Netgear NMS300 Installation Manual [zh]
NMS300 Network Management System Application
User Manual
December 2015
202-11289-05
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Revision History
Publication Part
Number
202-11289-05 December 2015 • Added support for the following platforms:
Publish Date Comments
- M4200 series managed switches, including the M4200-10MG-POE+.
- M43000 series managed switches, including the M4300-8X8F,
M4300-12X12F, M4300-24X24F, M4300-28G, M4300-52G,
M4300-28G-POE+, and M4300-52G-POE+.
- XS728T smart managed switch.
- WAC720, 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 information about the new MIB browser (see Use the SNMP MIB
Browser on page 60).
• Added the option to search for the switch to which a host is directly
connected (see Search for the Switch to Which a Host Is Connected on
page 74).
• Added the option to add and change an alarm configuration for a link on
a hierarchical map. For more information, see the following sections:
- Add an Alarm Configuration for a Link on a Hierarchical Map on
page 197.
- Change an Alarm Configuration for a Link on a Hierarchical Map on
page 201.
• Added the option to back up and restore the system settings. For more
information, see the following sections:
- Set Up a File Server for System Backup and Restore Operations on
page 273.
- Back Up the System Settings on page 275.
- Restore the System Settings on page 279.
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 the option to display the slot list for an M6100 managed switch
(see View Device Details and Interface Details on page 93).
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202-11289-04
(continued)
202-11289-03 January 2014 • Added support for storage systems.
202-11289-02 October 2013 • Revised the structure of the manual entirely.
December 2014
(continued)
Continued:
• Added the option to enter an email address for notification of file backup
results (see Add or Modify a Backup Profile on page 120).
• Added an option to send an SMS message when an alarm is triggered
(see Configure the SMS Server for Alerts and Alarm Notifications on
page 27 and Add or Modify an Alarm Notification Profile on page 180).
However, this option is supported for a particular SMS gateway in the
People's Republic of China only.
• Added sampled flow (sFlow) for managed switches (see Chapter 8,
Manage sFlow).
• Added support for an external file storage server on which you can store
backup files (see Set Up an External File Server on page 263 and Import
and Export Configuration Files to an External File Server on page 154).
• Added the capacity to support Chinese characters for device names.
• Added support for additional firewalls.
• Added support for additional switches and wireless devices.
• Removed devices that are no longer supported (EOL).
• Added Chapter 14, Register Devices.
• Added an Index.
• Added support for wireless devices.
• Added support for the FVS318G firewall.
202-11289-01 June 2013 First publication.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Get Started
Network Environment Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Device Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Types of Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Compatible Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
NETGEAR Managed Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
NETGEAR Smart Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
NETGEAR Firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
NETGEAR Wireless Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
NETGEAR Wireless Management Systems and Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
NETGEAR Storage Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Prepare the Network Devices for Discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What to Do Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Log In to the Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Change Your Password and Account Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Change Your Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Change Your Account Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configure the Email Server for Alerts and Alarm Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configure the General Email Server Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configure Email Server Settings for a Gmail Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configure the SMS Server for Alerts and Alarm Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 3 Discover and Manage Resources
Discovery Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Use Quick Discovery to Discover Devices on Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Use a Discovery Profile to Discover Devices on Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Add or Modify a Device Credential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Add or Modify a Discovery Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Execute a Discovery Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Schedule or Reschedule an Existing Discovery Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remove a Device Credential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Remove a Discovery Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
View and Manage the Wired and Wireless Devices on Your Network . . . . . . . . 48
View Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
View Wireless Device Information Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Modify the Name, Location Information, and Contact Information . . . . . . . 53
Remove Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Synchronize a Network Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Log In to a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ping, Perform a Traceroute, or Reboot a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Use the SNMP MIB Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
View and Export the Inventory Table and Interface List Table. . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Manage Device Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Add or Modify a Static Device Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Add or Modify a Dynamic Device Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Remove a Device Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Search for the Switch to Which a Host Is Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Chapter 4 Monitor Devices and the Network
Monitor the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
View the Default Network Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Customize the Network Summary Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Monitor the Top 10 Widgets for All Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
View the Default Top 10 Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Customize the Top 10 Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
View the Wireless Summary and Monitor the Top 10
Widgets for Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
View the Wireless Summary and Default Top 10 Wireless Widgets . . . . . . . 88
Customize the Wireless Summary Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
View Device Details and Interface Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Monitor Wireless Clients and View Client Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Manage the Configuration Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Configure an Individual Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Disable a Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Reenable a Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
View or Modify the Polling Interval for a Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Customize the Optional Network Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Create or Modify a Dashboard View and Launch the Dashboard View . . .106
Remove a Dashboard View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Customize the Network Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
View and Export Audit Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
View Firmware Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
View the NMS300 Server Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
View Application Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Chapter 5 Manage Configurations and Firmware
Back Up Your Device Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Add or Modify a Backup Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Execute a Backup Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Schedule a Backup Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
View the Execution Status of a Backup Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Remove a Backup Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Restore Your Device Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Restore the Configuration of a Single Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
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Customize and Promote a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Promote a Configuration File for an FVS318G Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Restore the Configuration of Several Identical Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Import a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Export a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Modify a Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Remove a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Compare Two Configuration Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Import and Export Configuration Files to an External File Server . . . . . . . . . . 154
Upgrade Firmware for One or More Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Import a Firmware File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Execute or Schedule a Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Modify the File Name, Version Information, and Description
for a Firmware File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Export a Firmware File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Remove a Firmware File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Chapter 6 Manage Alarms and Logs
View and Manage Alarms, Triggers, and Notification Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
View and Manage Current Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
View and Manage the Alarm History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
View and Manage Alarm Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Add a Custom Alarm Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Modify an Alarm Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
View and Manage Alarm Notification Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Add or Modify an Alarm Notification Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Customize Alarm Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
View and Manage Network Event Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
View and Manage Device Traps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
View and Manage Device System Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Chapter 7 Manage Maps and Topologies
View and Manage Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
View a Hierarchical Map and Locate a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Manage a Hierarchical Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Add an Alarm Configuration for a Link on a Hierarchical Map . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Change an Alarm Configuration for a Link on a Hierarchical Map . . . . . . . . 201
Add a Childmap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Add Devices to a Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Add a Link Between Devices on a Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Customize the Style of a Link on a Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
View and Manage Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Add a Topology View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
View a Network Topology and Details About a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Manage a Topology View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Add a Link Between Devices on a Topology View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Customize the Style of a Node and Link on a Topology View . . . . . . . . . . . 224
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Remove a Topology View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Chapter 8 Manage sFlow
Set Up the sFlow Collection Server and Manage the sFlow Settings . . . . . . . 230
Manage sFlow Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
View and Export the Results of sFlow Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Chapter 9 Generate and View Reports
Manage Report Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Add or Modify a Report Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Remove a Report Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Generate and Schedule Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Generate a One-Time Report Immediately. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Schedule a Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
View and Remove Saved Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
View a Saved Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Remove a Saved Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Chapter 10 Manage Jobs
Schedule Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
View and Manage Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
Chapter 11 Manage Users and Security Profiles
Security Profile Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Add a Security Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Modify or Remove a Security Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Add a User Profile to the User Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Modify or Remove a User Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
View and Log Off Online Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Chapter 12 Manage Global Settings and Backups
Set Up an External File Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Set the Data Retention Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Set the Inventory Polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Set the Idle Time-Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Set the Real-time Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Change the Auto Refresh Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Set Up a File Server for System Backup and Restore Operations. . . . . . . . . . .273
Back Up the System Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Execute a System Settings Backup Job and See the History . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Schedule a System Settings Backup Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Restore the System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
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Chapter 13 Manage Licenses
View License Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Register a License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Deregister a License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Chapter 14 Register Devices
Registration Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Set Up and Validate Your Account Profile in the Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Set Up Your Account Profile for Device Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Validate and Retrieve Your Customer Account Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Register One or More Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Register All Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Resynchronize Previously Registered Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Appendix A Technical Specifications
Appendix B Device Details
Switch Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Firewall Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Standalone AP Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Controller-Managed AP Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Wireless Controller Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Wireless Managements System Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Storage System Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Router Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Unknown Device Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Interface Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
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1. Introduction
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.
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the
support website at support.netgear.com.
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For more information about this NMS300 release, see the NMS300
Release Notes, which are available on downloadcenter.netgear.com.
Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made
available from time to time on downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some
products can regularly check the site and download new firmware, or
you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the
features or behavior of your product does not match what is
described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.
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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 12.
• Third-party (non-NETGEAR) devices, including the following:
- Routers
- VoIP gateways
- Hosts
- Virtualization 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 group is a fixed list of specific devices. You must
configure this list manually. For more information, see Add or Modify a Static Device
Group on page 69.
• 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 Add or
Modify a Dynamic Device Group on page 71.
Types of Users
The application includes the following default user security profiles:
• Admin. A user who can perform administration-related functions. An admin user is
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 information 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 ReadyDATA and ReadyNAS storage devices
• Support for discovery and node status monitoring of third-party devices
Note: Products that reached their end of life (EOL) are not included in the
following lists.
NETGEAR Managed Switches
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
• M4300-24X24F
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• M4300-28G
• M4300-52G
• M4300-28G-POE+
• M4300-52G-POE+
• 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
NETGEAR Smart Switches
This release supports the following NETGEAR smart switches:
• FS526Tv2
• FS726Tv2
• FS728TLP
• FS728TPv2
• FS728TP-200
• GS108T-200
• GS110TP
• GS510TP
• GS516TP
• GS724T-400
• GS716T-300
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• GS748T-500
• GS728TP
• GS728TPP
• GS728TPS
• GS728TS
• GS728TXS
• GS748T-400
• GS752TP
• GS752TPS
• GS752TS
• GS752TXS
• S3300-28X
• S3300-28X-PoE+
• S3300-52X
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• S3300-52X-PoE+
• XS712T
• 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
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• WNAP320
• WNAP370
• WNDAP350
• WNDAP360
• WNDAP380R
• WNDAP380Rv2
• 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
• RN716X
• RN2120
• RN3130 (all models)
• RN3220
• RN4220
• RN31200 (all models)
• RN31400 (all models)
• RN31600 (all models)
• RN51600 (all models)
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.
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To prepare the devices on your network:
1. Upgrade your devices to their latest released firmware.
To upgrade the firmware, use the web management interface of the device.
Each device must run the latest firmware before the application can discover and manage
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.
The application uses a combination of SNMP, HTTP, and Telnet protocols to interact with
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.
For more information, see Add or Modify a Device Credential on page 35.
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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2. Get 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
at downloadcenter.netgear.com.
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 a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the
NMS300 server.
• To 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.
• To connect to the application from a remote computer, replace localhost with the IP
address of the NMS300 server. For example, enter http://203.0.113.56:8080, in
which 203.0.113.56 is the IP address of the NMS300 server and 8080 is the port
number for the NMS300 server.
After you connect to the application, the User Login window opens.
2. From the Language menu, select your language.
The default language is English. You can also select Chinese.
3. Enter your user name and password.
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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 that is set
to Admin) to be able to create user names and passwords for other types of users.
4. Click the Sign In button.
For more information about the Network Summary page, see Monitor the Network on
page 76.
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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 that you can change
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.
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 server.
For more information, see Log In to the Application on page 18.
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 In button.
The Network Summary page displays.
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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 Log In to the Application on page 18.
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 In button.
The Network Summary page displays.
4. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS.
5. Under Account Information, click the Edit Account link.
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6. Modify the information as needed.
7. Click the Submit button.
Your account information is updated.
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
Add or Modify an Alarm Notification Profile on page 180.
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.
For more information, see Log In to the Application on page 18.
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 In button.
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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 check box.
8. In the User Name field, enter the user name for your email 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@domain.com. The
SMTP server also uses the entire user name as the address from
which email is sent.
9. In the Password field, enter the password for your email account.
10. To use a secure email connection, select the Use SSL check box, and in the SMTP Server
Port field, enter the port number for the SSL connection.
11. Click the Test button.
Your SMTP configuration settings are verified.
12. Click the Submit button.
Your changes are saved.
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 Log In to the Application on page 18.
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 In button.
The Network Summary page displays.
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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.
7. To use a secure email connection, select the Use SSL check box, and in the SMTP Server
Port field, enter 465.
8. Click the Test button.
Your SMTP configuration settings are verified.
9. Click the Submit button.
Your changes are saved.
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 must configure the
SMS server settings. Only an admin user can configure the SMS server settings.
For information about adding an alarm notification profile with an SMS telephone number to
which the application can send a notification, see Add or Modify an Alarm Notification Profile
on page 180.
To configure the SMS server:
1. Contact NETGEAR support to obtain the corporation ID and password for the Chinese
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 Log In to the Application on page 18.
A login window opens.
3. Enter your user name and password.
The default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is
also admin.
4. Click the Sign In button.
The Network Summary page displays.
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5. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS.
6. Under Getting Started with NMS, click the SMS Server Settings link.
7. Enter the corporation ID.
The corporation ID specifies the SMS gateways that the application must use. This is the
corporation ID that NETGEAR support gave you.
8. Enter the password for accessing the SMS gateway.
This is the password that NETGEAR support gave you.
9. Click the Test button.
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Your SMS configuration settings are verified.
10. Click the Submit button.
Your changes are saved.
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3. Discover and Manage Resources
Find and manage the devices on your
3
network
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.
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Discovery Concepts
• Use Quick Discovery to Discover Devices on Your Network
• Use a Discovery Profile to Discover Devices on Your Network
• View and Manage the Wired and Wireless Devices on Your Network
• Manage Device Groups
• Search for the Switch to Which a Host Is Connected
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