Owner's Manual

Get to Know the NMS300 System
8
NMS300 Network Management System
Device Groups
To simplify the management of networks with many devices, you can create device groups.
Group devices by vendor, location, device type, device model, and contact. Device groups
are optional.
Internet
NMS300
server
Network
device N1
Network
Device Nn
Web
browser
Web
browser
Internet
gateway
Local area network
Device group N
device M1
Network
device Mm
Network
Device group M
Static IP
address
Figure 2. Device groups
You can create two types of device groups:
• Static device groups. A static group is a fixed list of specific devices.
The list has to be
changed manually. For more information, see Add a Static Device Group on page 36.
• Dynamic device groups. A dynamic group is a dynamic list of devices that filter
selection criteria determine.
The list changes automatically as devices that meet the filter
criteria are added and removed from the network. For more information, see Add a
Dynamic Device Group on page 38.
Types of Users
The system includes the following default user security profiles:
• Observer. A user who can monitor and view enterprise network functions.
• Operator. A user who can manage the enterprise network functions, but cannot perform
administration-related functions.
• Admin
. A user with administration-related functions.
The admin user has the authority to
perform all NMS300 system functions, including the operator functions.
You can edit and delete these security profiles and you can define new security profiles. For
more information, see Security Profiles on page 148.
Device Discovery Preparation
To manage the devices on your network, you have to prepare them for the NMS300 system.