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1Introduction
Streamline network management tasks
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 manual is intended for network administrators.
This chapter covers the following topics:
Network environment concepts
Compatible devices
Prepare the network devices for discovery
What to do next
Note: In this manual, the NMS300 application is referred to as the
application. The server on which the application is installed is referred
to as the NMS300 server.
Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the
support website at netgear.com/support/.
Note: For more information about this NMS300 release, see the NMS300
Release Notes, which are available on
netgear.com/support/download/.
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.