Netgear NMS200 - Manuals

Before You Begin 6 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Discovery and Mapping Once initiated, the NMS200 Network Management Software automatically discovers all NETGEAR-compatible equipment, interfaces, and physical and logical connectivity across your network using various protocols and central...

Before You Begin 7 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Monitoring The NMS200 Network Management Software’s built-in monitors collect and analyze real-time conditions and performance metrics for NETGEAR managed equipment. The management platform also escalates any alarms that occur. Table 3. Mon...

Before You Begin 8 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Compatible NETGEAR Devices The NMS200 Network Management Software is compatible with the following NETGEAR devices (consult the Manage > Show Versions screen for detailed information). Managed Switches * limited support for discovery and...

Before You Begin 9 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Storage Devices Wireless Access Points and Controllers System Requirements System requirements vary depending how you use the application and the operational environment. Because NETGEAR does not know your specific network and devices, thes...

Before You Begin 10 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise, and Web) 64-bit, Server 2008 Enterprise 64-bit. Windows Terminal Server is not supported. This option is disabled by default on Windows Server 2008, but is enabled on a Windows Server ...

Before You Begin 11 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Tip: For trial purposes, you can rely on a dynamic IP address assignment with a long lease, but NETGEAR does not recommend this approach for production installations. Firewalls Firewalls, or SNMP management programs using the same port on ...

12 2 2. Software Installation and Licenses G e t t h e N M S 2 0 0 i n s t a l l e d a n d r u n n i n g This chapter describes how to get the NMS200 Network Management Software installed and running, along with how to manage your licenses and install software updates. The following topics are discu...

Software Installation and Licenses 13 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System • 40G available disk space Device monitoring stops when you stop the application server or turn off its host machine. Best practice is to install the application server to a host you do not turn off if you want constant m...

Software Installation and Licenses 14 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Note: For trial purposes, you can rely on a dynamic IP address assignment with a long lease, but NETGEAR does not recommend this approach for production installations. To obtain a fixed IP address, consult with your netwo...

Software Installation and Licenses 17 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System 8. Click Finish to complete the installation. 9. Reboot the machine. When the Server Monitor icon ( ) in the system tray turns green (which might take several minutes), you can access the application server with a Web bro...

Software Installation and Licenses 19 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System How to Manage Your Licenses Note: The ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System comes with a five-device test capability that has no expiration date (this default limits the number of devices that can be managed through th...

Software Installation and Licenses 20 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System The Register License portlet displays. 3. Either restart the application server or wait up to 15 minutes for the license modification to be effective. How to Install Software Updates Best practice is to perform a complete...

22 3 3. How to Use the NMS200 K e e p y o u r n e t w o r k r u n n i n g s m o o t h l y This chapter describes how to manage your network starting from the NMS200 Network Management Software main screen using the default settings. The following topics are discussed: • Common Setup Tasks at First-t...

How to Use the NMS200 23 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Common Setup Tasks at First-time Sign-in This portlet appears on the first page after you sign in. The portlet reminds you of the following common tasks: • SMTP Configuration . This configures how NMS200 sends notification e-mails. • ...

How to Use the NMS200 24 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System • Link Discovery . After you have discovered resources, this discovers their connections. • Backup Config Files . This lets you back up discovered devices’ configuration files. Before you can use this feature, you must have servers co...

How to Use the NMS200 25 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Exports are in .lar format, and go to the download location configured in the browser you are using. The export screen lets you select specific features, and the date range of pages to export. Tip: If you want to set up several pages ...

How to Use the NMS200 26 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System  Follow these steps to start discovering equipment on your network. 1. Click Resource Discovery in Quick Navigation or right-click the Discovery Profiles list and select New . (If you have previously exported profiles, you can Import...

How to Use the NMS200 27 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Inspect 7. Inspect — This screen lets you preview the discovery profile’s actions and access to devices. If you clicked Next rather than Inspect at the bottom of the previous screen, click Start Inspection in the top right corner of t...

How to Use the NMS200 28 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Configuration File Backup / Restore Provided you have permissions, you can backup configuration file(s) for a single device or group of devices, either on demand or as scheduled.  Follow these steps: 1. In the default NMS200 screen l...

How to Use the NMS200 29 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Fault Management and Problem Diagnosis NMS200 lets you diagnose network problems with its Alarms viewer, and lets you monitor performance with its Performance Management and Troubleshooting capabilities, as described below. The follow...

How to Use the NMS200 30 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System • Network availability • Bandwidth capacity utilization • Buffer usage and errors • CPU and memory utilization • Interface errors and discards • Network latency • Node and interface status  To get started using monitors, follow these...

How to Use the NMS200 32 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Key Metrics Example 1. Select Performance > Show Key Metrics to display one of the following screens depending on the device selected:

How to Use the NMS200 34 ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System Security Device Alarms The following security device alarms are available: ntrapSpamEvent ntrapTrafficEvent ntrapServiceEvent ntrapComptUpdateEvent ntrapRegistrationEvent ntrapIPSOutbreakEvent ntrapIPSEvent ntrapMalwareOutbreakEvent n...

35 A A. Troubleshooting This appendix presents links to the NETGEAR site for more information. • The NMS200 Network Management Software product page is at www.netgear.com/nms200 . Consult this page for the latest product information. • The NMS200 Network Management Software FAQs are at support.netge...

36 Index A Alarms 29 , 34 Authentication 11 B Basic Network Considerations 10 C Configuration File Backup 28 D Dashboard Views 30 Discover Network Devices 25 Discovery 25 Discovery Profile Inspect 27 Network 26 Results 27 Discovery Profile Editor 26 DNS 11 F Firewalls 11 Fixed IP Address 10 FTP/TFTP...