Quick Start Guide NMS300 Network Management System Application Quic k Sta rt Gu ide January 2022 202-12596-01 NETGEAR, Inc.
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NMS300 Network Management System Application 202-11288-05 December 2015 • • • • • 202-11288-04 December 2014 • Added support for the following platforms: - M4200 series managed switches, including the M4200-10MG-POE+ - M43000 series managed switches, including the M4300-8X8F, M4300-12X12F, M4300-24X24F, M4300-28G, M4300-52G, M4300-28G-POE+, and M4300-52G-POE+ - XS728T smart managed switch - WAC720, WAC730, and WND930 wireless access points - ReadyNAS RN716X, RN3130 (all models), RN31200 (all models),
Contents Chapter 1 Install the NMS300 Application Computer requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Compatible devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 NETGEAR fully managed switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 NETGEAR smart switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 NETGEAR firewalls . . . . . . . . . .
NMS300 Network Management System Application View wireless device information only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 View wireless client information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 View the default network summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Manage the configuration monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Manage device alarms and alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 1 Install the NMS300 Application I n sta l l the application a n d pre pa re y ou r n e t w or k 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 Quick Start Guide is intended for network administrators and describes how to install the software and get started quickly.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time on netgear.com/support/download/. Some products can regularly check the site and download new firmware, or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or behavior of your product does not match what is described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Compatible devices This release of the application supports the following features: • Support for NETGEAR managed and smart switches • Support for NETGEAR wireless devices • Support for NETGEAR firewalls • Support for ReadyDATA and ReadyNAS storage devices • Support for discovery and node status monitoring of third-party devices Products that reached their end of life (EOL) are not included in the following lists.
NMS300 Network Management System Application • M4250-26G4F-PoE++ • M4250-40G8F-PoE+ • M4250-40G8XF-PoE+ • M4250-40G8XF-PoE++ • M4250-12M2XF • M4250-16XF • M4300-8X8F • M4300-12X12F • M4300-16X • M4300-24XF • M4300-24X24F • M4300-28G • M4300-48XF • M4300-52G • M4300-28G-POE+ • M4300-52G-POE+ • M4300-96X • M4500-32C • M4500-48XF8C • M5300-28G • M5300-28G-POE+ • M5300-28G3 • M5300-28GF • M5300-52G • M5300-52G-POE+ • M5300-52G3 • M6100, including blades and
NMS300 Network Management System Application • S3300-28X • S3300-28X-PoE+ • S3300-52X • S3300-52X-PoE+ When a model S3300 switch and a model M4300 switch function together in a mixed stacking configuration, the switches can be displayed as “Smart_M4300.” The following applies: • M4300 software release 6.6.x.x or a later release. For a mixed stacking configuration only, the application displays a model M4300 switch as “Smart_M4300.
NMS300 Network Management System Application • GS710TUP • GS716Tv3 • GS724Tv4 • GS724TPv2 • GS728TPv2 • GS728TPPv2 • GS728TPS • GS728TS • GS728TXS • GS748Tv4 • GS748Tv5 • GS752TPv2 • GS752TPP • GS752TPS • GS752TS • GS752TXS • MS510TX • MS510TXM • MS510TXPP • MS510TXUP • XS708T • XS712Tv2 • XS716T • XS728T NETGEAR firewalls This release supports the following NETGEAR firewalls: • FVS318G • FVS318N • FVS336Gv2 • FVS336Gv3 • SRX5308 NETGEAR wireless ac
NMS300 Network Management System Application • WAC730 • WG103 • WN203 • WN203v2 • WN370 • WND930 • WNAP210 • WNAP320 • WNAP370 • WNDAP350 • WNDAP360 • WNDAP380R • WNDAP380Rv2 • WNDAP620 • WNDAP660 NETGEAR wireless management systems and controllers This release supports the following NETGEAR wireless controllers and wireless management system: • WC7520 • WC7600 • WC9500 • WMS5316 NETGEAR storage systems This release supports the following NETGEAR ReadyDATA and ReadyNAS
NMS300 Network Management System Application • RN312 • RN314 • RN316 • RN422 • RN424 • RN426 • RN516 • RN524X • RN526X • RN528X • RN626X • RN628X • RN716X • RN2120 • RN3130 • RN3138 • RN3220 • RN4220 • RR2312 • RR2304 • RR3312 • RR4312X/S • RR4360X/S Download, install, and run the application The application must reside on a server at a static IP address on the local area network. To download, install, and run the application: 1.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Unzip the file you downloaded to obtain the executable installer file. 5. Launch the installer wizard by double-clicking the executable file. 6. Follow the installer wizard prompts. The installer wizard guides you through the default settings and allows you to customize them. • If another application is already using port number 8080 on the Windows computer, modify this default setting to a different port number. • Other settings can be customized as well.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The application uses a combination of SNMP, HTTP, and Telnet protocols to interact with the devices on your network. You must configure the application with the device credentials to authenticate with the devices over the following protocols: • Telnet and HTTP protocols. If the devices are not configured with the default password for the admin user, create two new credentials in the application.
2 2 Get Started Lo g in and perform b a s i c c on fi gu rat i on t a s ks After you logged in to the application, you can change your password and account information and configure the email server.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Log in to the application The application uses a browser server architecture. Administrators and other types of users can access the application from any supported browser. Before you log in to the application, check the following items: • Make sure that the application is installed on a server with a static IP address. • Clear your browser cache before you use the application. CAUTION: The application supports multiple concurrent users.
NMS300 Network Management System Application When the application is initially installed, the default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is also admin. You must be an administrator (admin user, that is, a user with a security profile that is set to Admin) to be able to create user names and passwords for other types of users. 4. Click the Sign In button. For more information about the Network Summary page, see View the default network summary on page 61.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Change your password and account information We recommend that you change your password to a more secure password. This recommendation applies to admin users only because nonadministrative users such as users with a security profile set to Operator or Observer cannot change their password. As an admin user, you can also change your account information. Items that you can change include your email address, real name, and telephone number.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS. 5. Under Account Information, click the Change Password link. 6. Enter your old and new passwords 7. Click the Submit button. Your password is updated.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Change your account information You can change your general account settings such as your email address and telephone number. To change your account information: 1. Open a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the NMS300 server. For more information, see Log in to the application on page 17. A login window opens. 2. Enter your user name and password.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 5. Under Account Information, click the Edit Account link. 6. Modify the information as needed. 7. Click the Submit button. Your account information is updated. Add a user profile to the user base The application provides the following default user security profiles: • Admin. A user who can perform all functions of the application, including management of users and security profiles. • Operator.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The Network Summary page displays. 4. Select USERS > USER MANAGEMENT. The Status column displays whether the user is active and the user can log in. 5. Click the Add button. The Add User pop-up window opens. 6. Specify the following information: • In the User Basic Information section, enter the user name, password, and email address for the user. The first and last name and telephone number are optional.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Configure the email server for alerts and alarm notifications Before the application can send email updates and alarm notifications, you must configure the email server settings. Only an admin user can configure the email server settings. Note: For information about adding an alarm notification profile with an email address to which the application can send a notification, see Add an alarm notification profile on page 69.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS. 5. Under Getting Started with NMS, click the SMTP Email Settings link. 6. Enter your SMTP configuration settings. 7. If your SMTP server requires authentication, select the Authentication Enabled check box. 8. In the User Name field, enter the user name for your email account.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Note: You must enter the email user name entirely, that is with the at sign (@) and domain name. For example, username@domain.com. The SMTP server also uses the entire user name as the address from which email is sent. 9. In the Password field, enter the password for your email account. 10. To use a secure email connection, select the Use SSL check box, and in the SMTP Server Port field, enter the port number for the SSL connection. 11. Click the Test button.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS. 5. Under Getting Started with NMS, click the SMTP Email Settings link. 6. Enter the following settings and select the following check boxes: • In the SMTP Server Host field, enter smtp.gmail.com. • Get Started In the SMTP Server Port field, enter 25.
NMS300 Network Management System Application • Select the Authentication Enabled check box. • In the User Name field, enter the user name for your Gmail account. Note: You must enter the email user name entirely, that is with the at sign (@) and domain name. For example, username@gmail.com. The SMTP server also uses the entire user name as the address from which email is sent. • In the Password field, enter the password for your Gmail account. 7.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is also admin. 4. Click the Sign In button. The Network Summary page displays. 5. Select ADMIN > SETTINGS.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 6. Under Getting Started with NMS, click the SMS Server Settings link. 7. Enter the corporation ID. The corporation ID specifies the SMS gateways that the application must use. This is the corporation ID that NETGEAR support gave you. 8. Enter the password for accessing the SMS gateway. This is the password that NETGEAR support gave you. 9. Click the Test button. Your SMS configuration settings are verified. 10. Click the Submit button. Your changes are saved.
3 3 Discover Resources D is co ve r your de vices a n d a dd de v i c e grou ps Before you can manage your network, you must let the application find the devices that are on your network and perform other setup tasks that could simplify the management of your network.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Discovery concepts You can discover devices on your network by using the following methods: • Quick discovery. Discovers devices without using a discovery profile. This method is a quick and easy discovery method but gives you limited control over the discovery process. • Regular discovery. Filters the devices on your network through a discovery profile that you must configure first.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Use quick discovery to discover devices on your network Quick Discovery is a quick and easy discovery method but gives you limited control over the discovery process. To discover the devices on your network: 1. Open a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the NMS300 server. For more information, see Log in to the application on page 17. A login window opens. 2. Enter your user name and password.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 5. Click the Quick Discovery button. 6. From the menu on the upper left of the pop-up window, select one of the following network types and enter the applicable address information in the fields to the right of the menu: • IP Range • Subnet • Single IP • IP Address(es) • Hostname 7.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 8. If the credential that you need is not listed in the table, do the following: a. Click the Add button. The Select Credentials pop-up window displays. In addition to the default credentials, the pop-up window displays the device credentials that you added. For more information, see Add a device credential on page 36. b. Select one or more credentials and click the Add Selection button. To add all credentials, click the Add All button.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Use a discovery profile to discover devices on your network A discovery profile gives you more control over the discovery process than the quick discovery method but is a bit more complicated. The following sections describe how you can use a discovery profile to discover devices: 1. Add a device credential 2. Add a discovery profile 3.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Select RESOURCES > DEVICE CREDENTIALS. 5. Click the Add button. 6. In the Credential General Info section, enter the name for the credential. 7. From the Protocol menu, select one of the following protocols: • SNMP V1 • SNMP V2C • SNMP V3 • Telnet • SSH • HTTP • HTTPS Depending on your protocol selection, the pop-up window might adjust to display other fields and menus. 8.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Note: If you are setting up a Telnet device credential for a managed switch for which the privileged EXEC password was changed (on the Enable Password Configuration page of the switch local browser UI), enter the privileged EXEC password in the Enable Password field. The Enable Password field displays when you select Telnet from the Protocol menu.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 11. Click the Associated Devices tab. 12. Click the Add button. 13. Select one or more devices and click the Add Selection button. To add all devices to the device credential, click the Add All button. The Select Devices pop-up window closes and the selected devices are added to the Associated Devices table. 14. Click the Save button. The pop-up window closes and the new or modified device credential displays in the Device Credentials table.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Add a discovery profile A discovery profile filters the network device information that the application can detect. The application can discover devices through an IP address range, IP subnet address, a single IP address, a list of IP addresses, or device host name. To add a discovery profile: 1. Open a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the NMS300 server. For more information, see Log in to the application on page 17.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 5. Click the Add Profile button. 6. Enter the information in the following sections: • General Info. Enter the name and description of the profile. • Discovery Options: - Resolve Host Names. To attempt to resolve a host name to an IP address, select the Resolve Host Names (Attempt to resolve host name to IP address) check box. - ICMP Ping Devices.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 7. Click the Network tab. 8. From the menu on the upper left of the pop-up window, select one of the following network types and enter the applicable address information in the fields to the right of the menu: • IP Range • Subnet • Single IP • IP Address(es) • Hostname 9.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 10. If the credential that you need is not listed in the table, do the following: a. Click the Add button. In addition to the default credentials, the pop-up window displays the device credentials that you added. For more information, see Add a device credential on page 36. b. Select one or more credentials and click the Add Selection button. To add all credentials, click the Add All button.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 3. Click the Sign In button. The Network Summary page displays. 4. Select RESOURCES > DISCOVERY. 5. Select the discovery profile. 6. From the More menu, select Execute. When discovery completes, the Execution Results pop-up window opens and displays the discovered devices that the application adds to its inventory database. 7. Click the Close button. The pop-up window closes.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Note: Output files from completed resource discovery jobs are saved for the data retention period. For more information, see the NMS300 Network Management System Application User Manual. Add device groups To simplify the management of networks with many devices, you can create device groups. Once they are discovered, you can group the devices on your network by location, device type, and other criteria.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Select RESOURCES > DEVICE GROUPS. 5. Click the Add Static Group button. 6. Enter a group name. 7. Enter a description.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 8. Click the Add button. 9. To filter the devices that display on the pop-up window, click the Show Filter button. You can filter the devices by criteria such as device type, device name and IP address, location, device model, and status. To hide the device filter, click the Hide Filter button. 10. On the Select Devices pop-up window, select devices for the group. 11. Click the Add Selection button. To add all devices, click the Add All button. 12.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The Network Summary page displays. 4. Select RESOURCES > DEVICE GROUPS. 5. Click the Add Dynamic Group button. 6. Enter a group name. 7. Enter a description. 8. Enter the criteria for the device selection filter. You can filter by device vendor, device location, device type, device model, and device contact. You can select more than one filter. To filter by device type, make a selection from the Device Type menu. 9.
4 4 Monitor Your Network Mo n itor de vices and a l a r m s You can view summary and detailed information about the network, devices, and interfaces, including real-time and historical information and performance statistics. You can also enable and disable the configuration monitors and manage alarms.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Monitor device and network information The network monitor lets you view device and interface information, network summary information, performance statistics, real-time information, and historical information. The application provides the following types of views: • Inventory and interface view. View the devices that the application discovered and the interfaces that are associated with the devices.
NMS300 Network Management System Application A login window opens. 2. Enter your user name and password. The default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is also admin. 3. Click the Sign In button. The Network Summary page displays. 4. Select RESOURCES > INVENTORY. 5. To add columns to or remove them from the Inventory table, right-click the table heading anywhere, and specify the columns by selecting the corresponding check boxes.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 8. To view details about an individual device or interface, in the Device Name column, click a device name (or IP address), or, in the Name column, click an interface name. For information about viewing device details, see View device information and device details on page 52. 9. Click the Export to Excel button or the Export to PDF button. 10. To save the device information on your computer, follow the directions of your browser.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Purchase, Hardware Version, Configuration Version, Contact, Discover Time, and Description. 6. To filter the devices that are listed, click the Show Filter button. You can filter the devices by criteria such as type, name, IP address, vendor, model, and status. To hide the filter, click the Hide Filter button. 7. To view details about a device, click the device name (or IP address) for the device.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The following figure shows the Dashboard menu for a switch. Note: If the device that you select is an M6100 managed switch, the Dashboard also displays the Slot List option. 8. From the Dashboard menu, select a menu option. The page adjusts to display information that corresponds to your menu option. For switches, wireless controllers, wireless management systems, and routers, you can display interface details. 9. To display interface details: a.
NMS300 Network Management System Application b. From the Dashboard menu, select a menu option. The page adjusts to display information that corresponds to your menu option. View wireless device information only You can easily monitor your wireless network by displaying wireless controllers, wireless access point (APs), wireless management systems, and active wireless clients.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Select WIRELESS > CONTROLLERS. 5. To add columns to or remove them from the Wireless Controllers table, right-click the table heading anywhere, and specify the columns by selecting the corresponding check boxes.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The Network Summary page displays. 4. Select WIRELESS > AP. 5. To add columns to or remove them from the Access Points table, right-click the table heading anywhere, and specify the columns by selecting the corresponding check boxes.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 4. Select WIRELESS > WMS. 5. To add columns to or remove them from the WMS List table, right-click the table heading anywhere, and specify the columns by selecting the corresponding check boxes.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 3. Click the Sign In button. The Network Summary page displays. 4. Select WIRELESS > ACTIVE CLIENTS. By default, the filter is active because the Active Client List table can display many wireless clients. 5. To hide the filter for active clients, click the Hide Filter button and go to Step 12. 6. From the Device Type / SSID menu, select Wireless Controller, Standalone AP, Controller Managed AP, or SSID.
NMS300 Network Management System Application To hide the filter for devices or SSIDs, click the Hide Filter button. The following figure shows a sample of a pop-up window that displays when you filter by device IP address: 9. Select the device or SSID. 10. Click the Select button. The pop-up window closes and the empty Active Client List table displays. 11. Click the Apply button. The application populates the Active Client List table with the wireless clients of the selected device or SSID. 12.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Rate (Mbps), Transmitted Bytes, Received Bytes, Transmitted Packets, Received Packets, and Status. 13. To view details for an individual wireless client, in the Client MAC Address column, click a MAC address. A page similar to the following displays. 14. From the Dashboard menu, select a menu option. By default, the page displays the Signal Monitor menu option. If you select the Traffic Monitor menu option, the page adjusts.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 3. Click the Sign In button.
NMS300 Network Management System Application By default, the following widgets display on the page. Widget Description Information Device Tree View A tree of all discovered and managed devices in the network. You can expand the tree.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Manage the configuration monitors The application provides monitors for the following device metrics: • Status • ICMP ping • CPU • Memory • Temperature • Disk (for storage devices) • IP traffic • ICMP traffic • TCP traffic • UDP traffic • SNMP traffic • Interface traffic In addition, the application provides monitors for the following server, wireless device, and storage system metrics: • NMS system server • Radio statistics • WLAN u
NMS300 Network Management System Application The default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is also admin. 3. Click the Sign In button. The Network Summary page displays. 4. Select MONITOR > MONITOR CONFIGURATION. 5. Select the monitor. 6. Click the Edit button. 7. (Optional) In the General Information pop-up window, modify the following settings: • From the Polling Interval menu, select a polling interval. • Enter a description.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 8. Click the Monitor Devices tab. 9. (Optional) In the Monitor Devices pop-up window, select one of the following radio buttons: • All Devices. Monitors all devices. • Select Devices or Device Groups. The pop-up window adjusts to let you select devices, device groups, or both to monitor: a. Click the Add Device button. b. Either select individual devices and click the click Add Selection button, or click the Add All button.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 11. (Optional) In the Monitor Devices pop-up window, move parameters between the Available Fields table and Selected Fields table by using the >, <, >>, and << buttons. a. In the Available Fields table, select a parameter. b. Click the > button. The parameter moves to the Selected Fields table. c. To move another parameter, repeat Step a and Step b. 12. Click the Save button. Your changes are saved.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is also admin. 3. Click the Sign In button. The Network Summary page displays. 4. Select ALARMS > CURRENT ALARMS. 5. To add columns to or remove them from the Current Alarms table, right-click the table heading anywhere, and specify the columns by selecting the corresponding check boxes.
NMS300 Network Management System Application • c. To close the Alarm Detail pop-up window, click the Close button. Acknowledge an alarm: a. Select the alarm. b. Click the Acknowledge button. Acknowledging an alarm means that you take ownership of the issue. • Clear an alarm: a. Select the alarm. b. Click the Clear button. Clearing an alarm means that the fault that the alarm indicates no longer exists. • Acknowledge a batch of alarms: a. Select multiple alarms. • b.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The default administrator user name is admin and the default administrator password is also admin. 3. Click the Sign In button. The Network Summary page displays. 4. Select ALARMS > NOTIFICATION PROFILES. 5. Click the Add button. 6. In the Basic Information section, specify the following information: • Profile Name. Enter the name for the profile. • Description. Enter the description for the profile. • Device Groups.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 7. In the Select Alarm section, select one of the following radio buttons: • Select Alarms by Severity. Select the alarms by severity by selecting a severity level from the menu. • Select one or more Alarms. The appearance of the pop-up window changes, enabling you to add alarms: a. Click the Add button. b. Select the alarms that you want to include in the alarm notification profile. c. Click the Add Selection button.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 9. Specify the following information: • Alarm Generation Time. Select one of the following radio buttons: • - All Day. The alarm notification applies to alarms that occur in any time of the day. - Time Frame. From the menus, select a time frame. The alarm notification applies only to alarms that occur in the specified time frame. Trigger Action. Select one or both check boxes: - E-mail To.
5 5 Manage Configurations and Firmware Keep your de vice firm w a re c u r re n t You can back up and restore device configurations. You can also upgrade device firmware. This chapter covers the following topics: • Add a backup profile and execute a backup job • Restore the configuration of a single device • Upgrade firmware for one or more devices Note: For more information about the topics that are described in this chapter, see the NMS300 Network Management System Application User Manual.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Add a backup profile and execute a backup job A backup profile defines the devices that are included in a backup job, and as an option, the schedule with which the backup job occurs. For information about scheduling a backup job, see the NMS300 Network Management System Application User Manual. You must create a backup profile before you can back up the configuration of one or more devices.
NMS300 Network Management System Application You can choose from the following columns: Name, Scheduled, Recurrent Type, Last Execution Time, Last Execution Status, Next Execution Time, Description, Created By, and Created Time. Click the Add Profile button. 6. Enter or modify the following information: • General Info. Enter a name and description for the new profile. • Backup File Setting. Enter a file name and version for the backup file. • Backup Result Notification.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 8. Add devices, device groups, or both: a. Click the Add Device button. b. Select devices to add and click the Add Selection button. To add all the devices in the table, click the Add All button. c. Click the Add Group button. d. Select device groups to add and click the Add Selection button. To add all the device groups in the table, click the Add All button. The selected devices, groups, or both, display in the Select Target Network Devices or Groups table.
NMS300 Network Management System Application A pop-up window similar to the following opens. The Status field displays the progress of the backup job. After the job completes successfully, the Status field displays Succeeded. 11. Click the Close button. The pop-up window closes. Restore the configuration of a single device You can restore the configurations of the devices that the application manages on your network, as follows: • Single device.
NMS300 Network Management System Application CAUTION: When you restore the configuration of a device, you must provide the correct configuration file. Make sure that you select both the correct device type and correct device model for the configuration file that you upload to the application. If you provide the wrong configuration file, the application pushes the incorrect configuration file when it executes the configuration restore job and you can damage the device.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 7. Select the configuration file. 8. Click the Restore Configuration button. 9. Click the Add Device button. 10. Select the device. 11. Click the Add Selection button.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The Select Devices pop-up window closes and the selected device is listed on the Restore Configuration pop-up window. CAUTION: Make sure that you select the correct device. Selecting the wrong device for the selected configuration file can damage the device. 12. Specify whether to restore the configuration file immediately or later by clicking one of the following buttons: • Execute. Restores the configuration file immediately.
NMS300 Network Management System Application • Schedule. Lets you set up a schedule to restore the configuration file later. A pop-up window similar to the following opens. a. Specify the time that you want the procedure to start. b. Click the Submit button. The restore procedure is executed once at the specified time. Upgrade firmware for one or more devices NETGEAR posts the latest firmware for each NETGEAR device on netgear.com/support/.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Import a Firmware File After you download device firmware (an image) from the NETGEAR website at netgear.com/support/ to your computer, you can load the firmware file onto the NMS300 server. If you want to use an MD5 file for error checking during the import process, first use an MD5 tool to generate an MD5 file that is based on the firmware file that you want to import. To load a firmware file onto the NMS300 server: 1.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 5. Click the Load Image button. 6. Specify the following information: • Select Your File. Click the Select button. To select the firmware from your computer, follow the directions of your browser. • Enable MD5 Check. To enable file validation with the Message Digest 5 algorithm, select this check box and click the Select button. To select the MD5 file from your computer, follow the directions of your browser. • File Name. Enter the name of the firmware file.
NMS300 Network Management System Application Execute or schedule a firmware upgrade After you import a firmware file into the NMS300 server (see Import a Firmware File on page 82), you can execute a firmware upgrade immediately or schedule the application to execute a firmware upgrade later. To execute or schedule a firmware upgrade: 1. Open a browser and connect to the application through the static IP address of the NMS300 server. For more information, see Log in to the application on page 17.
NMS300 Network Management System Application 8. Click the Upgrade Firmware button. 9. Select the target network devices or groups: CAUTION: Make sure that you select the correct devices or device groups. Selecting the wrong devices or device groups for the selected firmware file can damage the devices. • To specify individual devices: a. Click the Add Device button. b. Select devices and click the Add Selection button. To add all devices, click the Add All button.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The Select Devices pop-up window closes and the selected device or devices are listed on the Upgrade Firmware pop-up window. • To specify device groups: a. Click the Add Group button. b. Select groups and click the Add Selection button. To add all groups, click the Add All button.
NMS300 Network Management System Application The Select Groups pop-up window closes and the selected group or groups are listed on the Upgrade Firmware pop-up window. 10. Specify whether to execute the firmware upgrade immediately or later by clicking one of the following buttons: • Execute. Upgrades the firmware immediately. When the job completes, a Result pop-up window similar to the following opens.
NMS300 Network Management System Application • Schedule. Lets you set up a schedule to upgrade the firmware later. A pop-up window similar to the following opens. a. Specify the time that you want the upgrade to occur. b. Click the Submit button. The upgrade procedure is executed once at the specified time.
