Zyxel ENTERPRISE NETWORK CENTER installation guide

Enterprise Network Center

Network Management System

Version 1. 0
Edition 1, 7/2010

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Password root

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Introducing ENC

Enterprise Network Center allows multiple network
administrators to monitor and manage ZyXEL
Enterprise Ethernet switches and wireless access
points (A). You can perform management through the
ENC server itself (B) or another computer (C).

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A

B

The ENC can manage any device that supports the
SNMP protocol. At the time of writing, the ENC can
automatically recognize the following devices when
they are added.

Switch XGS-4528F, GS-4024, GS-2200-24, ES-3124PWR,

ES-2024A, ES-2024PWR, ES-3124, ES-3148, ES­4124, XGS-4526, ES-2108, ES-2108-G , ES­2108PWR

Wireless APNWA1100, NWA3160, NWA3166, NWA3500,

NWA3550, NWA3100, NWA3165, NWA3163

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Hardware Requirements

Server:

• CPU: Intel Pentium 4; 2.8 GHz or above

• 2 GB RAM or above

• 10 GB Hard Disk free space or above

Client:

• CPU: Intel Pentium 3; 450 MHz or above

• 256 MB RAM or above

Software Requirements

Server:

Windows 7 (32 bit or 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit),
Windows XP Professional (32 bit), Windows server
2008 (R2 Enterprise 64 bit or R2 Standard 64 bit)

Client Browser:

• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or above (recommended),
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or above

• Adobe Flash Player plug-in

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Installation

It is recommended that you close all other applications
on your computer before installing the ENC software.
Follow these steps to install ENC:

1. Find the execution file on the ENC disc. Double-click
the installation program to run it. Click Next.

2. Enter the User Name and Company Name. Click
Next.

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3. Click Browse if you want to change the default
directory to install ENC. Click Next.

4. Check the settings and click Next.

5. This screen reminds you how to access the ENC

later and the default password of the Postgres
database that you may need to use later. See

Troubleshooting on page 16. Click OK.

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6. You must restart your computer to complete the

installation. After your computer restarts, the ENC
will automatically start.

Using the ENC

1. Start the ENC by clicking St art > Programs > ZyXEL
> Enterprise Network Center > Start ENC.

2. To access the ENC service on the ENC server itself,
open a web browser and type http://localhost or

http://{ENC server’s IP address}. The ENC

automatically routes this request to its HTTPS
server.

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3. A login screen displays. The default user name and
password are both root. Click Login to proceed.

4. Select I have a license if you have already bought

one or I want to try ENC to use a trial version. The
third option is about re-installation if you want to use
the same license on another computer in the future.

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5. Select New myZyXEL.com account if you do not

have an account on www.myZyXEL.com yet.
Otherwise, select Existing myZyXEL.com account.
Enter the required information and then click Apply.

Device Discovery

Devices can be discovered automatically or manually.
Click Tool > Auto-Discovery to configure the

Automatic discovery settings.

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To scan your network, select Entire Network in the
Discover Type field. Click Add and configure the

gateway information of your network. For example,

10.1.1.254 in the Seed field and 255.255.255.0 in the

Net Mask field. Click OK and then Discover to start the
scan.

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To scan an IP range or a single IP address, select IP
Range, click Add and configure the Star t I P and End
IP. Click OK and then Discover.

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All devices automatically discovered are added to the
top level of the discovery map.

You can also configure a schedule to scan devices/
networks in the Auto-Discovery screen. This example
shows how to configure a daily device/network auto­discovery.

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The system only performs auto-discovery once after you
click the Discover button if you do not set a schedule.

To manually add a device to your network, you must
know what type of device it is and its IP address. Right
click Root Subnet in the OTV panel and select Add
Device, configure the screens and finally click Finish.
This example adds an ES-4124.

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Enter the device name and IP address.

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If you have changed the default SNMP settings on the
device, configure the matching settings on this screen.

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Viewing the Network Map

To view the map of devices added to your
network, click the Map icon next to the
OTV panel.

Disabling Automatic Startup

To not have the ENC start when you turn on your
Windows computer, you must turn off automatic start­up. Click Start > Control Panel > Administrative

Tools > Services (in Windows XP). Double click
ZyXEL Enterprise Network Center and select
Disabled from the Startup Type field. Click Apply.

ENC Menus

To access these menus, select a managed ZyXEL
device, then click the corresponding menu. See the
User’s Guide for help on the menu details. Alternatively ,
some configuration menus are available by right-

clicking a device on the OTV panel.

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Uninstall the ENC

If you need to uninstall the ENC in order to, for
example, upgrade to a new version, click Start >
Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
(in Windows XP). Find the installed program of ZyXEL

Enterprise Network Center and then click Change/
Remove. Confirm the remove action. You will need to

restart the computer to complete the uninstallation
process.

Troubleshooting

PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION

I cannot
install the
ENC

I cannot
access the
ENC.

Make sure that the computer where you want to
install this software meets the system
requirements (see page 4).

If you cannot access the ENC on the computer
where the ENC is installed, try to stop and restart
the ENC. It may take 2 ~ 5 minutes to start the
ENC.

If you can access the ENC on the computer itself
but you cannot access it remotely, check the
firewall settings on the ENC server. Try to disable
the firewall or configure a firewall exception rule
that allows your access.

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