Zyxel NETATLAS ENTERPRISE QUICK START GUIDE V1.02

NetAtlas Enterprise

Ethernet Switch Manager

Quick Start Guide

Version 1.02

1/2006

NetAtlas Enterprise Quick Start Guide

1 Introduction

The NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Switch Manager is an Element
Management System (EMS) that retrieves management information
from switches using the SNMP protocol. The EMS allows you to
manage multiple switches from a central location.

This guide shows you how to install the EMS. Refer to the user’s guide
for background and configuration information. The NetAtlas Enterprise
Ethernet Switch Manager will be referred to as the EMS in this guide.

2 System Requirements

These are the system requirements for the Windows version of the
EMS.

• CPU: Intel Pentium 4, 1.6 GHz or above

• Memory (RAM): 1 GB or more

• Hard Disk free space: 20 GB or more

• Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels

• Ethernet Adaptor: 10/100 Mbps

• Operating System: Windows 2000 (with service pack 1), Windows XP
or Windows Server 2003 and all using NTFS file system.

• Database Program: PostgreSQL 8.0 later versions.

• Castle Rock’s SNMPc 6.

2.1 EMS Installation Overview

The following gives an overview of what you need to do to install the
EMS:

1 Install SNMPc. See the documentation that comes with your SNMPc

for information.

2 Install the EMS. The PostgreSQL database will be installed during

the EMS installation.

Note: The installation program will bypass the PostgreSQL

installation if it is already installed.

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3 Add custom MIB files in SNMPc.

4 Locate device(s) that you want the EMS to manage.

5 If required, configure the ODBC driver to connect to the database.

3 Installing the EMS

Follow the steps below to install the EMS server on a computer.

1 Install SNMPc if it is not already

installed. See the user’s guide for
more information.

2 Find and double-click

NetAtlasEnterprise_S102.exe on

your EMS CD.

3 A Welcome screen displays. Click

Next to continue.

4 Read the license agreement. Click

Yes to accept the agreement.

5 Type your name and company name

in the following screen. Click Next to
continue.

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