS300 server at a static IP address on the local area
network. The application monitors the NETGEAR and third-party devices on the network.
Local area network
Static IP
address
NMS300
server
Figure 1. The Network Management System 300
Web
browser
NETGEAR
devices
Third-party
devices
Internet
gateway
Internet
Web
browser
You access the application through a web browser. The IP address for a web browser that is
located outside the Internet gateway must be permitted to access the network.
The application supports the following devices:
• NETGEAR devices
For detailed information about the supported NETGEAR devices, including model
numbers, see
Compatible devices on page 13.
• Third-party (non-NETGEAR) devices, including the following:
- Routers
- V
oIP gateways
- Hosts
- V
irtualization servers
• The managed NMS300 server
The application displays whether third-party devices are up or down. If a third-party device
supports SNMP
, the application uses SNMP MIBs to gather and present health and status
information about the device.
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Device groups
To simplify the management of networks with many devices, you can create device groups.
Group devices by vendor, location, device type, device model, and contact. Device groups
are optional.
Device group M
Local area network
Static IP
address
NMS300
server
Figure 2. Device groups
Web
browser
Network
device M1
Network
device N1
Device group N
Network
device Mm
Network
Device Nn
Internet
gateway
Internet
Web
browser
You can create two types of device groups:
• Static device groups. A static
this list manually. For more information, see
group is a fixed list of specific devices. You must configure
Add or modify a static device group on
page 73.
• Dynamic device groups. A dynamic group is a dynamic list of devices that filter
selection criteria
determine. The list changes automatically as devices that meet the filter
criteria are added to and removed from the network. For more information, see
modify a dynamic device group on page 75.
Add or
Types of users
The application includes the following default user security profiles:
• Admin. A user who can perform administration-related functions. An a
authorized to perform all application functions. Only an admin user can modify and delete
the default security profiles, can define new security profiles, and can add or remove user
profiles.
For more information, see
Chapter 11, Manage Users and Security Profiles.
• Operator. A user who can manage the enterprise network functions, but cannot perform
administration-related functions.
•
Observer. A user who can only monitor and view enterprise network functions.
This manual is written for the admin user but also contains inf
ormation that is useful for
operators and observers.
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Compatible devices
This release of the application supports the following features:
• Support for NETGEAR managed and smart switches
• Support for NETGEAR wireless devices
• Support for NETGEAR firewalls
• Support for ReadyDA
• Support for discovery and node status monitoring of third-party devices
Note: Products that reached their end of life (EOL) might not be included in
the following lists.
NETGEAR managed switches
A and ReadyNAS storage devices
T
This release supports the following NETGEAR managed switches:
• GSM5212P
• GSM7212F
• GSM7212P
• GSM7224P
• JGSM7224
• M4100-12G-POE+
• M4100-12GF
• M4100-24G-POE+
• M4100-26-POE+
• M4100-26G
• M4100-26G-POE
• M4100-50-POE
• M4100-50G
• M4100-50G-POE+
• M4100-D10-POE
• M4100-D12G
• M4100-D12G-POE+
• M4200-10MG-POE+
• M4300-8X8F
• M4300-12X12F
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• M4300-16X
• M4300-24XF
• M4300-24X24F
• M4300-28G
• M4300-48XF
• M4300-52G
• M4300-28G-POE+
• M4300-52G-POE+
• M4300-96X
• M4500-32C
• M4500-48XF8C
• M5300-28G
• M5300-28G-POE+
• M5300-28G3
• M5300-28GF
• M5300-52G
• M5300-52G-POE+
• M5300-52G3
• M6100, including blades and supervisors inserted in chassis:
- XCM8944
- XCM8944-POE+
- XCM8944-uPOE
- XCM8948
- XCM8948-POE+
- XCM8948-uPOE
- XCM8944F
- XCM8924X
• M7100 XSM7224
• M7100 XSM7224S
• S3300-28X
• S3300-28X-PoE+
• S3300-52X
• S3300-52X-PoE+
When a model S3300 switch and a model M4300 switch function together
a mixed stacking
in
configuration, the switches can be displayed as “Smart_M4300.” The following applies:
• M4300 software release 6.6.x.x or a later release. For a mixed stacking configuration
only, the application displays a model M4300 switch as “Smart_M4300.” In earlier
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releases and in a mixed stacking configuration, the application displays a model M4300
switch as “M4300,” not as “Smart_M4300.”
• S3300 software release 6.6.4.x or a later release. For a mixed stacking configuration
only, the application displays a model S3300 switch as “Smart_M
releases and in a mixed stacking configuration, the application displays a model S3300
switch as “S3300,” not as “Smart_M4300.”
4300.” In earlier
NETGEAR smart switches
This release supports the following NETGEAR smart switches:
• FS526Tv2
• FS726Tv2
• FS728TLP
• FS728TPv2
• FS728TP-200
• GS108T
• GS110TP
• GS308T
• GS310TP
• GS324T
• GS324TP
• GS348T
• GS418TPP
• GS510TLP
• GS510TP
• GS510TPP
• GS516TP
• GS716T
• GS724T-400
• GS724TPv2
• GS748T
• GS728TPv2
• GS728TPPv2
• GS728TPS
• GS728TS
• GS728TXS
• GS748T
• GS752TPv2
-200
-300
-500
-400
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• GS752TPP
• GS752TPS
• GS752TS
• GS752TXS
• MS510TX
• MS510TXPP
• XS708T
• XS712Tv2
• XS716T
• XS728T
NETGEAR firewalls
This release supports the following NETGEAR firewalls:
• FVS318G
• FVS318N
• FVS336Gv2
• FVS336Gv3
• SRX5308
NETGEAR wireless access points
This release supports the following NETGEAR wireless access points:
• WAC720
• WAC730
• WG103
• WN203
• WN203-200
• WN370
• WND930
• WNAP210
• WNAP320
• WNAP370
• WNDAP350
• WNDAP360
• WNDAP380R
• WNDAP380Rv2
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• WNDAP620
• WNDAP660
NETGEAR wireless management systems and controllers
This release supports the following NETGEAR wireless controllers and wireless
management system:
• WC7520
• WC7600
• WC9500
• WMS5316
NETGEAR storage systems
This release supports the following NETGEAR ReadyDATA and ReadyNAS storage
systems:
• RD5200
• RDD516
• RN102
• RN104
• RN202
• RN204
• RN212
• RN214
• RN312
• RN314
• RN316
• RN422
• RN424
• RN426
• RN516
• RN524X
• RN526X
• RN528X
• RN626X
• RN628X
• RN716X
• RN2120
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• RN3130
• RN3138
• RN3220
• RN4220
• RR2312
• RR2304
• RR3312
• RR4312X/S
• RR4360X/S
Prepare the network devices for discovery
To manage the devices on your network, you must prepare them for the application. By
default, the application lets you manage up to 200 devices. For information about managing
more than 200 devices, contact your NETGEAR sales contact.
To prepare the devices on your network:
1. Upgrade your
To upgrade the firmware, use the local browser user interface (UI) of the device.
Each device must run the latest firmware before the application can
the device. Once you perform this one-time upgrade, the application can centrally
manage future device firmware upgrades.
2. Create the credentials for your devices.
application uses a combination of SNMP, HTTP, and Telnet protocols to
The
the devices on your network.
You must configure the application with the device credentials to authenticate with the
devices over the following protocols:
• Telnet and HTTP protocols. If the devices are not configured with the default
password for the admin user, create two new credentials in the application.
Create one credential for the Telnet protocol and another credential for the HTTP
protocol that contain either the admin user credential or the credential of another user
of the device with administrative privileges.
• SNMP community strings. If the devices are not configured with the default SNMP
community strings, create a credential in the application for the SNMP protocol that
contains the matching community strings.
devices to their latest released firmware.
discover and manage
interact with
For more information, see
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Add or modify a device credential on page 38.
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3. Make sure that each device on your network is configured to send SNMPv1 or SNMPv2
traps to the IP address of the NMS300 server.
The application listens for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 traps.
What to do next
Before you can manage your network, you must perform certain basic configuration tasks
and let the application find the devices that are on your network. These tasks are described
in the following chapters:
Chapter 2, Get Started
•
• Chapter 3, Discover and Manage Resources
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2Get Started
Log in and perform basic configuration tasks
After you logged in to the application, you can change your password and account information
and configure the email server.
This chapter covers the following topics:
•
Log in to the application
• Change your password and account information
• Configure the email server for alerts and alarm notifications
• Configure the SMS server for alerts and alarm notifications
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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. For more information about installing
the application, see the NMS300 Network Management Quick Start Guide, which is available
netgear.com/support/download/.
at
Before you log in to the application, check the following items:
• Make sure that the application is installed on a server with a static IP address.
• Clear your browser cache before you use the application.
CAUTION:
The application supports multiple concurrent users. We recommend that
different users coordinate their application activities so that modifications
to a page made by one user are not inadvertently changed by another
user.
To select your language and log in to the application:
1. Open
NMS300 server
• T
• To connect to the application from a remote computer, replace localhost with the IP
After you connect to the application, the User Login window opens.
a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the
.
o connect to the application from the same NMS300 server on which you installed
the application, enter the URL http://localhost:8080
If you entered a different port number for the NMS300 server during the application
installation, replace 8080 in this URL with the port number that you provided during
installation.
address of the NMS300 server
which 203.0.113.56 is the IP address of the NMS300 server and 8080 is the port
number for the NMS300 server.
. For example, enter http://203.0.113.56:8080, in
.
2. From the Language menu, select your language.
The default language is English. You can also select Chinese.
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3. Enter your user name and password.
When the application is initially installed, the default administrator user name is admin
and the default administrator password is also admin.
You must be an administrator (admin user, that is, a user with a security profile
to Admin) to be able to create user names and passwords for other types of users.
4. Click the Sign In button.
that is set
For more information about the Network Summary page, see Monitor the network on
page 81.
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Change your password and account information
We recommend that you change your password to a more secure password. This
recommendation applies to admin users only because nonadministrative users such as users
with a security profile set to Operator or Observer cannot change their password.
As an admin user, you can also change your account information. Items
include your email address, real name, and telephone number. You cannot change your user
name but you can add a second admin account with a different user name. For more
information, see
Chapter 11, Manage Users and Security Profiles.
that you can change
Change your password
When the application is initially installed, the default administrator user name is admin and
the default administrator password is admin. As an admin user, you can create user names
and passwords for other types of users.
To change your password:
1. Open a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the
NMS300
For more information, see
A login window opens.
2. Enter your user name and password.
The default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is
also admin.
server.
Log in to the application on page 21.
3. Click the Sign
The Network Summary page displays.
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In button.
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4. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS.
5. Under Account Information, click the Change Password link.
6. Enter your old and new passwords.
7. Click the Submit
button.
Your password is updated.
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Change your account information
You can change your general account settings such as your email address and telephone
number.
To change your account information:
1. Open a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the
NMS300 server
.
For more information, see
A login window opens.
2. Enter your user name and password.
The default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is
also admin.
3. Click the Sign
The Network Summary page displays.
4. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS.
button.
In
Log in to the application on page 21.
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5. Under Account Information, click the Edit Account link.
6. Modify the information as needed.
7. Click the Submit
Your account information is updated.
button.
Configure the email server for alerts and alarm notifications
Before the application can send email updates and alarm notifications, you must configure
the email server settings. Only an admin user can configure the email server settings.
Note: For information about adding an alarm notification profile with an email
address to which the application can send a notification, see
modify an alarm notification profile on page 187.
Configure the general email server settings
The following procedure describes how to configure the general email server settings.
To configure the email server:
1. Open a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the
NMS300 server
.
Add or
For more information, see
A login window opens.
2. Enter your user name and password.
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Log in to the application on page 21.
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The default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is
also admin.
3. Click the Sign In button.
The Network Summary page displays.
4. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS.
5. Under Getting Started with NMS, click the SMTP Email Settings link.
6. Enter your SMTP configuration settings.
7. If your SMTP server requires authentication, select the Authentication Enabled
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check box.
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8. In the User Name field, enter the user name for your email account.
Note: You must
and domain name. For example, username@domain.com. The SMTP
server also uses the entire user name as the address from which email
is sent.
9. In
10. To use a secure email connection, select the Use
11. Click the T
12. Click the Submit
the Password
Port field, enter the port number for the SSL connection.
est button.
Your SMTP configuration settings are verified.
Your changes are saved.
enter the email user name entirely, that is with the at sign (@)
field, enter the password for your email account.
SSL check box, and in the SMTP Server
button.
Configure email server settings for a gmail account
The following procedure describes how to configure the email server for a Gmail account.
To configure the email server for a Gmail account:
1. Open a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the
NMS300
server.
For more information, see
A login window opens.
2. Enter your user name and password.
The default administrator user name is
also admin.
3. Click the Sign
The Network Summary page displays.
In button.
Log in to the application on page 21.
admin and the default administrator password is
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4. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS.
5. Under Getting Started with NMS, click the SMTP Email Settings link.
6. Enter the following settings and select the following check boxes:
• In the SMTP Server Host field, enter smtp.gmail.com.
• In the SMTP Server Port field, enter 25.
• Select the Authentication Enabled check box.
• In the User Name field, enter the user name for your Gmail account.
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Note: You must enter the email user name entirely, that is with the at sign (@)
and domain name. For example, username@gmail.com. The SMTP
server also uses the entire user name as the address from which email
is sent.
• In the Password field, enter the password for your Gmail account.
o use a secure email connection, select the Use
7. T
Port field, enter 465.
8. Click the T
Your SMTP configuration settings are verified.
9. Click the Submit
Your changes are saved.
est button.
button.
SSL check box, and in the SMTP Server
Configure the SMS server for alerts and alarm notifications
Note: The SMS server option is supported for a particular SMS gateway in
the People's Republic of China only. No other SMS servers are
supported in this release.
Before the application can send SMS updates and alarm notifications, you
SMS server settings. Only an admin user can configure the SMS server settings.
must configure the
For information about adding an alarm notification profile with an SMS telephone number to
which the application can send a notification, see
on page 187.
To configure the SMS server:
1. Contact NETGEAR
SMS server that is supported.
2. Open a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the NMS300
server
.
For more information, see
A login window opens.
3. Enter your user name and password.
The default administrator user name is
also admin.
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support to obtain the corporation ID and password for the Chinese
Log in to the application on page 21.
Add or modify an alarm notification profile
admin and the default administrator password is
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