Installation Guide

Table Of Contents

Contents

Chapter 1 Install the NMS300 Application

Computer requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Compatible devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

NETGEAR fully managed switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

NETGEAR smart switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

NETGEAR firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

NETGEAR wireless access points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

NETGEAR wireless management systems and controllers. . . . . . . . . . .12

NETGEAR storage systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Download, install, and run the application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Prepare the network devices for discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 2 Get Started

Change your password and account information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Change your password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Change your account information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Add a user profile to the user base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Configure the email server for alerts and alarm notifications. . . . . . . . . . .24

Configure the general email server settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Configure email server settings for a gmail account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Configure the SMS server for alerts and alarm notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 3 Discover Resources

Discovery concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Use quick discovery to discover devices on your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Use a discovery profile to discover devices on your network . . . . . . . . . . .36

Add a device credential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Add a discovery profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Execute a discovery job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Add device groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Add a static device group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Add a dynamic device group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Chapter 4 Monitor Your Network

Monitor device and network information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

View and export the Inventory table and Interface List table. . . . . . . . .50

View device information and device details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52