View and Manage Maps. Netgear NMS300 235 Pages
View and Manage Maps. Netgear NMS300
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 manual describes the steps for logging in to the application, configuring the email server, discovering devices, managing device groups and setting up network monitoring, managing device configurations, managing alarms and logs, managing maps and topologies, generating and saving reports.
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View and Manage Maps
The application provides a default world map. This map is the root map for any child map that you add.
The following sections describe the tasks that relate to maps:
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View a Hierarchical Map and Locate a Device
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Add a Link Between Devices on a Map
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Customize the Style of a Link on a Map
View a Hierarchical Map and Locate a Device
You can view a hierarchical map of your network, locate devices on the map, and view details about the devices, including alarms.
To view a hierarchical map, locate a device on the map, and view details about the device:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select TOPOLOGY > MAP VIEWS.
3.
From the Map Tree, select the map.
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The selected map displays.
4.
From the Device List table, select the device that you want to locate on the map.
A circle displays around the selected device.
5.
To view information about the device (node), point to the device on the map.
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A pop-up screen similar to the following displays.
6.
To see detailed information and the Dashboard menu for the device, double-click the device on the map.
For more information, see
View Device Details and Interface Details on page 77.
7.
To view the details for a link, point to the link on the map.
A pop-up screen similar to the following displays.
8.
To view the summary for an alarm, point to the alarm summary on the map.
An alarm summary is displayed as a red-colored rectangular with a number.
A pop-up screen similar to the following displays.
Manage a Hierarchical Map
On the Map Views screen, the icons that display above a map let you perform various tasks.
Figure 3. Icons on the Map Views screen
The following procedure describes the tasks that you can perform for a hierarchical map. For complicated tasks, the procedure points to a section that provides detailed information.
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To manage a hierarchical map:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select TOPOLOGY > MAP VIEWS.
3.
From the Map Tree, select the map.
4.
To rescale the map, use the scaling tool that displays on the left of the map.
5.
To reposition the map, hold your cursor on the map and drag the map to a new position.
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6.
Take one of the following actions:
• Let the application refresh the map automatically. Click the Auto icon.
The map refreshes automatically every two minutes. Automatic refreshment is the default setting.
• Refresh the map manually. Click the Refresh icon.
The map refreshes once immediately.
• Add a childmap. Click the Maps icon.
For more information, see
• Add devices to a map. Click the Devices icon.
For more information, see
Add Devices to a Map on page 169.
• Add a link between devices on a map. Click the Link icon.
For more information, see
Add a Link Between Devices on a Map on page 171.
• Customize the link style settings. Click the Setting icon.
For more information, see
Customize the Style of a Link on a Map on page 174.
• Remove a childmap, device, or link from the map:
a. Select the item.
b. Click the Delete icon.
The item is removed.
• Undo unsaved changes. Click the Reset icon.
The unsaved changes are reset.
• Save changes. Click the Save icon.
Your changes are saved. When the Save icon is grayed out, everything is saved.
• Open the Help screen. Click the Help icon.
The Help pop-up screen displays.
• Enter full-screen mode. Click the Screen icon.
The screen displays in full-screen mode. To return to the regular screen display, either press the Esc key, or from the full screen, click the Screen icon.
• Print the screen. Click the Print icon.
The map is printed.
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Add a Childmap
You can add a childmap (submap) to a hierarchical map. The hierarchical map functions as the parent map to the childmap. The application provides default childmaps. You can also import your own childmaps.
To add a childmap:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select TOPOLOGY > MAP VIEWS.
3.
From the Map Tree, select the map.
4.
Click the Maps icon.
The Add Map screen displays.
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5.
Enter a name for the childmap.
6.
Either select a default childmap or import a map from your computer by selecting one of the following radio buttons:
• Select a Map. Select a default map from the menu.
• Select a Local Map. Take the following action:
a. Click the Select button.
b. Locate and select a map on your computer.
7.
Click the OK button.
The map that you selected or imported displays as a childmap below the parent map and the name of the map you selected displays in the Map Tree.
Add Devices to a Map
You can add devices to a map.
To add devices to a map:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
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2.
Select TOPOLOGY > MAP VIEWS.
3.
From the Map Tree, select the map.
4.
Click the Devices icon.
The Add Devices screen displays.
5.
Select one or more devices.
6.
Click the OK button.
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The devices display on the map.
7.
For each device, select the device and drag it to where you want it on the map.
8.
Click the Save button.
The devices display at their locations on the map. The map also displays the existing links between the devices.
Add a Link Between Devices on a Map
You can add a link between devices. For devices that do not support link discovery through
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), you can manage links manually. When you know that physical connections exist for the non-LLDP devices, you can draw these links manually and also update them manually when the physical connections are reconfigured.
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To add a link between devices on a map:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select TOPOLOGY > MAP VIEWS.
3.
From the Map Tree, select the map.
4.
Select the device that is the first endpoint of the link.
First Endpoint
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Click the Link icon.
6.
Drag your cursor from the device that you selected in Step
endpoint of the link.
to the device that is the second
7.
Release the mouse button.
The Add Link screen displays.
8.
From the menus, select the device interface for each end of the link.
9.
Click the OK button.
The Add Link screen closes.
10.
Click the Save button.
The link is added.
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Customize the Style of a Link on a Map
You can customize the way that a link displays.
To customize the style of a link:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select TOPOLOGY > MAP VIEWS.
3.
From the Map Tree, select the map.
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4.
Click the Setting icon.
The Link Style Setting screen.
5.
Select the color and thickness of the links:
6.
Click the OK button.
The links on the map display the modified link styles.
7.
Click the Save button.
Your changes are saved.
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Key Features
- Discover wired and wireless devices
- Monitor device health and status
- Configure and manage device settings
- Generate reports on network activity
- Create and manage device groups
- Manage user accounts and security profiles
- Manage alarms and logs