View and Remove Saved Reports. Netgear NMS300 235 Pages
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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Specify whether the application generates the report once or on a recurring basis by selecting one of the following options from the Execution Type menu and entering the corresponding information:
• One time scheduled. This is the default selection.
In the Starting On field, enter a date and time.
• Recurrent. The screen adjusts to display more fields.
Enter the following information:
a. In the Starting On field, enter a date and time.
b. From the Recurrence Type menu, select how the schedule recurs and complete the corresponding field or select the corresponding check boxes.
c. Select the End Time radio button and enter the date and time in the corresponding field, or leave the Never radio button selected, which is the default setting.
10.
Click the Submit button.
The Schedule screen closes. The report generation schedule becomes part of the report template.
11.
On the Edit Report Template screen, click the Save button.
The report is generated according to the schedule that you set.
View and Remove Saved Reports
You can view the saved reports in the application. However, reports are saved for the data retention period. For more information, see
Set the Data Retention Period on page 214. You
can also remove reports that you no longer need.
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View a Saved Report
You can view a saved report.
To view a saved report:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
2.
Select REPORTS > GENERATED REPORTS.
3.
To add columns to or remove them from the Generated Reports table, right-click the table heading anywhere, and specify the columns by selecting the corresponding check boxes.
You can choose from the following columns: Report Name, Report Category, Report
Type, Report Period, File Format, Execution Type, Created Time, Created By, and
Description.
4.
To filter the reports that are listed, click the Show Filter button.
You can filter the current jobs by criteria such as time range, category, and report type.
The previous figure shows the Generated Reports table after a time range filter for the past 30 days was applied.
To hide the filter, click the Hide Filter button.
5.
Select the report.
6.
Double-click the report.
Your report opens.
Remove a Saved Report
You can remove a saved report that you no longer need.
To remove a saved report:
1.
Log in to the application.
For more information, see
Log In to the Application on page 15.
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Select REPORTS > GENERATED REPORTS.
3.
To add columns to or remove them from the Generated Reports table, right-click the table heading anywhere, and specify the columns by selecting the corresponding check boxes.
You can choose from the following columns: Report Name, Report Category, Report
Type, Report Period, File Format, Execution Type, Created Time, Created By, and
Description.
4.
To filter the reports that are listed, click the Show Filter button.
You can filter the current jobs by criteria such as time range, category, and report type.
The previous figure shows the Generated Reports table after a time range filter for the past 30 days was applied.
To hide the filter, click the Hide Filter button.
5.
Select the report.
6.
Click the Delete button.
A pop-up confirmation screen displays.
7.
Click the Yes button.
The report is removed from the Generated Reports table and deleted.
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Manage Jobs
M a n a g e t h e s y s t e m j o b s
You can view job detail and status information.
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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