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Network Management Software

User Manual v1.0

Table of Contents

Installation & Un-installation .............................................................................................. 4

1.1. Install NMS Suite ....................................................................................................................... 4

1.1.1. Step 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................... 4

1.1.2. Step 2: Choose Install Folder .......................................................................................... 5

1.1.3. Step 3: Choose Shortcut Folder ..................................................................................... 6

1.1.4. Step 4: Pre-Installation Summary .................................................................................. 6

1.1.5. Step 5: Installing .............................................................................................................. 7

1.1.6. Step 6: Install Complete .................................................................................................. 7

1.2. Uninstall NMS Suite .................................................................................................................. 8

1.2.1. Step 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................... 9

1.2.2. Step 2: Uninstalling .......................................................................................................... 9

1.2.3. Step 3: Uninstall Complete ........................................................................................... 10

Software Layout ........................................................................................................................ 11

Feature List ................................................................................................................................... 14

3.1. User Access .............................................................................................................................. 14

3.2. Log Out ..................................................................................................................................... 15

3.3. User Access .............................................................................................................................. 16

3.3.1. Create User ..................................................................................................................... 17

3.3.2. Edit User .......................................................................................................................... 18

3.3.3. Delete User ..................................................................................................................... 19

3.4. Network Discovery .................................................................................................................. 19

3.5. Map ........................................................................................................................................... 21

3.5.1. Background Image ........................................................................................................ 21

3.5.2. Transparency .................................................................................................................. 23

3.5.3. Map Zoom ...................................................................................................................... 23

3.5.4. Map Scale ....................................................................................................................... 24

3.5.5. Create New Map ............................................................................................................ 26

3.5.6. Node Labels .................................................................................................................... 28

3.5.7. Node Details ................................................................................................................... 31

3.5.8. Node Coverage .............................................................................................................. 31

3.6. Nodes Properties ..................................................................................................................... 34

3.7. Block Node ............................................................................................................................... 37

3.8. Import/Export Profile .............................................................................................................. 38

3.9. Stats Tab ................................................................................................................................... 39

3.10. Device Tab ................................................................................................................................ 41

3.11. User Tab ................................................................................................................................... 41

3.12. Block User ................................................................................................................................ 42

3.13. Unblock User ........................................................................................................................... 42

3.14. Node Reboot ........................................................................................................................... 43

3.15. Node Upgrade ......................................................................................................................... 44

3.16. Quick Config ............................................................................................................................ 46

3.17. Configure Node ....................................................................................................................... 48

3.17.1. General Page .................................................................................................................. 49

3.17.2. Wireless Page ................................................................................................................. 50

3.17.3. Wireless > Security Page

.............................................................................................. 51

1. Installation & Un-installation

1.1. Install NMS Suite

Obtain the installation file engenius_nms_installer.exe (or

engenius_nms_installer.bin for Linux user) from the companion CD or FTP,

and execute it at the system you would like to install. Wait for the installer

to loaded completely and follow the 6 steps of the installation wizard.

1.1.1. Step 1: Introduction

The introduction step describe briefly about the installation. Click the

Next button to proceed to the next step.

1.1.2. Step 2: Choose Install Folder

Select the destination for the installation. By default the wizard select the

Program Files directory for windows user. User can change the directory

by entering the path at the provided field or use the Choose button to

select the desired location. Click the Restore Default Folder button if you

wish to change the install folder back to the default folder.

Click the Next button to proceed to the next step.

1.1.3. Step 3: Choose Shortcut Folder

Choose where to create the shortcut file for the NMS suite launcher. If you

do not need the shortcut file, select the Don’t create icons option at the

bottom.

Click the Next button to proceed to the next step.

1.1.4. Step 4: Pre-Installation Summary

Check the summary of the installation information and if everything is fine,

click the Install button to start the installation process.

1.1.5. Step 5: Installing

The installation is in progress and it might takes about 30 seconds. It

would proceed to the final screen automatically upon completed.

1.1.6. Step 6: Install Complete

Installation is completed. The Engenius NMS Suite is now successfully

installed in your system. Click the Done button to close the installation

wizard. You may now launch your NMS suite from the shortcut you

created just now.

1.2. Uninstall NMS Suite

In order to uninstall the NMS suite from your system, click the uninstaller

file from the short cut. Alternatively, the uninstaller can be found at the

_Engenius NMS Suite 1.x_installation folder located at the NMS install path.

Run the uninstaller entitled Change Engenius NMS 1.x Installation.exe (or

Change Engenius NMS 1.x Installation.bin for the Linux user)

Wait for the uninstaller to loaded completely, and follow the next 3 simple

steps to complete this process.

1.2.1. Step 1: Introduction

A brief description about the process. Click the Uninstall button to start

the uninstallation.

1.2.2. Step 2: Uninstalling

The uninstallation in progress.. This could take about 30 seconds.

1.2.3. Step 3: Uninstall Complete

The uninstall process is completed. The NMS Suite is now removed

successfully from your system. Please note that the files created after

installation such as profiles and data files, will not be removed by the

uninstall process.

2. Software Layout

As overall, the NMS Suite software is divided to four different panels. User can switch

to each panel by selecting the tab button at the top of the suite. The four panels are

Map, Stats, Device and User.

The Map panel is to display the live status of the managed network graphically. The

discovered unit will be plotted on the map area at the left panel. All new located

devices will be added to the Unplaced APs columns before dragged to the map by

the user.

The Stats tab is to monitor the statistic of the node unit that managed by the

software. User can view the record of the upload or download data bytes of the node

by utilizing the available options.

The Device list, meanwhile, listed the discovered node units with their current data.

User can reboot or upgrade firmware of the selected unit at this panel.

The User list tabulates the information of the clients that currently connected to the

node units which are monitored by the NMS.

3. Feature List

3.1. User Access

After installation, user can start the NMS suite via the launcher or shortcut

created during installation process. User is required to enter the correct

username/password in order to use access to the NMS. A window would popup

to prompt user for the login details, and by default, the username and password

are “admin” and “admin”.

User is strongly advised to change the default password upon first-time log in to

prevent unauthorized user to access to the system. To change the default admin

password, click the SETTINGS button at the top right corner to initiate the editor.

Select the Admin tab, and click the Change button of the Password field.

Another popup dialog would appear to prompt user for the new password. Enter

the current password and the new password you would like to change and hit

the OK button upon completed.

3.2. Log Out

To log out from the system, click the Logout link at the top corner of the NMS

suite.

3.3. User Access

The admin can create user to co-manage the NMS suite. The only difference

between the admin and normal level user is the ability to manage user. The

admin has the privilege to create, change and delete a user. The user list is

located at the admin setting panel and this table can only be viewed by the

admin. To view the table, click the SETTINGS button at the top right corner to

launch the popup window, and you can find the table at the Admin tab.

3.3.1. Create User

In order to create a new user, click the Add button at the top of the User List,

a dialog box would popup to prompt user for the relevant information.

Enter the new username and provide a password.

At the Status field, option “Active” and “Inactive” are available. Select

“Active” would activate the user account and the user can log in

immediately. By choosing “Inactive” on the other hand, the user account will

be created but the user is not able to log in, until the admin switch the

status to “Active”.

Click OK button upon completing the process and the new user will be

generated.

3.3.2. Edit User

To edit a user account, select the desired user from the user list, and click

the Edit button. A popup dialog would appear to prompt user for the

following action.

Admin can change the status of the selected user by selecting the

appropriate option from the drop down list. If admin wish to update the

password for the user, enable the password fields by checking the Change

Password checkbox. Then, enter the new password at the Password and

Confirm fields and click the Edit button. The change would take place

instantly.

3.3.3. Delete User

In order to delete a user, select the desired user from the User List, and then

hit the Delete button. Confirm your action before proceed because the

change are not reversible.

3.4. Network Discovery

The main purpose of the NMS Suite is to monitor and manage the network.

Therefore it is vital for the system to be able to provide updated data recursively.

By the Engenius NMS Suite, the system discovers the node unit by broadcasting

the SNMP packet. Active device around the network would respond to the NMS

to report their availability so that the NMS can locate them. Hence in other

words, to be able to be monitored by the NMS, these node units must have

SNMP running all the time.

In order to initiate a discovery loop, click the Start button at the top of the map.

The scanning process would begin to search for the active node unit. The

responding unit will be added to the UNPLACED APs area initially. User can then

drag and drop these unplaced units to the map with the appropriate

background map loaded. The discovery process would run recursively by the

interval set at the top right corner of the map. User can select the desired refresh

interval by selecting from the drop down list.

If you wish to stop the discovery process, click the Stop button at the top of the

map and the discovery loop will be stopped.

As stated earlier, the discovery packet is send by broadcasting the SNMP packet,

so user may need to change the SNMP v2c community if the nodes community

is different from the default value “public”.

Click the SETTINGS button at the top of the NMS. The setting window would

appear. Switch to Scan tab and enter the new SNMP community then hit the

Change button. Restart the discovery scan at the map and the changes will be

applied.

Besides, the broadcast IP Address and port can also be configured at this

window. The default values for the broadcast IP and port are 255.255.255.255

and 161 respectively.

3.5. Map

The map is the plotting area for the NMS to illustrate the actual deployment of

the node unit at the site.

3.5.1. Background Image

User can upload an image file to use as the background map for the NMS.

For example, if the NMS is monitoring a network in a campus, user can

upload the map of the campus to the NMS and dragged the node unit to

the position on the map as the actual deployment. The map would help the

user to get a better illustration about the position and arrangement of the

node.

To upload a new background image, click the import

button on the map.

A window would popup to prompt user to select an image file from the

hard disk. Select an appropriate map and click the Open button, then the

new map will be loaded.

3.5.2. Transparency

User can alter the transparency of the background map in order to achieve

perfect illustration of the nodes and map. The transparency tool is located at

the top of the map. Click the 0% to decrease the visibility and 100% to

inverse.

3.5.3. Map Zoom

User can zoom in and out the map to display to get the most suitable size.

User is advised to zoom in the map to the max when plotting the node on

the map to get the most accurate coordinate.

The zoom tool is located at the right side of the map. To zoom in, click the

Zoom in

button, and to zoom out click the Zoom out button.

(Zoom In 100%)

(Zoom Out 40 %)

3.5.4. Map Scale

The map scale is the ratio of the distance on the map to the corresponding

distance on the actual ground. The scale ruler is located at the top left

corner of the map.

By referring to the following image, the map scale is read as 0.4633m per

100 pixels on the map. In other words, every 100 pixels on the map indicate

0.4633 meters on the actual site. Note that the width of the black bar at the

scale is equals to 100 pixels.

In order to define the scale of the map, look for the Scale option at the

bottom of the map pane, as illustrated.

Once you click the Scaling link, a help message would popup to instruct the

user to pin on two points on the map to use as a reference distance.

Use your mouse to click on two points, A and B at the map as illustrated at

the following figure. Click the Next button to proceed to the next step.

Then the help message would prompt the user to enter the actual distance

for the reference distance you define at the last step. Enter the desired value

and click the OK button to complete and the new scale value will be

displayed at the scale ruler at the top of the map.

3.5.5. Create New Map

At some occasion, user might have to use more than one map to display the

node deployment, for example, when the node units are located at different

floor on the same building. User can then create another map, with different

background image, and place the node unit accordingly.

To create a new map, click the New button at the toolbar. A dialog box

would appear to prompt user for the new map name and image file.

Hit the OK button upon complete and a new map will be added in. When

more than one map is loaded, the maps are by default displayed in cascade

form. User can switch to any map by using the Map Load drop-down box at

the toolbar.

Alternatively, user can switch the map view to tile mode by click the Tile

button next to the New button at the tool bar. The NMS will then look like

the following:

In order to switch back to the default cascade mode, hit the Cascade button

now located next to the New button.

3.5.6. Node Labels

By default, the node displayed on the map is labeled with their IP Address.

However the IP Address could be some meaningless number for some

people. Hence the NMS suite allow user to switch the type of label for the

node unit. There are three types of labels: IP Address, Mac Address or Alias.

To change the label type, click the LABELS link at the bottom of the map. A

dialog box would popup to prompt user for the selection. Select the desired

type and click the OK button. See the following images for the illustration:

Label Type: IP Address

Label Type: Mac Address

Label Type: Alias

The default alias for every node is the system name that read from the

device unit. User can edit the alias by right click on the node, select Change

Alias from the popup menu.

The following dialog would appear to prompt user for the new alias. Enter

the new alias for the selected node and click the OK button and the new

alias will be saved.

3.5.7. Node Details

User can switch the NMS to display the system information of the nodes

plotted on the map by select the DETAILS link at the bottom bar. With this

option user does not need to read the node one by one to get these

information.

3.5.8. Node Coverage

When switch to Coverage view, user can view the estimated coverage area

for each node. Please note that the coverage map is plotted base on

transmit power of the node, with the assumption value of cable loss and

antenna gain.

Upload Data (Kbytes)

Download Data (Kbytes)

Client Count.

Hit the Execute button to remove the selected client from the block list of the

node unit. Upon successfully remove, some node unit requires a reboot for the

changes to take effect. For this purpose, administrator can click the Reboot

button at the bottom to complete the task.

3.14. Node Reboot

There are several occasion where user would need to reboot the node unit for

certain purpose. The reboot command can be issued to the unit via NMS by two

methods.

The first method is through the Device tab. Switch the NMS view to Device tab

and select the desired unit to reboot. User can select more than one unit from

the list. Next, click the Reboot button at the bottom of the list to invoke the

Reboot window.

The second method is via the node Properties window. Launch the Properties

window of a specific node and click the Restart button.

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