View and Manage Network Topologies. Netgear NMS300 235 Pages
View and Manage Network Topologies. 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 Network Topologies
A network topology displays the structure of your network as a link tree view, radial view, or spring view:
• Link tree view. The network nodes are displayed as a hierarchical organization chart.
• Radial view. The network nodes are displayed in an outwardly expanding radial pattern.
• Basic spring view. The network nodes are displayed in a pattern in which children nodes are in circles with parent nodes.
Link tree view
Figure 4. Network topology views
Radial view Basic spring view
The following sections describe the tasks that relate to network topology views:
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View a Network Topology and Details About a Device
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Add a Link Between Devices on a Topology View
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Customize the Style of a Node and Link on a Topology View
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Add a Topology View
You can add a topology view of your network.
To add a topology view of your network:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
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Select TOPOLOGY > NETWORK TOLOPOGY.
Note: If you have not yet added any topology views for your network, the screen does not display any.
3.
Next to View List, click the + ( ) button.
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The Add Topology View screen displays.
4.
Specify the following information:
• General Info:
- View Name. Enter a name for the topology view.
- Display Layout. From the menu, select Radial, Node Tree, or Basic Spring.
• Device Filter. Select one of the following check boxes and specify the corresponding information:
- Subnet. Enter an IP address and select a subnet from the menu.
- Device Vendor. Select a vendor from the menu.
5.
Click the OK button.
The Add Topology View screen closes.
6.
To view the new topology view, select it from the View List table.
The topology view displays.
View a Network Topology and Details About a Device
You can view a network topology and view details about the devices, including alarms.
To display a network topology and details about a device in the network:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
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Select TOPOLOGY > NETWORK TOPOLOGY.
3.
From the View List table, select the topology view.
For information about adding a topology view, see
Add a Topology View on page 176.
The selected view displays.
4.
From the Device List table, select a device.
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A circle displays around the selected device.
5.
To view information about the device (node), point to the device on the map.
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.
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To view the details for a link, point to the link on the map.
A pop-up screen similar to the following displays.
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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.
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A pop-up screen similar to the following displays.
Manage a Topology View
On the Network Topology screen, the icons that display above a topology view let you perform various tasks.
Figure 5. Icons on the Network Topology screen
The following procedure describes the tasks that you can perform for a topology view. For complicated tasks, the procedure points to a section that provides detailed information.
To manage a topology view:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select TOPOLOGY > NETWORK TOPOLOGY.
3.
From the View List table, select the topology view.
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To rescale the topology view, use the scaling tool that displays on the left of the topology view.
5.
To reposition the topology view, hold your cursor on the topology view and drag the topology view to a new position.
6.
Take one of the following actions:
• Let the application refresh the topology view automatically. Click the Auto icon.
The topology view refreshes automatically every two minutes. Automatic refreshment is the default setting.
• Refresh the topology view manually. Click the Refresh icon.
The topology view refreshes once immediately.
• Add a link between devices on a topology view. Click the Link icon.
For more information, see
Add a Link Between Devices on a Topology View on page 183.
• Customize the link style settings. Click the Setting icon.
For more information, see
Customize the Style of a Node and Link on a Topology
• Remove a link from the topology view:
a. Select the link.
b. Click the Delete icon.
The link is removed.
• Undo unsaved changes. Click the Reset icon.
The unsaved changes are reset.
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• 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 topology view is printed.
Add a Link Between Devices on a Topology View
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.
To add a link between devices on a topology view:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select TOPOLOGY > NETWORK TOPOLOGY.
3.
From the View List table, select the topology view.
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4.
Select the device that is the first endpoint of the link:
Second Endpoint
First Endpoint
5.
Click the Link icon.
6.
Drag your cursor from the device that you selected in Step
endpoint of the link.
4 to the device that is the other
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.
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10.
Click the Save button.
The link is added between the two devices.
Customize the Style of a Node and Link on a Topology View
You can customize the way that a node and a link display.
To customize the style of a node and link:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select TOPOLOGY > NETWORK TOPOLOGY.
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From the View List table, select the topology view.
4.
Click the Setting icon.
The Node and Link Style Settings screen displays.
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Select the node style settings and link style settings:
6.
Click the OK button.
The nodes and links on the view display the modified node and link styles.
7.
Click the Save button.
Your changes are saved.
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Remove a Topology View
You can remove a topology view that you no longer need.
To remove a topology view:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select TOPOLOGY > NETWORK TOLOPOGY.
3.
From the View List table, select the topology view.
4.
Next to View List, click the X button.
A pop-up confirmation screen displays.
5.
Click the Yes button.
The topology view is removed from the View List table and deleted.
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Generate and View Reports
R e c o r d h o w y o u r n e t w o r k p e r f o r m s
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You can generate reports from either built-in or customized report templates, and you can view them at any time. You can create new report templates that generate one-time reports or regular reports automatically on a schedule.
This chapter covers the following topics:
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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