Owner's Manual

Getting Started
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ProSafe Network Management Software NMS200
If your network does not have DNS, you can also assign hostnames in
%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts on Windows. Here, you must assign a
hostname in addition to an IP address somewhere in the system. Here are some example
hosts file contents (including two commented lines where you would have to remove the #
sign to make them effective):
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
127.0.0.1 localhost
Protocols
NMS200 uses the following protocols: TCP/IP, SNMP, HTTP/S, UDP Multicast.
Fixed IP Address
NMS200 includes a web server and application server which must be installed to hosts with
fixed IP addresses or permanently assigned Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) leases.
For trial purposes, you can rely on a dynamic IP address assignment with a long lease, but
this is not recommended for production installations.
If you do change your host’s IP address
To accommodate a changed IP address, first delete the contents of
\oware\temp . Change
your local IP address anywhere it appears in
\owareapps\installprops\lib\installed.properties . Then restart your machine.
Alternatively, in a shell, after running
oware to set the environment, you can run
ipaddresschange -n followed by the new IP address.
If you do change your server’s IP address, you must also change the URL for web client
access in your browser.
Authentication
For successful discovery of the resources on your network, this software requires
authenticated management access to the device. To get this access, you must provide the
correct SNMP community strings, and any other command-line (Telnet / SSH) or browser
(HTTP/HTTPS) authentication, and SNMP must be turned on, if that is not the device’s
default. Some devices require pre-configuration to recognize this management software.
Consult your network administrator or the device’s manuals for instructions about how to
enable those.
Updating Your License
If you have a limited license then your application does not function outside those licensed
limits. If you purchase additional licenses, put the updated license file in a convenient
directory, then click License Management in the Quick Navigation menu item. Click Select