Installation Guide

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NMS300 Network Management System Application

Install the NMS300 Application Quick Start Guide14

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.

• If your Windows computer includes multiple network interface cards (NICs), select the

appropriate NIC in the NIC selection window of the wizard.

Once the installer finishes executing, you are prompted to reboot the computer.

7. Reboot your computer.

We recommend that you reboot your computer.

After the reboot, for Windows 7 and Windows XP operating systems, the application is

already running as a service.

8. For Windows 2008 and Windows 2003 operating systems, use either of the following

methods to start the application manually.

• Select NMS300 > Service > Start Server.

• Navigate to the directory that you selected for the application installation and under

that directory, navigate to the NMS300\StartService.bat folder.

You do not need to enter a license key for the application.

Prepare the network devices for discovery

To manage the devices on your network, you must prepare them for the application. By

default, the application lets you manage up to 200 devices. For information about managing

more than 200 devices, contact your NETGEAR sales contact.

To prepare the devices on your network:

1. Upgrade your devices to their latest released firmware.

To upgrade the firmware, use the local browser user interface (UI) of the device.

Each device must run the latest firmware before the application can discover and manage

the device. Once you perform this one-time upgrade, the application can centrally

manage future device firmware upgrades.

2. Create the credentials for your devices.