Owner's Manual

Getting Started
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ProSafe Network Management Software NMS200
Network
5. Af
ter you click Next, the Network screen appears.
• Network
Type and Addresses — Select the type of entry in the pick list (IP
Address(es), CIDR Address, Hostname, SNMP Broadcast, Subnet).
Tip: Y
ou can specify an IP Address range by separating the beginning and
end with a dash. For example: 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.240.
The tooltips in the data entry field describe what valid entries look like.
6. Authenticati
on — You can create new, or add existing authentications. See for details.
Notice that authentications appear with Edit / Delete icons and Up / Down arrows on their
right. The Edit icon opens the authentication editor. Click the arrows to arrange the order in
which credentials are tried (top first). Ordering only applies when two credentials are of the
same type.
Inspect
7. Inspe
ct — 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 this screen to begin the inspection process that
validates the device’s credentials.
Notice that the I
nspection Status fields at the bottom of the screen indicate the success or
failure of Ping, Hostname resolution, and Authentications.
If the device does not match all required authentications, you can click the Fix it icon
(far
left) to edit them for the selected device.
When authentications are unsuccessful, yo
u can click Previous to go to the Network
screen and remove or edit them.
8. Save — Click Save to preserve the pro
file. You can then right-click it to select Execute and
begin discovery. If you select Execute from the profile editor, NMS200 does not save the
profile to execute later.
Results
9. Execu
te — Clicking Execute begins discovery, and the message traffic between NMS200
and the device appears on the Results screen.
This is a standard Audit screen.
See Audit Trail / Jobs Screen on page 45 for more about
it.
10. A message
(Discovery Profile Execute is complete) appears in the Messages at the
bottom left of the status bar.
Tip: Y
ou can also schedule discovery profiles to run periodically, updating
your NMS200 database with any network changes. For more, see
Schedules on p
age 48.