D-Link Network Assistant (DNA) User Manual

D-Link Network Assistant (DNA) is a free Windows application that simplifies the initial setup of D-Link business networking devices. It automatically scans for new or existing devices and allows you to configure their IP addresses, usernames, passwords, and SNMP information. DNA also enables you to create and manage workspaces for organizing your devices, and to export your inventory to a CSV file.

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D-Link Network Assistant (DNA)

User Manual

Version: 4.0.0

1 Introduction ....................................................................01

Audience .................................................................................. 01

Other Documentation ............................................................... 01

Conventions ............................................................................. 01

Notes, Notices, and Cautions .................................................. 01

2 Product Introduction .....................................................02

3 Installation ......................................................................03

4 Interface Overview .........................................................07

5 Toolbar ............................................................................08

Workspace Management ......................................................... 10

Ignore List ................................................................................ 12

6 Batch Settings ................................................................14

7 Inventory List .................................................................17

Device Settings ........................................................................ 18

8 DNA App .........................................................................21

Download & Install ................................................................... 21

Device List ............................................................................... 21

Supported Devices ................................................................... 22

Introduction

1 Introduction

The manual is organized by the menu layout in the D-Link Network Assistant (DNA). See the Interface Overview section for more information.

Audience

This reference manual is intended for network administrators and other IT professionals responsible for managing network devices using DNA. Alternative management interfaces, such as the Web User Interface

(Web UI) and Command Line Interface (CLI) may also be available for your devices but are not documented in this manual. This manual is written in a way that assumes that you already have a basic knowledge of modern networking principles.

Other Documentation

The documents below are a further source of information in regards to configuring and troubleshooting DNA. All documents are available from the D-Link website. Other documents related to DNA are:

• Quick Installation Guide

Conventions

Convention

Boldface Font

Description

Indicates a button, a toolbar icon, menu, or menu item. For example: Open the File menu and choose Cancel. Used for emphasis. May also indicate system messages or prompts appearing on screen. For example: You have mail. Bold font is also used to represent filenames, program names and commands. For example: use the copy command.

Initial capital letter Indicates a window name. Names of keys on the keyboard have initial capitals. For example: Click Enter.

Menu Name >

Menu Option

Indicates the menu structure. Device > Port > Port Properties means the Port Properties menu option under the Port menu option that is located under the Device menu.

Blue Courier Font This convention is used to represent an example of a screen console display including example entries of CLI command input with the corresponding output.

Table 1-1—Conventions

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

Below are examples of the three types of indicators used in this manual. When administering your device using the information in this document, you should pay special attention to these indicators. Each example below provides an explanatory remark regarding each type of indicator.

NOTE: A note indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device.

NOTICE: A notice indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A caution indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

Product Introduction

2 Product Introduction

The D-Link Network Assistant (DNA) is a Windows standalone application (referred to in this manual as a PC tool run in a Windows browser) which simplifies the first-time setup of D-Link business networking devices. The tool is free and available on any device that is able to be executed in Windows web browser. It is compatible with any supported devices running the D-Link Discovery Protocol (DDP) v2 and v5, and will automatically scan the D-Link business networking devices for new or existing devices.

The DNA tool makes first-time setup of D-Link Switches, Access Points (APs), D-Link Business Network

Controllers, and D-Link Business Security Routers simple. When a D-Link Business Access Points(APs) has been detected, it is added to the inventory, so it can be managed along with existing D-Link Business Network

Device.

It enables you to set IP addresses, change usernames and passwords, and configure SNMP information so that devices can be managed with an existing Network Management System (NMS).

DNA allows you to set up new devices quickly and easily. Devices can be organized into workspaces, so that they can be managed based on physical or organizational requirements. First-time setup of devices is greatly simplified, significantly reducing the time it takes to integrate a new device with the network and lowering administration and maintenance costs.

Installation

3 Installation

Follow these instructions to download and install the DNA tool.

1. Go to https://www.dlink.com/en/business/tools/d-link-network-assistant and click Free Download. On the next page, click Download to download the DNA installer file to your local hard drive.

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2. Run the DNA installer file and follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

Installation

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Installation

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Once installed, run the DNA application and click Launch a Browser to Manage the Network. This will launch your default web browser and open the DNA interface window. To use DNA in a different browser, enter http:// localhost:[listening port] into the address bar.

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Installation

4 Interface Overview

This provides an overview of the different areas of the interface.

AREA 1

AREA 2

AREA 3

Interface Overview

Field

AREA 1

AREA 2

AREA 3

Figure 4-1—Interface Overview

Description

This is the main toolbar located at the top of the screen.

This is the batch settings menu which is always displayed in the workspace.

This is the main workspace which contains device information and the device inventory.

Table 4-1—Interface Overview

NOTE: Ensure that there is IP connectivity to the devices that you wish to manage from your management PC or device before continuing with the instructions.

5 Toolbar

This is the DNA toolbar, which contains features that are present in all workspaces.

The toolbar is always displayed in the workspace:

Toolbar

Field

Figure 5-1—Toolbar

Description

The workspace management menu allows workspaces to be created, deleted, and renamed, and also allows global settings to be set.

The search feature. This is used for searching the workspace for specific device states.

Field

Search…

Description

Enter device properties to search the workspace for.

Click this to begin the search.

Click this to get a list of pre-set device states to search for.

Field

IP Conflict(s)

Description

Search for devices in the workspace with IP conflicts.

SNMP off

New firmware available

Search for devices in the workspace with

SNMP off.

Search for devices in the workspace with new firmware available.

Unauthenticated Search for unauthenticated devices in the workspace.

Field

Toolbar

Description

The Layer 3 discovery function

Field Description

Range type Click the drop-down menu to select IP Range or Subnet.

In the IP fields, enter the starting and ending addresses to define the search pool.

Remove a defined range.

Add a defined range.

Click Save to confirm the discovery range and initiate a search of Layer 3 devices within the defined pool.

The ignore list. This is for devices which have been removed from the workspace. There must be devices present in the ignore list for this icon to be available.

See the Ignore List section for more information.

The export feature. This is used to export the inventory in Comma Separated Value

(CSV) format.

The feedback menu. This is used to send problem reports, questions or bugs to the software manufacturers.

Field Description

Feedback type

Select the feedback type. This can be: Problem, Request, Question,

Bug, Complaint, Others.

Your name Enter your name. This is a required field.

Email address

Subject

Enter your email address. This is a required field.

Enter the subject of your message. This is a required field.

Description Enter your message. This is a minimum of 10 words and a maximum of 2000. This is a required field.

Add attachment

Click Add attachment to add an attachment to the message. This can be up to 10 files, with a total combined file size of 10 MB.

The introduction screen. This is shown when you log-in to DNA for the first time.

Toolbar

Field Description

The credential information for the workspace. This is used to manage the stored credentials. See the table below for more information:

Field Description

Clear the stored credentials for all devices in the workspace. Clicking this will display a clear credentials window, which will ask you to confirm clearing the default credentials and device credentials. Click

Yes, clear them to clear the credentials and Cancel to return to the previous page.

Set the default credentials to be used with all workspaces. Clicking this will display a default workspace credentials window, which will allow you to set default workspace credentials, or specify not to set any credentials. Tick the Don’t set box not to use any credentials, or enter in default device credentials in the Username and Password boxes.

Click Save to save the changes and Cancel to return to the previous page.

Table 5-1—Toolbar

Workspace Management

This is a sub menu which is displayed when the menu button is pressed in the top left hand corner of the DNA interface.

It can be viewed by pressing the menu button in the top left hand corner of the interface:

Figure 5-2—Workspace Management

The following fields are available:

Field Description

This is used to search for workspaces. The results are shown in the area below.

Field

Toolbar

Description

The search feature. This is used for searching the workspace for specific device states.

Field

Search…

Description

Enter device properties to search the workspace for.

This area shows the search results and workspaces available when no search has been entered.

Field Description

Rename the workspace by clicking this button.

This is only displayed when hovering over the button with the mouse. This will open a

Rename Workspace window which can be used to rename the workspace. Click Rename this Workspace to rename the workspace or

Cancel to return to the previous page.

Delete the workspace by clicking this button.

This is only displayed when hovering over the button with the mouse. This will open a Delete

Workspace window which can be used to delete the workspace. Select the workspace and click Yes, delete this Workspace to delete the workspace, or Cancel to return to the previous page.

NOTE: This icon is only displayed when there is more than 1 workspace in the list.

This is used to change the language of DNA. Currently supported languages are EN

(English), 简 (Simplified Chinese), 繁 (Traditional Chinese).

Toolbar

Field Description

This is the list of devices that DNA supports. Clicking this will open the Supported

Devices window. The device model, minimum hardware version and minimum firmware version are displayed. Devices are also grouped into categories such as Smart Switches and Security Service Routers (DSRs).

These are the global settings for DNA.

Field Description

Country Choose the country that DNA is being used in. This is used to determine the firmware which is available. This is a required field.

Enter the backup path for device backups using the DNA backup function. This is a required field.

Enable this to automatically scan for devices when launching DNA.

The default is enabled.

Backup file path

Autodiscover devices when launching

DNA

Clear credentials of all workspaces when closing DNA

Enable this to clear all stored credentials when exiting DNA. The default is disabled.

Click Save to save the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

This is used to create a new workspace. Click this button to display a Create a new

Workspace window. Enter a Name for the workspace and click Create Workspace to create the workspace or Cancel to return to the previous page. The maximum number of characters that can be entered is 32.

Table 5-1—Workspace Management

Ignore List

This is the list of devices which have been removed from the inventory list in the workspace. They are still present in DNA but will not be re-added to the workspace when the network is scanned for devices and are not managed through the workspace.

Use the ignore list icon in the toolbar to access the ignore list:

The following fields are available:

Figure 5-3—Ignore List

Toolbar

Field Description

Click to return to the previous menu.

Select a device in the list and click this to return the device to the inventory list or workspace.

Select a device in the list and click this to remove the device from the ignore list. This will cause the device to reappear in each workspace when the network is scanned for devices.

Enter device properties to search the ignore list for here.

Field Description

Search… Enter device properties to search the workspace for.

Press this to begin the search.

Press this to get a list of pre-set device states to search for.

Field Description

IP Conflict(s) Search for devices in the workspace with IP conflicts.

SNMP off

New firmware available

Search for devices in the workspace with

SNMP off.

Search for devices in the workspace with new firmware available.

Unauthenticated Search for unauthenticated devices in the workspace.

Press this to refresh the ignore list.

Press this to export the ignore list in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format.

Select

Type/Status

Select either an individual device by ticking the check box next to the device, or choose all devices by ticking the check box at the top of the column.

This is the device type and status. An icon will be displayed for the device type (Smart

Switches, DSRs etc.) and the color of the icon will change, depending on device availability.

Auth.

This indicates whether or not the device can be authenticated. If the device can be authenticated, the icon will be amber. If the device cannot be authenticated, the icon color will be gray. A warning will appear if the device is using the default device username and password.

System Name This is the hostname set on the device.

IP Address This is the management IP address of the device.

MAC

Modelo

SNMP

This is the MAC address of the device.

This is the model number the device.

This shows whether Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is enabled on the device. This cannot be changed from the ignore list.

FW Ver.

System Time

IP Mode

HW Ver.

Protocol Ver.

This is the firmware version the device.

This is the serial number of the device.

This is the system time on the device.

This is the IP mode of the device. If the switch is set to acquire an address automatically, this will be set to DHCP. If it has a Static IP address, this will be set to Static.

This is the hardware version of the device.

This shows the D-Link Discovery Protocol (DDP) version of the device.

Table 5-1—Ignore List

Batch Settings

6 Batch Settings

These can be used to simultaneously apply settings to multiple devices.

NOTE: This menu is only available when two or more devices have been selected in the workspace.

The batch settings are always displayed in the workspace:

Field

Figure 6-1—Batch Settings

Description

Re-scan the network for devices and refresh the inventory list in the workspace.

Enter shared authentication information. This only appears if all devices cannot be authenticated with DNA.

Field Description

Username Enter the username to authenticate the selected devices.

Password Enter the password to authenticate the selected devices.

Click Save to save the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Configure settings for automatic IP assignment, such as enabling DHCP mode and automatically assigning static IPs for selected devices.

Field

Enable

DHCP mode

Description

Enable DHCP for the selected devices.

Auto assign static IPs

Assign static IPs automatically to the selected devices.

Field

Start from IP

Description

Enter the start IP to use for the range.

Subnet mask Enter the subnet mask to use for the automatically assigned IPs.

Default gateway Enter the default gateway for the selected devices.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Field

Batch Settings

Description

Enable or disable SNMP on the selected devices, including adding and removing community strings.

Field Description

Set SNMP

Status for all selected devices

Edit community

Enable or disable SNMP for selected devices. Move the slider to the right to enable SNMP and move it to the left to disable SNMP.

Tick this to add or remove community strings to or from the selected devices.

Field Description

Add a community string.

Community type

Community name

Select read-only or read-write as the community string type.

Enter the name of the community string. The maximum number of characters that can be entered is 32.

Remove the community string.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Set the time zone for selected devices, including configuring a network time source using

Network Time Protocol (NTP) or Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP).

Field Description

Time zone Choose a time zone to clock synchronize the device to the selected zone.

Method This is the method that is used to set the system clock.

Field Description

Device time Manually set the time on the device. This can be set using the Date and Time fields.

Use NTP /

SNTP server

Select the IP format of the server and enter the

IP address of the network time source for clock synchronization.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Change the password for selected devices.

NOTE: This will change the password for the currently authenticated username on the device.

Field

New password

Repeat password

Description

Enter the new password to be used with the device. The Show/Hide characters button ( ) can be used to show or hide the entered password.

Confirm the new password to be used with the device. The Show/

Hide characters button ( ) can be used to show or hide the entered password.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page..

Import network profile

Field

Batch Settings

Description

Upgrade the firmware for all selected devices.

NOTE: The selected devices must be using unique IP addresses on the local network and be identical hardware types.

Field

Model of selected devices

Description

This displays the model number of the selected devices.

Drag and drop a firmware file to the Drag & drop area to upload it to the selected devices, or click Browse to select a file on the local file system.

Back up configuration for all selected devices. The Filename field shows the format that will be used for the filename.

Click Backup now to begin the backup or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Reboot selected devices.

Field

The network will be offline for 60 seconds

Description

Tick this to confirm that you are aware that the network will be offline for 60 seconds as the device reboots.

Click Yes, reboot these devices or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Reset all selected devices to default settings.

Field

All configurations will be lost

Description

Tick this to confirm that you are aware that all configuration will be lost when the device is reset.

The system will reboot and be unavailable for roughly 90 seconds

The network will be disconnected shortly

Keep the IP configuration for these devices

Tick this to confirm that you are aware that the system will reboot and be unavailable for roughly 90 seconds while the device is being reset.

Tick this to confirm that you are aware that the network will be disconnected shortly after the device is reset.

Move the slider to the right to keep the IP configuration for the device. Move it to the left to include the device IP address in the deleted configurations when the device is reset.

Click Yes, reset these devices to reset the configuration on these devices to the factory default, or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Remove all selected devices from the inventory list.

Click Yes , remove devices to remove the devices from the inventory list, or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Table 6-1—Batch Settings

NOTE: The authentication information in DNA needs to be correct in order to apply batch settings to a device. If DNA cannot authenticate with a device, then it will not be possible to batch manage devices.

Inventory List

7 Inventory List

This is the main window of the DNA interface, where a list of devices is displayed. From here you can manage your network devices and view the general overview of all devices in the workspace.

The inventory list is displayed after a workspace is selected:

Figure 7-1—Inventory List Window

The following fields are available:

Field

Select

Type/Status

Auth.

System Name

IP Address

MAC

Model

SNMP

FW Ver.

System Time

IP Mode

HW Ver.

Protocol Ver.

Description device, or select all devices by ticking the check box at the top of the column.

This is the device type and status. An icon will be displayed for the device type (Smart

Switches, DSRs etc.) and the color of the icon will change, depending on device availability.

This shows whether or not the device can be authenticated. If the device can be authenticated, the icon will be amber. If the device cannot be authenticated, the icon color will be gray. A warning will appear if the device is using the default device username and password.

This is the hostname set on the device.

This is the management IP address of the device.

This is the MAC address of the device.

This is the model number the device.

This shows whether SNMP is enabled on the device. Move the slider to the right to enable SNMP and move it to the left to disable SNMP.

This is the firmware version the device.

This is the serial number of the device.

This is the system time on the device.

This shows the IP mode of the device. If the switch is set to acquire an address automatically, this will be set to DHCP. If it has a Static IP address, this will be set to

Static.

This is the hardware version of the device.

This shows the D-Link Discovery Protocol (DDP) version of the device.

Table 7-1—Inventory List

Inventory List

Device Settings

These are the settings that apply to individual devices, and are the same settings that appear in the batch settings menu.

They can be viewed by hovering over the individual device entry in the workspace:

Figure 7-2—Device Settings

The following fields are available:

Field Description

Change IP settings, such as statically assigning an IP address to the device, or configuring it for DHCP.

Field

Static

Description

Assign a static IP address to the device.

Field

IP address

Description

Enter the start IP to assign to the device.

Subnet mask Enter the subnet mask for the device.

Default gateway Enter the default gateway for the device.

DHCP Enable DHCP on the device.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Enable or disable SNMP on the device, including adding and removing community strings.

Field Description

SNMP

Status

Enable or disable SNMP on the device. Move the slider to the right to enable SNMP and move it to the left to disable SNMP.

Add a community string.

Community type

Community name

Select read-only or read-write as the community string type.

Enter the name of the community string. The maximum number of characters that can be entered is 32.

Remove the community string.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Field

Inventory List

Description

Set the time zone for the device, including configuring a network time source using

Network Time Protocol (NTP) or Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP).

Field Description

Time zone Choose the local time zone from the list.

Device time

Use the time set locally on the device. This can be set using the Date and Time fields.

Use NTP

/ SNTP server

Use a network time source for clock synchronization. Choose Domain

Name to enter a DNS name and IPv4 to enter an IP address.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Change the password for selected devices.

Field

New password

Description

Enter the new password to be used with the device. The Show/Hide characters button ( ) can be used to show or hide the string.

Repeat password

Confirm the new password to be used with the device. The Show/Hide characters button ( ) can be used to show or hide the string.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Change the system name for the device.

Field

System Name

Description

Enter the hostname for the device.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Import network a pre-configured network profile into the device.

Click Apply to apply the settings or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Upgrade the firmware on the device.

Field Description

Current firmware version

This displays the current firmware on the device.

Update firmware using a local file

Drag and drop a firmware file here to upload it to the device, or click Browse to select a file on the local filesystem.

Click to remove the file item from the listed menu.

Click Upgrade Now to start the upgrade or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Field

Inventory List

Description

Back up or restore the device configuration.

Field

Backup

Restore

Description

Field

Filename

Description

This shows the file name that will be used for the saved configuration file.

Click Backup now to begin the backup or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Restore the device configuration.

Field Description

Restore from a previous backup file

An existing backup must be available.

A list of the stored backups is displayed at the bottom of the page.

Click Restore to restore a particular file, or press Delete to delete it.

Restore using a local file

Drag and drop a configuration file here to upload it to the device, or click browse to select a file on the local filesystem.

Click to remove the file item from the listed menu.

Click Restore Now to start the upgrade process or Cancel to return to the previous page.

The More button. Click this to display additional device settings.

Reboot the device.

Field

The network will be offline for 60 seconds

Description

Tick this to confirm that you are aware that the network will be offline for 60 seconds as the device reboots.

Click Yes, reboot this device or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Reset the device to the default settings.

Field Description

All configuration will be lost

The system reboots, and be unavailable for roughly 90 seconds

The network will be disconnected shortly

Keep the IP configuration for this device

Tick this to confirm that you are aware that all configuration will be lost when the device is reset.

Tick this to confirm that you are aware that the system will reboot and be unavailable for roughly 90 seconds when the device is reset.

Tick this to confirm that you are aware that the network will be disconnected shortly after the device is reset.

Move the slider to the right to keep the IP configuration for the device. Move it left to include the device IP address in the configuration that will be lost when the device is reset.

Click Yes, reset these devices to reset the configuration on the device to the factory default, or Cancel to return to the previous page.

The device journey. This displays the history of changes to the device.

Select the From and To date to show a device history for particular dates.

Remove the selected device from the inventory list.

Click Yes , remove devices to remove the devices from the inventory list, or Cancel to return to the previous page.

Table 7-1—Device Settings

DNA App

8 DNA App

The DNA, D-Link Network Assistant app makes the initial setup and ongoing management of your D-Link business networking devices as easy as it should be.

Key Features

• DNA Guides you through initial setup and deployment of new D-Link devices

• DNA Intuitive interface that makes individual device set up easy to understand

• DNA Simultaneously configure multiple D-Link Network devices for greater productivity

• DNA organize D-Link devices into categories with Workspaces for an overall tidier overview of your network

• DNA Support for all your D-Link devices, including access points, routers, switches and WLAN controllers

Download & Install

Get the free DNA app on the App Store or on Google Play. Search for D-Link Network Assistant, then download and install onto your mobile device.

Device List

View and manage a list of devices in your DNA inventory. If this is your first time using DNA, your device will scan for compatible devices in your network.

You can change the settings by clicking the settings button in the top right. From there you can change the search settings to include L3 wireless configurations. Enter an IP range for the L3 configuration.

DNA App

NOTE: Be sure your mobile device is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your devices are.

Supported Devices

From the Supported Devices menu, view a full list of supported

Access Points and Switches. Service Routers and Controllers that are compatible and can be managed with D-Link Network

Assistant.

Tap the different drop down menus to see a full list of devices along with their required hardware version and minimum firmware.

Alternatively, search for a specific model using the search function in the top right of your screen.

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