D-Link Network Assistant (DNA) User Guide Version: 1.20

The D-Link Network Assistant (DNA) is a program that allows administrators to quickly discover all D-Link smart switches and D-Link Discover Protocol (DDP) supported devices that are in the same subnet as the

DNA. It also collects traps and log messages, and provides quick access to basic configuration of the switch.

This tool is only for computers running 32/64-bit Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000.

The D-Link Network Assistant (DNA) consists of two parts: the Device Configuration Menu at the top, and the Device List in the main window.

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Figure 1.1 – D-Link Network Assistant (DNA)

Device Configuration Menu

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2. Device Configuration Menu

The Device Configuration Menu at the top has multiple options that can be used to configure the Smart

Switch.

Under the Common menu, you can access the Device Settings, Time Settings, SNMP, Firmware

Upgrade, Backup or Restore, Reboot, and Reset sections.

Under the Advanced menu, you can access ASV settings.

Under the dropdown menu at the top left, you can configure the Language used, Export Device List, or see the About screen for the application.

Device Configuration Menu

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2.1. Common > Device Settings

In the Device Setting section, users can configure the IPv4 and IPv6 settings for the device selected.

Click the Device Setting button to access the Device Setting configuration window, as shown below.

Figure 2.1 – Common > Device Setting (General Config) – IPv4

System Name:

IPv4 Settings

Enter the switch’s system name here.

Status: Select to enable or disable the use of IPv4 settings.

Static IP: Select this option to configure the IPv4 settings manually.

DHCP: Select this option to allow the device to obtain IPv4 settings from a DHCP server in the local network.

BOOTP: Select this option to allow the device to obtain IPv4 settings from a BOOTP server in the local network.

IP Address: Enter the IPv4 address for the device here.

Subnet Mask: Enter the IPv4 subnet mask for the device here.

Default Gateway: Enter the IPv4 default gateway address here.

Obtain DNS Server

Address

Automatically:

Select this option to obtain DNS server settings automatically from the DHCP server in the local network.

Set DNS Server

Address Manually:

Select this option to manually configure the DNS server address settings.

Primary DNS Server: Enter the primary DNS server address here.

Secondary DNS

Server:

Enter the secondary DNS server address here.

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IPv6 Settings

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Figure 2.2 – Common > Device Setting (General Config) – IPv6

DHCP: Select this option to allow the device to obtain IPv6 settings from a DHCP server in the local network.

Static IP: Select this option to configure the IPv6 settings manually.

IP Address: Enter the IPv6 address for the device here.

Prefix: Enter the IPv6 prefix for the device here.

Default Gateway: Enter the IPv6 default gateway address here.

Obtain DNS Server

Address

Automatically:

Select this option to obtain DNS server settings automatically from a DHCP server in the local network.

Set DNS Server

Address Manually:

Select this option to manually configure the DNS server address settings.

Primary DNS Server: Enter the primary DNS server address here.

Secondary DNS

Server:

Enter the secondary DNS server address here.

Click Next to continue to the next step.

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After clicking Next, the following window will be available. On this page, you can evaluate and confirm the device settings configured in the previous step.

Figure 2.3 – Common > Device Setting (Confirm Summary)

To save and apply your changes, tick the I understand the risks checkbox, enter the user account login

Username and Password, then click Submit.

Device Configuration Menu

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2.2. Common > Time Settings

In the Time Settings section, users can configure the time settings for the device selected.

Click the Time Settings button to access the Time Settings configuration window, as shown below.

Figure 2.4 – Common > Time Setting (Time Setting) - Auto

Time Zone: Select the time zone that will be used by this device.

Time Setting: Select the Auto Time Synchronize option to automatically synchronize the time settings of this device with the time server you enter in the text box. Select the

Manual Time Setting option to manually configure the time and date settings for the switch.

Synchronize with

NTP/SNTP Server:

If you selected Auto Time Synchronize, enter the NTP/SNTP time server address here.

Click Next to continue to the next step.

Device Configuration Menu

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After clicking Next, the following window will be available. On this page, users can evaluate and confirm the time settings configured in the previous step.

Figure 2.5 – Common > Time Setting (Confirm Summary)

To save and apply your changes, tick the I understand the risks checkbox, enter the user account login

Username and Password, then click Submit.

Device Configuration Menu

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2.3. Common > SNMP

In the SNMP section, users can configure the SNMP read-only and read/write community settings for the device selected. Click the SNMP button to access the SNMP configuration window, as shown below.

Figure 2.6 – Common > SNMP (SNMP Setting)

SNMP: Select the Open option enable the ability to configure the read-only and/or read/write community parameters. Select the Close option to disable the ability to configure the read-only and/or read/write community parameters.

Read-only

Community:

Enter the new read-only community string here.

Read-Write

Community:

Enter the new read/write community string here.

Click Next to continue to the next step.

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After clicking Next, the following window will be available. On this page, you can evaluate and confirm the

SNMP settings configured in the previous step.

Figure 2.7 – Common > SNMP (Confirm Summary)

To save and apply your changes, click Submit.

Device Configuration Menu

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2.4. Common > Firmware Upgrade

In the Firmware Upgrade section, users can upgrade the firmware for all the devices simultaneously or individually. Tick the checkboxes of the devices you want to upgrade, then click the Firmware Upgrade button to access the Firmware Upgrade configuration window, as shown below.

Figure 2.8 – Common > Firmware Upgrade (Firmware Upgrade)

TFTP IP:

Upgrade Selection:

Select the TFTP server IP address.

Select Use one firmware file for all devices to upgrade the firmware for all the selected devices. Click the Browse button to select a firmware file to use.

Select the Use different firmware file for each device option to upgrade the firmware for all the devices within the network individually. Click the Browse button to select a firmware file to use for each device

CAUTION

Do not disconnect the PC or remove the power cord from the device until the upgrade process is complete, or the device software may become corrupted due to an incomplete firmware upgrade.

Click Next to continue to the next step.

Device Configuration Menu

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After clicking Next, the following window will be available. On this page, you can evaluate and initiate the firmware upgrade settings from the previous step.

Figure 2.9 – Common > Firmware Upgrade (Confirm Summary)

To save and apply your changes, tick the I understand the risks checkbox, enter the user account login

Username and Password, then click Submit.

Device Configuration Menu

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2.5. Common > Backup or Restore

In the Restore Backup section, you can save a copy of the switch’s configuration file to the TFTP server specified or restore the switch’s configuration by uploading a previously saved configuration file from the

TFTP server specified.

Click the Backup or Restore button to access the Backup or Restore configuration window, as shown below:

Figure 2.10 – Common > Backup or Restore (Backup)

Select an Action:

Select Backup Device Configuration to save a copy of the switch’s configuration file to the TFTP server specified. Select the Restore Device Configuration to restore the switch’s configuration by uploading a previously saved configuration file from the TFTP server specified.

If you choose Backup Device Configuration:

TFTP IP:

Save Path:

Name Format:

Additional Info:

Select the TFTP server IP address.

Click Browse to select the folder to save the device configuration to.

Enter the file name format here.

Select the Prefix option to add additional information as a prefix to the file name that will be saved. Select the Suffix option to add additional information as a suffix to the file name that will be saved. Use the dropdown menu to select what information will be added.

Device Configuration Menu

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Figure 2.11 – Common > Backup or Restore (Restore)

If you choose Restore Device Configuration, click Browse to select the device configuration file to use for your device.

Click Next to continue to the next step.

Device Configuration Menu

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After selecting the option and clicking the Next button, the following window will appear. On this page, you can evaluate and initiate the configuration file backup/restore settings configured in the previous step.

Figure 2.12 – Common > Backup or Restore (Confirm Summary)

Click Submit start the configuration file backup/restore process.

Device Configuration Menu

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2.6. Common > Reboot

In the Reboot section, you can reboot a device. Click the Reboot button to access the Reboot confirmation window, as shown below:

Figure 2.13 – Common > Reboot (Device List)

To reboot the device, tick the I understand the risks checkbox, enter the user account login Username and

Password, then click Submit.

Device Configuration Menu

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2.7. Common > Reset

In the Reset section, you can reset a device to the factory default settings. Click the Reset button to access the Reset confirmation window, as shown below:

Figure 2.14 – Common > Reset (Device List)

Reserved IP Address

Configuration:

Tick this option to enable reserved IP address configuration.

CAUTION

When resetting the switch, all previously configured settings will be lost, unless the configuration file was backed up. The device will return to the factory default settings.

To reboot the device, tick the I understand the risks checkbox, enter the user account login Username and

Password, then click Submit.

Device Configuration Menu

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2.8. Advance > ASV

In the ASV section, you can use Auto Surveillance VLAN's (ASV) configuration to automatically set up a

VLAN for your surveillance-oriented devices.

Click the ASV button to access the ASV configuration window, as shown below:

Figure 2.15 – Advanced > ASV (Choose Candidate Devices)

Choose which candidate devices you want to use in your ASV configuration. You can click on the IPv4 link of a device to access that device’s web user interface.

Copy template from

an existing device:

Tick this option to copy the template from the selected device to another device.

Click Next to continue to the next step.

Device Configuration Menu

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If you selected Copy template from an existing device, the following window will appear.

Figure 2.16 – Advanced > ASV (Choose Configuration Template)

Select the device you want to use as a configuration template, then click Next.

Device Configuration Menu

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After clicking the Next button, the following window will appear. On this page, you can adjust the ASV configuration.

Figure 2.17 – Advance > ASV (ASV Config)

ASV Status:

VLAN ID:

Priority:

Select the Open to enable the ASV function. Select Close disable the ASV function.

Enter the VLAN ID you wish to use here.

Select the traffic priority for your VLAN here, where 7 is the highest priority and 0 is the lowest.

Enter the tagged uplink/downlink port number to use here.

Tagged

Uplink/Downlink

Port:

Device Type: Select the device type from the drop-down menu. You can choose Video

Management Server, VMS Client/Remote Viewer, Video Encoder, Network

Storage, and Other IP Surveillance Device.

Rule:

MAC:

Select MAC or OUI for your rule type from the drop-down menu.

Enter the MAC address for the device you want to add.

Description:

Clear:

Add a description for the device to help you identify it.

You can click the red X here to clear an entry.

Click Next to continue to the next step.

Device Configuration Menu

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After clicking the Next button, the following window will be available. On this page, you can evaluate and confirm the ASV configuration settings from the previous steps.

Figure 2.18 – Advance > ASV (Confirm Summary)

To save your changes, tick the I understand the risks checkbox, then click Submit.

Device Configuration Menu

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2.9. Drop-down Menu > Language

In the Language section, you can select the language that will be used by the D-Link Network Assistant application.

Figure 2.19 – Drop-down Menu > Language

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2.10. Drop-down Menu > Export Device List

Export Device List lets you export the current device list for future use.

Figure 2.20 – Drop-down Menu > Export Device List

After clicking the Export Device List option, select a destination and name for the device list and click the

Save button to save the exported device list file.

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2.11. Drop-down Menu > About

In the About section, you can view information about the D-Link Network Assistant (DNA).

Figure 2.21– Drop-down Menu > About

After clicking About, a small window will appear with information about the current version of the D-Link

Network Assistant you are using.

Figure 2.22–About

Device List

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3. Device List

The Device List section in the middle has two tabs: Device List and Alarms.

3.1. Device List

In the Device List tab, you can see a list of devices detected on your network. You can select multiple devices for configuration by ticking the checkbox next to the device, then clicking the configuration button you want to use.

Figure 3.1 – Device List

Each device will have an IPv4 link that you can click on to navigate to that device’s web interface. You can click on the Refresh button to refresh the device list, or type in the Search box to look for a specific device.