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1. AP Router MLRD Repeater Slave Bridge Master Bridge WDS Bridge WDS Router Client Bridge Client Router Unknown Node which the NMS failed to detect its mode Pppppee pp pP The blue line in between the APs designates the solid link whereas the red dashed line shows the indirect link On the other hand user may hit the Help gt Legend option from the menu bar to view the legend regarding the topology we Legend Layer Map Accessible inaccessible Gateway f Relay Clent Relar Dual Radio Gateway Dual Radio Relay Dual Radio client Relay TELE Inactive SHMP Map Laver 2 Gateway ze Slave Bridge Layer Relay is Waster Bridge AP Router JA NDS Bridge AP Bridge Ve NDS Router MLRD JA Client Bridge Repeater Jp Client Router Unknown J Inactive Close All the icon as well as the type of the link describes above are default item They can be customized through the customization tool according to the administrator preference Occasionally user may observe some inaccessible node indicated by sign from the map These nodes are actually discovered by its neighbour node The NMS however failed to read the node s content through SNMP Normally this is caused by the SNMP community or password used by the NMS is not matched with the node It could also happen if the SNMP feature is disabled by the user at the firmware or the physical signal strength between the NMS host and the node is weak
2. the install directory 4 3 8 Scan IP Address The Scan IP Address is the IP Address that the scanning process uses when initiate a scan for a Layer 3 Map User might enter the IP Address at the drop down list or choose from the list In order to apply the new Scan IP user is required to restart the network scanning A running scan will be stopped when a new IP Address is selected Scar IP 192 1 68 1 1072 EI 4 at FR lee re w F e 7 A On the other hand the Scan IP can also be set by selecting Settings gt Scan IP from the map container s toolbar A window would appear to prompt user for the new IP Address Hit the OK button to apply the change Scan IP SI Please enter the Scan IF Address d 927 166 1 169 4 3 9 SNMP Community Passwords for Scan IP The EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools use the SNMP method to read the topology of the network There are two types of SNMP key used for the topology scan which are the Scan IP key and the AP Unit key More details about the latter please click here Commonly the use of SNMP varies by its version If a user select version 2c the SNMP key to use is a community on the other hand if version 3 is used the SNMP key will be a SNMPv3 username with its corresponding authentication password and privacy pass phrase As you can see throughout this document every feature that implements SNMIP will have both options File Settings Ma
3. ong etc click the Open button The new image will be loaded into the topology map 4 3 14 Map Print est t File Settings Map Import Background J oceaan R Be ET sm Save Map Save Map as Print Map Close The NMS also provide the printing feature where user is able to print the whole map by just select the File gt Print Map option from the Map Container menu bar Then it will redirect the map to the printer connected to the terminal where you run the NMS 4 3 15 Map Zoom As a graphical solution for a network system the EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools provides the zooming feature for the user to manage the topology map more efficiency Three options are available Zoom In Zoom out and Zoom Fit The Zoom In and Zoom Out feature enable user to enlarge and minimize respectively at the scale of 25 Whereas the Zoom Fit feature will resize the topology map to the most suitable size to fit in the screen The following figures illustrate the effect of the zoom features Original size Zoom In ee SSES Zoom Out Zoom Fit 4 3 16 Node Label When a topology is plotted on the NMS map user might wish to display the nodes label with something else instead of the IP Address or MAC Address for Layer 2 map In order to change the label view of the topology select Map gt AP Label from the topology map menu bar Two options are available P Address a
4. Once selected the scanning will be started instantly Please note that this feature is not applicable to EZ Map type Target Map mL Mapa Man H The automatic refresh feature of the client properties panel enable the admin uses the live information regarding the clients associated to the Mesh AP unit discovered by the NMS The panel will be refreshed once per minute On the other hand if user wishes to refresh the panel manually simply click the Refresh button at the bottom of the panel While the downloading is in progress the buttons will be replaced by a progress bar showing the status of the process The NMS will download the information from every single node in the target map discovered To stop the scan simply hit on the Stop button The Target Map column displays the name of the map where the client panel is scanning The panel is divided into two portions the Client Properties and Client Signal Strength The Client Properties portion display the details regarding the client for instance the MAC Address channel number link speed and the idle time In the case if there is no client associated to the AP a message No Client Found will be displayed instead Client Signal Strength Y Client Properties Y 10 1 1 1 10 1 1 4 No Client Found Mo Client found 192 168 1 169 192 168 141 169 helloAP Ae DU D 2e bar OO 60 3e bO 44 3 M Gd resi P Channel 6 palioifesh Speed God kbp
5. 27 192 1 red color font according to the route box If user would like to disable this feature please select Settings gt Display Node Route from the map container menu bar File Settings Map O w Display Node Route i I a Ze i Ka scan IP i 4 3 31 Create VPN Connection Layer 3 Map If user would like to scan a network through the backbone line WAN a VPN Connection is required in order to create the communication link between the NMS and the Mesh APs discovered through a VPN Server To create a new VPN Connection use the New Connection wizard of Windows In order to start up the wizard open the Network Connections Page Start Menu gt Control Panel gt Network Connections then select New Connection Wizard When the wizard turn up follow the following steps to do the set up refer to the following screen shots Introduction Welcome page of the wizard New Connection Wizard Welcome to the New Connection Wizard This wizard helps you Connect to the Internet Connect to 4 private network such as your workplace network Set up 4 home or small office network To continue click Next Network Connection Type Select Connect to the network at my workplace and click Next button f i New Connection Wizard Network Connection Type What do vou want to do Connect to the Internet Connect to the Internet so you can browse the Web and read email Connect to the netw
6. 43 01 Transmission Data a o Zei ra 1001S es Zei Te 10 1235 15 17 KI Cum pe Senhora Senco Hi 0011 ad 1f 0115 00 Ob 6b 2b ee 35 6058 The window would display the throughput of the node in the graph and table User is able to filter the interface to be displayed at the graph by clicking the checkbox at the table 4 3 25 Get Set using MIB Reader DS Loaded MibModules B E ENGENIUS STATUS MIB B E ENGENIUS PRIVATE MIB 7E ENGENIUS MESH MIB This section describes briefly about the usage of the M B Reader of the EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools As illustrated the center frame of the M B Reader consists of three parts SNMP keywords description area and output area The SNMP keywords portion is the area where user fills in the necessary parameter that need to perform any SNMP action For instance if the SNMP version to use is version 1 or 2c then the Community is the required field else if version 3 is selected then user need to fill in the username authentication password and privacy password fields The Input Value field is used when user wish to execute the SNMP Set command SNMF Version Version 1 or 2c w IF Address 197 166 1 169 Username SPTTDFWUSET Community eaters Authentication Password owte area a et Input Value 00 1 1 e4 3c 63 11 testing 1 il Privacy Password FTCA TTT Te OID SE a Mein at Syntax Description This table display
7. Description 3 Click on the SNMP Synchronized Configuration button on the toolbar to invoke the Synchronized Configuration Window 4 At the popup window enter the list of IP Address of the AP that will be configured separated by comma 5 Enter the desired value in the Value text box and hit the Next button Synchronized Confieuration his feature enables to configure a scalar parameter multiple AP Simultaneously via SNMP Set lease note in most Cases User is required to reboot the AP in order to make the changes take effect after SNMP set Please enter the IP Address of the AP unit s seperated by comme 192 166 1760 192 166 1 76 Please check the following parameters Parameter Mame wanPPPoELoginName Parameter OID 41 3 6 1 4 4 414125 2 2 2 1 0 oyritax DisplayString Valle testuser 6 Enter the appropriate SNMP password community based on the SNMP Version using Click the Set button repichronized Configuration Please enter the SNMP Password of the agent SNMP Version 1 200 Lei Community TT User Harme Auth Password l Priv Password 7 A status page will be shown displaying the result of the synchronized configuration Hit Done to close the window or else click the Set Another Parameter button to go back to the first page of the configuration where user can select another parameter from the MIB tree at the MIB Browser and repeat the steps A 192 1684 60 JY 19
8. Label Label Foreground XEK KHH HHK KHH Use Detank save amp Apply Changes Map Customization Tool tem to customize Solid Link Weak Link Color y el Color Thickness 2 0 Thickness Dashing Pattern Dashing Pattern Line 1 20 0 Line 1 Space 1 DU Space 1 5 0 Line 2 DU Line 2 10 0 Space 2 DU Space 2 5 0 Preview Pa Preview a Ee Use Detautt save amp Apply Changes At the Node part user may select the icon that need to be updated from the drop down list The item in the list includes every operating mode that recognized by the NMS After that fill in the path of the new image at the sre column or click the button to choose from the file chooser window Hit the Update button to update the new image icon Besides user can also decide whether to show the indication of the AP unit which could be IP Address or MAC Address by using the available checkbox and alter the foreground color of the IP Address using the button to select a desired color from the popup window Hit the Save amp Apply Changes button to commit the changes The Use Default button enables the user to restore the default settings of the AP unit look and feel Meanwhile in order to change the style of the link switch the Map Customization Tool to the Link page User can change the color by hitting the button to select a desired color from the popup window Then key in the thickness of the link and its das
9. Use SNMP wersion 3 Note that the AP Unit Keys is also used for read the Node Details and Client Properties The default SNMP version and keys of the Mesh AP is inherited from the Scan IP that found them 4 3 12 Scan Interval The scan interval defines the time interval between every round of scanning By default the NMS will sleep for 10 seconds once a network scan is completed User may change the time interval by select Settings gt Scan Interval and choose the desired time interval The available options 10 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds 120 seconds 150 seconds The changes will take effect immediately File Settings Map Display Node Route Des Scan IP Scan IP vec Community Scan IP v3 Passwords Scan Interval t 10 seconds Block Lisk 30 seconds Background Transparency 60 seconds 120 seconds e BR CR DALEEN E e 150 seconds 4 3 13 Import Background Image User can change the background of the topology map by import any desired image file from other resource Click on the Import Background Image button or select File gt Import Background from the map container s menu bar A file chooser window would appear to prompt user for the image file that wished to import ve Import Background Image Lookin image PIS My Recent Documents My Documents er File name My Computer Files of type All Images wl After select a image file jog gif
10. client that associated to target node The results of the transmission and reception data packet rate are displayed in the form of graph The table at the bottom of the graphs tabulates the client list with their respective MAC Address and online time To stop the polling process click the End Polling button at the top Live Traffic Statistic Node 172 29 134 1 X End Polling T ef stets BEE Ee ES E LECC Bet TOP 8 2413 Se Tiag Tre 21 oS oS Plea ct Stic Chat 134 240 1 F2 20 1 3d Dap 134 Za Tre 2 1 oS oS Tir me ee ee Chrmatea 134 2248 T s 1 Ss oS A 134 2544 T A T os oS P eaceatsttesr DF ds then 134 2445 dt KRAH Ss SS Ge T 2 Se Tre BANN So Client IP Addr Clienk Mac Ad Online Time k ft e wl 00 16 ce 51 F654 1 39 08 172 29 134 2485 0019 7d79e647 2 05 55 1 2 29 154 250 001302 045 55 39 45 y 4 3 35 Logout Client At the latest version of the NMS the administrator is able to log out and block the user from accessing the network by using the Logout and Block user button at the Live Stat Window 0 29 1 ED o 17 1 0 25 1 H D 0 29 1 Dorat 00 50 00 12 00 16 NN 0 25 1 Dorade 00 12 OG ees 00 15 00 13 In order to remove the client user must run the Live Stat Window In the Client Stat portion the table at the bottom lists the client that has log on to the network Select the client Mac Ad
11. node The blocked IP Address will be saved into the map setting file when the user saves the topology map Hence the IP will still be blocked when the current map profile reload in the future Block List Please select nodes to block Available Hodes Hodes to Block 10 1 1 1016 3 t 1041651 GE 0 244 192 168 1 169 Remove Remove All 4 3 20 Lock Unlock This feature is intended to prevent the user from dragging the node away from its current position accidentally User can select Map gt Lock AP from the menu bar or use the Lock AP button on the toolbar to lock up the nodes on the map Map Map Skart Scan Kat Gal e are Stark Scan 4 See Stop Scan be Stop Scan Zoom In E zoom In zoom Out zoom Out Zoom Fit zoom Fit Lock AP er Unlock AP Conversely click the Map gt Unlock AP or Unlock AP button on the toolbar to release the lock Hence once user has complete positions the nodes turn on the lock 4 3 21 Node details The table next to the map container is the node details table The table displays the properties of the selected Mesh AP unit In order to load the data user can double click on an active unit gateway or relay or client relay or right click then choose the Show Properties item from the popup menu Hode Details suet tet eu IP Address 192 168 4178 A bh Web Based Config Mode Access Paint s
12. select the Save Map button or File gt Save Map from the map container toolbar of that particular map profile you wish to save Note that if user is trying to save a map profile that has a same name as one of the existing profile a warning message would appear to get confirmation from the user to overwrite the file To proceed with the action click the OK button OH paa eo ee ee GOKEII E Map Profile Exist A The map of Test site is existing Gre you sure you want bo overwrite ik oe re By default the profile will be saved to the Map folder in the program s directory with the name of the map profile and extension map or 2map or ezmap 4 3 4 Topology Map The topology map is actually the graphical representation of the actual Mesh network topology which is being scanned When a new scan is initiated the result of the scan will be processed by the NMS and output to the map The AP unit would appear in different colors and shapes Icon Indication Inactive AP Accessible Gateway AP Inaccessible Gateway AP Accessible Relay AP Inaccessible Relay AP Accessible Client Relay AP Inaccessible Client Relay AP Layer 2 Gateway AP Layer 2 AP which notified the NMS Accessible Dual Radio Gateway AP Inaccessible Dual Radio Gateway AP Accessible Dual Radio Relay AP Inaccessible Dual Radio Relay AP Accessible Dual Radio Client Relay AP Inaccessible Dual Radio Client Relay AP GH TEE KEREN AP Bridge
13. the Mac Access Table Output Total Row 2 Mmacaccess 7 ableMac Mmacaccess 7 ableCanment Macaccess 7 able Active macaccess TableRowska 00 11 2 33 44 af nocmd enable 1 active li 00 15 52 25 f6 az newentry enableti activet 1 The Description area displays the description of the selected MIB tree node whereas the Output area prints out the output of the SNMP action 4 3 26 Load Unload MIB The MIB Reader of the NMS includes the feature to load and unload the MIB file from other resource Therefore instead of the customized MIB user can load other Standard MIB into the M B Reader as well to read the parameter of the managed device a Wo FLA MIBE Reader Get Set Load Table Refresh Table Add Table Row Delete Row a LE es SNMP version version 1 or 2c EI J nodeConfigurationipsec j S ipsecActive Load MIB File E ipsecType ipsect oval Lookin pma WEE E DORADONET MESH MIB 4 ipsecRemoteSubnet St E RFC1213 MIB 4 ipsecRemoteNetmas My Recent 4 ipsecLocalCertpass Documents 4 ipsecLocalRsa E ipsecRemoteRsa Lg E ipsecPsk G Sy nodeConfigurationL2tpec i E 2tpcActive Desktop E 2tpeLnis E 2tpeUsername My Documents E IZtpcSecret dg See CH nodeCommand i GQ nodeCommandReboot My Computer Files of type ai Files E rebootTime E Ey nodeCommandReset gt resetToDefault a ae Global View Map MIB Alar
14. the following DNS server addresses Advanced BEEN Cancel 4 3 32 Configure Mesh Aps User is able to configure the Mesh AP unit remotely with the NMS thru Web based Configuration Page In order to invoke the config page right click on any of the active Mesh AP unit on the topology map gateway or relay A popup menu would appear as shown ob Bh Show Properties Web Based Config Change vec Community Change v3 Passwords Change Display Hame Delete from Map Select the Web Based Config option The following figure shows the screenshot of the Web based Configuration page 4 3 33 Discovery Tool The discovery tool is an advance feature added to the NMS Its main function is used to discover the recognized AP unit locating in the same subnet Hit the Discover button at the bottom to initiate the scan The APs found throughout the process will be displayed on the table User may click on the entry on the table to view the information regarding the AP such as system name MAC address and so forth Further more the selected unit can be configured by using the button at the top of the Discover button to open the Web based configuration page 4 3 34 View Interface and Client Live Statistic This feature provides user a graphical and readable statistic table regarding the target Mesh AP unit The information that monitored by the live stat portion includes the interfaces throughput clients throughput as w
15. 0 44 10 Jul 02 OF Scan Stopped 10 44 25 Jul 02 OF Scan Started with 10 18 1252 10 44 53 Jul O02 OF Scan IP tineou 10 44 53 Jul 02 OF 10 18 1251 is down 10 44 53 Jul 02 OF 10 22 97 1 is down 10 45 04 Jul O02 OF Scan Stopped 10 45 15 Jul 02 OF Scan Started with 192 166 1156 10 45 16 Jul O02 OF Mew Mode Found 10 18 1231 10 45 16 Jul 02 OF Neve Mode Found 10 22 97 1 10 45 26 Jul O02 OF Scan IP Community v2c changed Lag Then user can select the type of log to view including Status Log and Alarm Log Key in the desired file name or hit the button next to the column to select the file and select the Reload button to load the content of the file View Log Files View Type Aarm Log ba File Mame bnew project Total Mesh MASA Loch 200 Fuad alarn bet Log La IL TI II 192 166 1161 192 166 1161 192 166 1161 192 166 1161 Local Host 192 166 1161 192 168 1161 192 166 1161 192 166 1161 Local Host Local Host Local Host 192 166 1161 Local Host 192 166 1161 192 166 1161 192 166 1161 192 166 1161 192 166 1161 lt ee ee adminTrapsAdminCont adminTraps4dminCont admin Traps4dminCont systemlrapssystemStatus adminis hodeDoyn systemlrapssystemStatus admin Traps4dminCont admin TrapsAdminCont systemTrapssystemStatus adminhhScanTimeout adminis NodeDoyn adminhiisNodeDoyn systemTrapssystemStatus adminnNMSScanTimeout admin Traps4dminCont admin TrapsAdminCont admi
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18. Broadcast IP n kA SAIMIP Community Broadcast Port NMS Port Scan Interval b Block List Background Transparency l Scan Option E ow Show Senao Only Include Discovery Tool Method On the other hand there is another selection at the Scan Option portion Include Discovery Tool Method This method duplicates the node scanning technique that is used by the Discovery Tool This feature is useful to discover the pre set APs which does not have SNMP setup yet or APs that are using different password Please note that enabling this mode will automatically disable the Show Senao Only option 4 3 24 Show Live Stat EZ Map Since some of the nodes discovered by the EZ Map do not have EnGenius mesh module installed they are not able to view through the Live Stat window at the main window Therefore EZ Map provides user a customized live stat window in order for the user to monitor the statistic of the nodes Fil Settings Map 5 59 BREE Select the Show Live Stat button a window would popup and required user to select the IP Address of the node that available in the map Select IP Address Please selectthe IP Address ofthe node 192 168 1250 e Select the desired IP Address from the drop down list and hit the OK button Then the EZ Map live stat window would appear The information will be automatically updated every 30 seconds IP Address 792 765 7 83 Status Active Last Update 2009 04 02 16
19. MS to work properly the following ports must be allowed through any firewall between the NMS and the agent Port 161 by default Use for standard SNMP Get and Set Port 162 by default Use for listen to SNMP Trap Port 4608 by default Used by the Discovery Tool Port 8188 by default Use to listen for the Layer 2 node s notification For Linux terminal users the Java Virtual Machine JVM is not included in the installer Therefore you may need to download a Java Runtime Environment JRE or JVM before you install and run the NMS on your system The minimum version of the Java is 1 6 2 Installation and Un installation of EnGenius Mesh NMS Tools 2 1 Installation for Window XP ME etc Obtain the executable installation file EnGenius Mesh Tools v2 8 11e from the companion CD or any other resources and copy it to the terminal s desktop Launch the installation wizard by double click the file InstallAnywhere lnstallAnywhere i preparing to install Cancel 2002 2006 Macrovision Europe Lid andor Macrovision Corporation After the wizard is setup completely follow the 6 easy steps directed by the wizard to perform the installation 2 1 1 Introduction va EnGenius Mech Took Patel E Intraduction Introduction Installanywhere vill guide you through lhe installation of EnGenius Seg Se instel Fohl Mesh Tools a Ghose Shoot Folder His shongh recommended that you Gut all pr
20. Network Management System EnGenius NMS Tools User Manual Revision History version Date Is 11 2 2005 Table of Content TINIE OF COML CINE katinon aN a 2 1 System e TE E EE 4 2 Installation and Un installation of EnGenius Mesh NMS Tools 5 2 1 Installation for Window XP ME etc 5 2 1 1 MOJUTO EEN 5 2 1 2 Step 2 Choose lnstall Folder EE 6 2 1 3 Step 3 Choose Shortcut Folde nannaa n 6 2 1 4 kee ele E Ee 7 2 1 5 SEPS N EU E 7 2 1 6 Step 6 INS tall Complet E eege 8 3 Un installation For Windows XP Me etc 9 3 1 SEELEN a 9 3 2 SECO 2 e e EECH e eaaa A 10 3 3 SLED 2r UNINStAll e une e EE 10 4 How to Use EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools 11 4 1 TONG E a EE 11 4 2 Software Overview amp Features 12 4 2 1 Klee Ee Ee EE 12 4 2 2 Map COMTBIMNG visi asccorcetiacnseeidavenge a peaetatene 12 4 2 3 MIB e EE 13 4 2 4 gen RTE 14 4 2 5 MOOD Al ChE BOING E 15 4 3 S EE 17 4 3 1 create IW AD EE 17 4 3 2 CB CVI eebe N 18 4 3 3 SIVE MAP erren 19 4 3 4 TODOLOS VMAP EE 20 4 3 5 SEE UD NEW EE 23 4 3 6 MID EE 23 4 3 7 Status PINE aeeie a Garsecosees 25 4 3 8 ELE He 4 3 9 SNMP Community Passwords for Scan IP cccccccssseeeeeeeeeees 27 43 10 Socket PONE EE 28 4 3 11 SNMP Community Passwords for AP Uni 29 4 3 12 4 3 13 4 3 14 4 3 15 4 3 16 4 3 17 4 3 18 4 3 19 4 3 20 4 3 21 4 3 22 4 3 23 4 3 24 4 3 25 4 3 26 4 3 27 4 3 28 4 3 29 4 3 30 4 3 31 4 3 32 4
21. able defines the destination of the notification By adding a new entry with the IP Address and port number of the NMS into the table the AP would redirect a notification to the specific NMS in the defined interval This table applies to every operating mode of the AP In order to access to the NMS Addresses page firstly user would need to open the Web based configuration page A method to run the page would be right click the nodes on the map and select the Web Based Config option from the menu Show Properties Pe Web Based Config Change vic Community 4 Change vi Passwords Change Display Name Ch Delete from Map Then your web browser will be redirected to the configuration page of the selected node Enter the admin username and password and then choose Management gt NMS Addresses from the menu Management HTTPD Configuration SNMP Firmware Reboot And the NMS Addresses page will be loaded into the browser NMS Addresses Back to top Help NMS Address List Address Port Interval Comments Active Configuration 192 168 1 103 8188 60 Enabled Moai JI Remove Press the New Entry button and key in the following details at the add entry page e Address The IP Address or Host name of the system which running the NMS e Port The port bind with the Address to receive the notification from the nodes Default value 8188 e Interval The resend interval of the notification in
22. ase if user is wished to reboot the device manually afterwards click Reboot Later On the other hand hit the Reboot now amp Close button to start reboot the devices E Set Trap Agents Reboot Reminder User is reared to reboot the AP In order io activate the new Senas Please select nodes to be rebooted Reboot now S Close Reboot Later Once the AP unit is rebooted completely it will contain the information of the Alarm Host System in the NMS Hence it will redirect the alarm message and notification to the NMS when there is any 4 3 29 View Log Files There is a feature in the NMS allow the user to back track the log files of the system Select View gt View Log Files from the NMS menu bar to invoke a new dialog box as shown at the following figures View Log Files View Type Status Log a File Mame rojech Tota Mesh MMS Stats Lodzo rJ fest site_log bet a Log N Se l dese Se Bei Si Se den Se eh Se SI V 18 KI L Se S i ke 10 42 34 Jul 02 04 10 16 1251 is down 10 42 34 Jul 02 OF 10 22 97 1 is down 10 42 50 Jul 02 OF Scan Stopped 10 43 46 Jul 02 Oe Scan Started with 10 18 1235 1 10 43 56 Jul 02 OF Scarn lP Address changes 10 43 56 Jul 02 OF Scan Stopped 10 43 59 Jul 02 OF Scan Started with 192 166 1156 10 44 00 Jul 02 OF Mew Mode Found 10 18 1231 10 44 00 Jul 02 OF Meve Mode Found 10 22 97 1 10 44 10 Jul O02 OF Scan lP Address changes 1
23. column provided and click the Update button Now as the new setting has been saved user will be required to restart the scan in order for the new settings to be loaded SNMP Community The EZ Map broadcast the SNMP version 2c packet in order to discover the network Corresponding to SNMP version 2c a read only community key word is required By default the community used is public Any device that has a different community than this SNMP Community will not be discovered at the EZ Map In order to change the community select Settings gt SNMP Community at the menu bar Broadcast SNMP Community Please enter the SNMP Broadcast Community eeeeeeeel Enter the new read only SNMP community to the provided column and click the Update button to save the new setting Now as the new setting has been saved user will be required to restart the scan in order for the new settings to be loaded Broadcast Port The broadcast port is the port number of the socket that used to broadcast the SNMP packet By default the port that used for SNMP is 161 If user would like to change the port number select Settings gt Broadcast Port from the menu bar Port Number Please enter the Socket Port Number 1 65535 al Enter the new port number in the range of 1 to 65535 and click the OK button Now as the new setting has been saved user will be required to restart the scan in order for the new settings to be loade
24. d Please note that if the port has been used the EZ Map will not be able to start up the scan NMS Port At the EZ Map the node discovered through the scan process has limited information However if the node has the EnGenius mesh module installed within the NMS is able to grab more details such as the operation mode and neighbour list from the node By setting the NMS Address configuration at the web based configuration page more the nodes now are able to report their information back to the EZ Map using the similar method as the Layer 2 Map In order to change the NMS Port number select Settings gt NMS Port from the menu bar Enter the new NMS port number in the range of 1 to 65535 default is 8188 and hit the OK button e NMS Port Number Please enter the WMS Port Number 1 65535 7 agl Show Senao Only Feature has been replaced Scan Option User can configure the scan option in order to achieve discovery optimization based on their needs Since the EZ Map is able to scan every SNMP enabled device at the same network it is possible that the map is able to detect other devices that are not recognized eg network printer etc In order to filter those unknown device from the NMS enable the Settings gt Scan Option gt Show Senao Only option from menu bar will automatically filter the nodes that are not belongs to Senao Network File Settings Map Display Mode Route ea Tat dei E IR a
25. dress that to be removed and hit the Logout and Block user button A window would appear on the screen to prompt user for the SNMP version to use and its corresponding community or passwords Click the Block User button once completed the step and the selected client will be removed from the active client table and added into the MAC Access Table Logout Chent Please select the SAIE Version you want io use Version AC Proceed Logout Chent Chek Alock User wil fog user dd 22 33 00 22 33 aut from CDe Demaokk In order io restore fhe user piease op Do the cCObiigour rionp pade Of the Mac Access io remove CDe user Om Jet Username Username 23 ZELLE Passvvord Passphrase thaaanennnennts r Back 1 Block User 4 3 36 Performance Analysis Since version 2 3 the feature of generate a performance summary of the network have been added into the NMS The network analysis is generated automatically once a topology map SNMP or Layer 2 is initiated The reading will be refreshed at a certain interval In order to open the analysis report of the running topology map select File gt Performance Analysis from the map menu bar The figure below illustrates the performance analysis Perfomace Analysis Map L2 tes2 Date 2007 Oct29 Node List O0 02 69 49 45 3d ha System Address UU DA DTAH Ap 20 System Uptime 0000 days UU hours 49 minutes 12 seconds System Free Memory 59 Ne
26. e click the Tile button on the main toolbar or select View gt Tile from the menu bar The tile mode arranges the topology maps in a grid layout To convert the view mode to cascade hit the Cascade button or View gt Cascade The following figures illustrate the difference between the two modes File Settings Map Status Done Sleeping test_site university Cascade mode File Settings Map File Settings Map d ch a A i 1016S L Status Done Sleeping l Tile Mode 4 3 7 Status Pane The status pane is located at the bottom of the map container It displays the nodes status with the time and date enable users to keep track of the changes in the topology Dn WW Log to File Event Log _test_site The type of message can be varied by the color of the text Green text indicating positive message such as scan started or nodes found red text shows the negative message such as nodes down or timeout whereas cyan text displaying system message for instance system settings changed The Copy All and Clear All buttons on the top of the pane performs the copy and delete text action in the status pane Tick the checkbox at the bottom to log the status message to the alarm log file which will be saved to the folder Alarm_Log at
27. ell as the memory status In order to invoke the live stat window switch the NMS to the Map Container view and then look for the Live Stat Settings portion at the left bottom corner User may enter the IP Address of the target node or just click on the node on the map to load the IP to be monitored and its corresponding SNMP Key Hit the Start Live Stat button to initiate the window Live Stat Settings Mode IF 10 16 125 1 SNMP y Y 2e e Community Poll Interval 10 seconds fa Sy ee Start Live Stat Map MIB Alarm At the popup live stat window click the Start Polling button at the top to start the live stat The window consists of two parts the System Stat and the Client Stat The System Stat page displays the memory status of the system and the statistic of the interfaces throughput The table will be updated at a certain interval which is set by the Poll Interval field at the Live Stat Settings corner Live Traffic Statistic Node 192 168 1 169 End Polling system Stat Client Stat Host Details System Uptime 7 days 2 hours 3 minutes 33 seconds System Date 2007 242 1144 36 00 20 hlemory Size 1033256 Kbytes Description Allocation Unit Free Storage 495144 Interfaces Statistic Interface In bps Gut bps Aveln ve Ou Ave Erra ave Err ethd 1589 1603 161 93 0 DU Status The second page shows the throughput statistic of every
28. eniveMeshOpen System Profile Zb Engenius APT AAP A 4ES Enable Profile 4P2 Engenive4P2yEP Shared ena Mesh Mode Relay Wireless MAC 00 02 DE 5 22 05 Wireless Mode U2 116 2HZ 1Mbps Channel 2 462GHz channel 11 Tx Power 20 d m Mesh mode As mentioned previously the NMS use the SNMP method to read the data Hence if the data is failed to load you may check the SNMP Community or Passwords The two small circles on the top of the table indicate the status of the table If the green circle is light up it shows the table is loaded completely if the orange circle is light up it means the table is loading the data else if the circle to turn to red color it indicates that the data loading is failed Neighbour Signal Strength RSSI value 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 d M A 10 2 1 1 o 10 11 1 1 IP Address 10 16 5 1 quem e On the other hand the bar chart at the bottom of the table displaying the signal strength in RSSI between the selected AP and all its neighbour nodes The scale of the chart can be enlarged by dragging the desired range of x axis Drag backward to reset the chart 4 3 22 Client Properties The client properties panel is located at the other side of the map container In order to initiate the NMS to download the client details hit on the Start button at the bottom of the panel In case if there is more than one map is running a menu would popup to prompt user to select which map to be targeted
29. enough that results the data packet is dropped 4 3 5 Set up New Scan Layer 3 Map amp EZ Map In order to set up a new scan for a SNMP topology map click on the Start Scan button or select Map gt Start Scan from the menu bar Conversely hit the Stop Scan button or select Map gt Stop Scan to halt the scanning process The status of the map will be updated periodically hence whenever there is a change in the network user might be able to monitor via the NMS The status bar at the bottom of the map displays the status of the scan Layer 2 Map On the other hand in order to set up a new scan for the Layer 2 topology map click on the Initiate Port button or select Map gt Initiate Port from the menu bar The map will receive the notification sent by the AP and plot the topology on the map Conversely hit the Close Port button or select Map gt Close Port from the menu bar to stop listen to the notification Every new found Mesh AP unit will be place on the right top angle on the map with zero coordinate Then user is free to move the AP unit around the map Once user completes the positioning save the map and the system will remember the new coordinates in the future scan 4 3 6 Map View More than one topology map can be loaded to the NMS at the same time By default the maps are viewed in cascade mode where user needs to click on the tab at the bottom to switch the map to view In order to change the view typ
30. gress Once the progress is completed it will automatically direct you to the next step 3 3 Step 3 Uninstall Complete Uninstall Complete v iitroduction All items were successfully uninstalled Uninstalling Uninstall Gamplete The software is uninstalled You may choose to restart the terminal instantly or afterward in order to complete the process 4 How to Use EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools 4 1 Quick Start First of all make sure the terminal where you installed your EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools is connected to the network via Wireless or Wired LAN Then launch the NMS at the location where you install it Click the Create Map button on the toolbar to generate a new map profile A dialog box would appear to prompt user to enter the name of the new profile After that hit the OK button to complete the set up A new map will be inserted into the NMS Then click on the drop down list on the toolbar of the new profile where it prompts users to insert the Scan IP Address the destination IP Address to be scanned Enter the desired IP and click the button next to the list to save the IP Finally select the Start Scan button on the map s toolbar the scan will be initiated and run The result of the scan will be plotted on the map area User is free to adjust the position of the found unit on the map Before shutting do
31. gri Please Review the Following Before Continuing i choose Install Falder Product Name Choose Shortcut Folder EnCenius Mesh Tools a Pre lnstallation Summary Installing Install Folder netall Carnplets CAProgram Files EnGenius Mesh Tools shortcut Folder CADocuments and Settings Microsoft T pate Chers FnGentus Mesh Tools Disk Space Information for Installation Target Required 29 584 641 bytes Available 37 715 537 920 bytes anywhere Ee Ma crovision z Let user have a quick review about the installation settings before start installing Press Install button to start the installation 2 1 5 Step 5 Installing ma Entenins Mesh To o ls Installing EnGenius Mesh Tools ntraduction Chopee Install Falder Choose Shortcut holder Pre Installation Summary Installing ES stall Cortese Installation is in progress Once the installation is completed it will direct the user to the next step 2 1 6 Step 6 Install Complete D EnGenius Mech Tools l i T J i lel Ea install Complete BER Congratulations EnGenius Mesh Tools has been successfully Choose lrrstallF otder installed to Roose Shortcut Folder Pre Jnstaltatton Gupmmanm L Program FilesienGenius Mesh Tools lt Installing Orace ee ta miit tha ited a Insta am plete e Indicating the installation is completed and user can select
32. hing pattern The dashing pattern defines the way the dashed link look like The following table explains how to use the dashing pattern After fill in the data user may click the Update button to update the image at the preview Once confirm the changes select the Save amp Apply Changes button to commit the change Pattern line1 space1 line2 space2 K S S CS E Se SSE Here is an example to show the effect of the map customization a The original map E 10242 OF 1 140484234 b Select Map Customization Tool and change the gateway amp relay icon Hode icon Select Operating Mode Relay kd Accessible inaccessible sre irngrelay_nok ot Update c Switch to Link page and edit the attributes Thickness Thickness Dashing Pattern Dashing Pattern Line 1 Line 1 Space 1 Space 1 Line 2 Line 2 Space 2 Space 2 Ze a Preview ef d The customized map will look like this now Physics B C ited TEN F Biology a 10 22 974 e WC does vi EELE S a v l Galgil e md ic D deet ur E Note that the changes of the AP unit node and link applies to every map created or opened on the NMS 4 3 18 Background Image Transparency This is a special tool used to adjust the opacity of the background image of the topology map Select Settings gt Background Transparency from the map container menu bar to allow users to alter the transparency of the background
33. ighbour Node Client N lt tu PWN S l 00 00 02 00 G nn 06 00 08 00 10 00 12 00 1400 42 13 00 13 30 1400 14 30 1500 15 30 Time Time 00 02 6f 49 45 43 00 13 02 b0 4a 8T Data In Data Out 13 00 13 00 14 00 Time Time ixpQ athO athi van ixpO athO athi wlang Node Status nr M L L gt L m BR bat die BR T 8 d r d r OI ui u ran i 00 00 07 00 02 00 03 00 04 00 05 00 06 00 OF OC 08 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 Time E Online BR Offline On the other hand if user wishes to view the reports saved previously select Advanced gt Performance Analysis from the NMS menu bar Hit the button on the top to explore the desired file from the statistic directory Choose the desired Statistic file and hit the Generate button to update the window ile Date c Load Statistic File a Look in E Statistic wl amp gt Fa E w a 2007NowvO5_ L2Itestt la 2007NovO5_ L2 testing My Recent 2007Mov06_ L2 test Documents W 2007Mov06_test2 a 2007MovO _ L2 test2 Ls 20070ct29_ L2ttes2 EE a 20070ct31_ L2 help Mode List D My Documents Ki Mu Computer WE p File name Oper hy Network Places Files of type Statistic Files stat na The following information that capture by the report 1 Neighbour nodes signal strength 2 Client signal strength 3 Data throughput In amp Out 4 Node Status 5 Memory Status and Uptime Use the dr
34. m In order to load a MIB click on the Load button on the top of the MIB tree A file chooser window would popup to prompt user to enter the desired MIB file Click Open to load the file On the other hand the Unload button next to the Load button would unload the existing MIB in the tree Select the unwanted MIB click on the Unload button A confirmation dialog box would turn up to get confirmation from the user to remove the selected MIB Click the Yes button to proceed Unload MIB 2 re you sure you want to unload i RFL1213 MIB Ves 4 3 27 Alarm Table The Alarm Table of the EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools enable user to check on the traps and notifications caught by the trap receiver The entries are read only and shall be deleted once they were resolved or reviewed In order to start listen to the traps hit the Start button at the toolbar or select Settings gt Start Trap from the menu bar Select the Stop button or Settings gt Stop Trap to stop the trap listener User can change the SNMP Trap community or passwords at the available columns and hit the Set button The checkboxes at the bottom of the settings section are the table filtering options Clear the selection of the checkbox to hide the relative entry in the trap table Each level of severity is represented by a different color Select any entry from the alarm table its description will be displayed at the Trap Description area at the bo
35. n the map Open the block list window Run the live statistic window to monitor the updated statistic of the desired node EZ Map only In the latest version of NMS three topology maps are available Layer 3 Map Layer 2 Map and EZ Map These types of map look similar The main difference between them is the method to read the topology information e The Layer 3 Map is the ordinary type where it uses the provided target IP Address and SNMP protocol to collect the topology from the nodes discovered and then plot the map using the collaborate data e Whereas the Layer 2 Map opens a specific port to listen for the notification from the nodes in order to plot the map Prior to this user is required to add the information of the NMS IP Address to the node Thus in fact the Layer 2 Map can receive the notification not only from the layer 2 mode AP but any other mode as well as long as the NMS Address table is set e The EZ Map on the other hand broadcast the SNMP packet over the network to search for the SNMP enabled devices In the latest release the discovery tool scanning mode has been added into EZ Map as an alternative method to perform the node discovering In order to create a new Topology map profile user can click on the Create New button on the main toolbar or select File gt Create New from the menu bar A window would turn out to prompt user for the type and name of the new map User may select
36. n to configure the item s properties At the TCP IP Properties window select the Advanced button another window Advanced TCP IP Settings would appear At this window make sure the Use default gateway on remote network option is checked and click the OK button anonymous Properties General Options Secuity Networking Advbneed Type of WPM PPTF WPN Settings This connection uses the following hens m e File a Printer sharing for Microsoft Networks El Client for Microsoft Networks Imetall Description Transmision Control Protocol lnternet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Advanced TCP IP Settings General General DNS WINS This checkbos only apples when you are connected to a local network and a dial up network simultaneously When checked data that cannot be sent op the local network re forwarded to the dial up network fou can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use default gateway on remote network O Use the following IP address Obtain ONS server address automatically Use
37. nTrapsAdminCont adminTraps4dminCont admin Traps 4dminCont M ALY S Informative Informative Informative Minor Major Minor Informative Informative Minor Mlinar Major Major Minor Miror Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative PPP shard Il Ir de Fri Jun 1517 20 Fri Jun 1517 21 Fri Jun 15 17 21 Fri Jup 15 17 21 Fri Jun 15 17 22 Fri Jun 15 17 22 Fri Jun 15 17 273 Fri Jun 15 17 23 Fri Jun 15 17 22 Fri Jun 15 17 22 Fri Jun 15 17 22 Fri Jun 15 17 22 Fri Jun 15 17 22 Fri Jun 15 17 24 Fri dun 15 17 2 Fri Jun 15 17 24 Fri Jun 15 17 24 7 Fri dun 15 1 2 Fri Jun 15 77 26 gt 4 3 30 Show Route When user moves the mouse over the plotted AP unit on the topology map a small blue dialog would appear on the screen displaying the routes of the selected unit The route describes how the AP link to the other nodes in the same mesh network as illustrated by the figure below 2 166 1 19 J Tags H Pe AD AMAA r d ae e z e LV L in e The figure above shows the node 10 28 43 1 is currently connected directly in blue font to 10 30 45 1 10 22 157 1 and 10 19 49 1 vi Ss De we E d E Es A Z Whereas the figure above illustrates how the routes are displayed when nodes are not directly connected From the example node 10 29 194 1 and 10 22 202 1 are not directly connected Instead the connection between them is established via node 10
38. nd Name reCtings Map Start Scan Stop Scan Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom Fit Lock AF By default when a new node is found and added into the map its initial name is Undefined Therefore if user is wish to update the name of the specific node right click on the node and select Change Display Name from the popup menu Show Properties AP Configurator Web Based Config Change vice Community Change v3 Passwords Delete from Map Following the step a dialog box would popup to prompt user to enter the desired name for the specific node Click Update Display Name button to complete the step E AP Lis play Name Please enter the new display name for AP 10 21 206 1 HO Update Display Name 4 3 17 Customize Map This feature provides user the flexibility to change the look and feel of the topology map by replacing the existing AP unit icon and the links between AP in the map User can import their custom made icon or adjust the color to fit their visual requirement The customization can be divided to three parts the Node Link Radio 1 and Link Radio 2 The method is straight forward Select Settings gt Customized Map from the NMS menu bar to invoke the Map Customization Tool window as illustrated e Map Customization Tool ltem to customize Node Link Node Icon Select Operating Mode Gateway e Accessible naccess ple Ge Node Indication Show
39. neously The status of the map will be logged to the status pane at the bottom of the map Each topology map has its own status pane The panel at the west of the map space is the Node Details panel It is used to display the properties of the selected Mesh AP unit on the topology map The information of the AP will be loaded into the table and the graph below the table shows the signal strength between the selected AP with its neighbor APs The column at the bottom of this panel is used to invoke the live stat monitoring feature The east panel meanwhile is to display the details of the clients associated to the Mesh AP unit The panel is divided into two parts the Client Properties and Client Signal Strength portion Each portion will be automatically updated every minute to provide the admin user the live result regarding the clients 4 2 3 MIB Reader The MIB Reader provides user a simple user interface to retrieve as well as configure the settings of the Mesh AP unit through the standard or vendor proprietary MIB files With the correct community and password user can perform the SNMP actions such as SNMPGet SNMPSet and SNMPTable EG EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools Jeg a E IP Address iB Loaded MibModules D ENGENIUS STATUS MIB D ENGENIUS PRIVATE MIB B ENGENIUS MESH MIB Authentication Password Privacy Passwor d Syntax nn yu Le Global view Map w
40. ograms before continuing wih this installation Primea T ratati shell Sorrel ets Click he Mes bulten lo proceed to the next screen Wou wank to change something on a previous screen click the Previaws button You may cancel this installation at any time by clicking the Cancel button Installarnavhere by Mate a ee AE Con E boar Simply explain what this software is about Press Next to proceed 2 1 2 Step 2 Choose Install Folder Mil EnGenius Besh Too Pils ES Choose Install Folder Introduetiori Where Wouk You Like to install Choose Install Pode cram FaesiFnitenias Mech reg be Shee Ur oleh Pre Instailation ur ay lr Eeelliteg atal ormas be j ES Sana KE SS Prompt user to choose the install path directory and name the install folder Press Next to proceed 2 1 3 Step 3 Choose Shortcut Folder _ sa ES Choose Shortcut Folder Introduction Where would you ike to create product icons n Choose install Folter Tn anew Progr Group B ss Mesh Tools Dose Short Folder 7 Pre Jnztabistagg Gurney Tn on existing Freen Group IECH Irrstadlirg In Ge Stort Monn Steal corpais O On Ge ekip Inthe Quick Lamch Bar a Crests eons for All Users rzlalpreceherg De Macron Previous Specify where the software shortcut will be created at Press Next to proceed 2 1 4 Step 4 Pre Installation Summary D 2 EnG Gros Mesh Too js lt mtrodutti
41. op down list on the top to view the analysis of another node The Settings button of the performance analysis enable user to edit the view of the graphs in the window User can decide to hide or show the information and use the filter list to filter the unwanted data For instance given the Data In graph of node 00 0b 6b 09 be 3b Data In Data octets 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 Time ixp1 athO athi vlan In order to remove the ath1 line from the graph open the setting window At the filter portion choose the node name 00 0b 6b 09 be 3b in this case from the drop down list Next select the graph to filter which is Data In Then key in the item to be filtered which is ath1 in the Item field Once completed click the Add button and press OK to load the settings e Settings View Graph Neighbour Nodes Signal Strength Clients Signal Strength Data In Data Out Filter Mode List 00 0b 66 09 be 3b Graph Type Data In wi Filter List 00 Ob 6h 09 bes Sb Data In ath The line of ath1 has been hidden and the graph would look like this now 20 i ee Hu Ly 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 Time Dep athO lant Data octets 4 3 37 Setting NMS Addresses In order for the Layer 2 map type to receive notification packet from the node user is require to configure the NMS Addresses table at the configuration page This t
42. ork at my workplace Connect to a business network using dial up or YPN zo you can work from home a field office or another location Set up a home or small office network Connect to an esisting home or small office network or set up a new one Set up an advanced connection Connect direct to another computer using your serial parallel or infrared port or set up this computer so that other computers can connect to tt Network Connection Select Virtual Private Network and click the Next button F 3 New Connection Wizard Network Connection How do you want to connect to the network at your workplace Create the following connection Dial up connection Connect using a modem and a regular phone line or an Integrated Services Digital Network ISOM phone line Virtual Private Network connection Connect to the network using a virtual private network VPN connection over the Internet Connection Name Enter a desired Connection Name and hit the Next button New Connection Wizard Connection Name Speci a name for this connection to your workplace Type a name for this connection in the following box Company Name anonymous For example you could type the name of pour workplace or the name of a server you will connect to Public Network Select Do not dial initial connection and press Next button Le MN New Connection Wizard Public Network Window
43. p T ow Display Node Route Scan IP Scan IP yee Community Scan IP v3 Passwords Scan Interval KL S Block Lisk Background Transparency Basically the Scan IP key is the SNMP key that used for the Scan IP which initiates the scan In order to configure the community of the Scan IP select Settings gt Scan IP v2c Community from the map container menu On the other hand select Settings gt Scan IP v3 Passwords to change the SNMP version 3 Passwords A window would turn up to prompt user for the new key s Sean IP Community Please enter the Scan lP s Community ramamnmsnd Change and Use SNMP Version 2c Scan IP V3 Passwords Please enter the Y3 Passwords forthe Scan IP Username shimpy3tOuser Auth Password remm Priv Password bomememeg Change and Use SNMP Version 3 Press Change and Use SNMP Version X button to proceed If the change is successfully the following dialog box would appear to remind user to reset the scan in order to let the new community or passwords to take effect Done x i Community Seb Successfully J Mote that For the new community to take effect please restart the scan Stop Scan gt Stark Scan The default value for Scan IP Community public Username snmpv3rouser Password snmpv3password Passphrase snmpv3passphrase 4 3 10 Socket Port The notification of an AP node is sent according to its NMS Address Table The table defines the IP Address and
44. p Alarm beggen Si The west pane displays the list of MIB and its tree User can load and unload MIB file from the desired location More than one file can be loaded into the MIB Reader In order to read or set an item expand the MIIB tree select the desired node Select the SNMIP version fill in the IP Address and other necessary keyword Then click on the command button SnmpGet SnmpSet SnmpWalk Load Table etc on the toolbar The output will be shown on the Output column 4 2 4 Alarm Viewer The Alarm Viewer is a SNMP trap server It received the SNMP alarms and notifications directed by the Mesh AP units and display in the table at the center frame Select the table entry in order to view the description of the trap Note that the table is a read only table which displays the trap s source IP Address description severity and the time when the trap or alarm was caught These alarms should be deleted once they were reviewed and resolved by clicking the Delete button 4 2 5 Toolbar Reference This section provides a quick reference for the buttons in the toolbar of the NMS The description of the toolbar of the NMS is illustrated at the table below Button Name P Create Map Open Map View Tile LEI OOC View Cascade SnmpGet SnmpSet Function Create a new topology map profile Open a pre saved topology map profile View the topology map in grid layout View the topology map in ca
45. port number of the destination NMS For instance if the admin has added a table entry with port number 8000 at the AP the NMS user can change the socket port number to 8000 in order to receive the notification In order to update the socket port select Settings gt Socket Port from the menu bar A dialog box would appear on the screen to prompt for the port number which range from 1 to 65535 Hit OK to confirm the change Port Number Please enter the Socket Port Number 1 65535 at SEI 4 3 11 SNMP Community Passwords for AP Unit In case if a Mesh AP utilizes a different community or passwords from the others the NMS might fail to read the topology from it Hence user might need to edit the individual AP unit SNMP keys by right click the desired active node Select Change v2c Community from the popup menu to change the community or click Change v3 Passwords to change the v3 keys enter the correct value in the dialog box and click Change and Use SNMP Version X 7 Show Properties 13216 AP Configurator Web Based Contig a Change vice Community 04141 Change vi Passwords Change Display Hame Delete from Map AP Unit Community Please enter the Community for the AP 10 18 123 13 rom ye ee eee cates nee een ees ene et Change and Use SNMP Version 2c AP Unit Y3 Passwords Please enter the Passwords forthe AP 10 18 123 13 Username r Auth Password nm Priv Password zo Change and
46. reen when the trap is received A N New Trap Caught WARNING Description sysfernTracsSystemmRenoot Time Stamp Sun Feb 77 fo 48 45 SGT 4 3 28 Add Trap Agent This feature is a wizard window intended to assist the user to set one or more than one node to be the trap agent of the host system at the NMS simultaneously Hit the Add Now button at the trap viewer mode to invoke the wizard At the first page of the wizard user will be prompt to enter the IP Address of the desired nodes to be set as alarm agent User can enter the IP Address manually or select from the drop down list provided Click Next to proceed C Set Trap Agents Please select the available nodes to configure Available Maps testing K4 Available Modes 10144 gei Add to List Then enter the required SNMP keywords such as version and community Click Set to proceed or Back to back to the first step Set Trap Agents Please enter the SNMP Password of the agent SNMP Version 3 E Community User Name snmpv3rwuser Auth Password KE Priv Password Ree RRR Re HERR TA Once the configuration is done click Proceed button to proceed to reboot page or Back to the previous page Set Trap Agents X 10165 A 1016464 m If Proceed is pressed the following page will be displayed User may select the IP Address of the node configured just now to be rebooted In c
47. s BS Idle Time 120 s O0 60 32e 10 81 b0 a Ad rssi OO 60 3e c4 47 12 TE TO ri hellohdesh On the other hand the Client Signal Strength panel displays the signal strength of the clients associated to the AP in the unit of rssi Similarly if there is no client associated to the AP a message No Client Found will be shown 4 3 23 EZ Map Settings File Settings Map gg AA Mee G i E RH D D T H mp x A EH a The EZ Map broadcasts the SNMP packet over the network to locate the activated SNMP device The devices that has been discovered will report themselves at the NMS recursively By default the broadcast packet use SNMP version 2c community public That says any device that has SNMP enabled and the same community with the NMS will be able to be located by the NMS The settings that affecting the discovery process includes broadcast IP SNMP Community and broadcast port and they can be configured via the menu bar Settings option as shown below wi w Display Node Route SNMP community Broadcast Port AIRS Port Scan Interval Block List Background Transparency Broadcast IP By default the broadcast IP used is 255 255 255 255 If user would like to filter out certain subnet from the NMS they can change the IP Address thru Settings gt Broadcast IP we Broadcast IP Address Please enter the BroadcastIP Address 255 RL Enter the desired broadcast IP Address in the
48. s can make sure the public network is connected first Windows can automatically dial the inital connection to the Internet or other public network before establishing the virtual connection Do not dial the initial connection Automatically dial this initial connection VPN Server Selection Enter the host name or the IP Address of the VPN Server that you wish to connect and click the Next button Mew Connection Wizard PH Server Selection What is the name or address of the WPH server Type the host name or Internet Protocol IP address of the computer to which you are connecting Host name or IF address for example microsoft com or 1577 54 01 J 202 155 61 3 Complete Click Finish to complete the set up After the shortcut is created user is required to go to the Properties page by right click on the shortcut icon and then choose from the popup menu Alternatively it can be opened from the Connect page as shown Connect anonymous User name login Password e geeeeeeeee Save this user name and password for the following users Me only Anyone who uses this computer Ces Jet TC Sege Jet At the Connection Properties window perform the following steps Select the Networking Tab at the top of the page Select the nternet Protocol TCP IP from the available list Hit the Properties butto
49. scade layout SnmpGet the data from MIB tree SnmpSet the data from MIB tree Synchronized Configuration Invoke Load Table Refresh Table Add Table Row Synchronized Configuration window Load the SNMP table from MIB tree Refresh the SNMP table from MIB tree Add a row to SNMP Table Commit Table Change Commit the selected table row Del Table Row SnmpWalk Start Trap Stop Trap with the edited data Delete a row from SNMP Table Walk the selected item from the MIB tree Initiate the Alarm Host system Stop the Alarm Host system On the other hand the following table shows the description of the toolbar of the map container Button 3 D yD el EI e Name Import Background Save Profile Scan Start Scan Stop Initiate Port Close Port Function Import an image file to use as the background image of the topology map Save the current topology map Start the network scanning Layer 3 amp EZ Map only Stop the network scanning Layer 3 amp EZ Map only Open port to listen to Layer 2 notification Layer 2 Map only Close Layer 2 notification port Layer 2 Map only Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom Fit Lock Unlock Block List i Live Stat 4 3 Features 4 3 1 Create Map Zoom in the topology map by 25 Zoom out the topology map by 25 Zoom the topology map to a size that fit the screen Lock the AP units on the map Unlock the AP units o
50. seconds Default value 60 e Comments An optional comment regarding the table entry e Active The status of the table entry Select Active to activate the table entry NMS Addresses add Back to top Address 192 168 1 23 Port 61886 Interval 60 60 3000005 Comments testing Active Enable w Click the Save changes button and the NMS should be able to receive the notification from the configured node 4 3 38 Synchronized Configuration The synchronized configuration is a feature that enables the user to perform SNMP Set on more than one device simultaneously However this feature can only be applied to parameters that have Read Write accessibility from the MIB file Step by Step Guide to Synchronized Configuration 1 Switch the NMS to MIB browser mode ig a SS l E i if Global view C Map MIB Alarm 2 Expand the MIB tree and get a desired scalar parameter Read Write File view settings Advanced ele SS sei MIB Reader Se tead Unload wanlonnecton Type E wanGeneralAccount i wanGeneralDomain EE wanGenerallP SE wanGeneralSubnetMask i wWwanGeneralGateway E wanGeneralMAcsel gt wanGeneralMAClone a pppoe bad 3 wanPPPoELoginName i gt wanPPPoEPassword o wanPPPoEServiceName eee PSS we E hd ex sl sell e TI CH 9 wanPPPoEConnectionTyp SNMP Wersion Read Community Write Community Input Value OI
51. the type of the profile from the drop down list and enter the name in the provided column Add New Profile Please enter the new profile name Mo special character allowed Protile Type Layer 3 Map Profile Mame Please be aware that special character such as except _ are not allowed to use as the name of the topology map name to avoid data corruption since the name of the map will be used as the header of their data file On the other hand the system also not allow user to create a new profile with the name of the existing map in the NMS Hit the OK button to proceed or Cancel to close the window 4 3 2 Open Map In stead of create a brand new topology map user can re open the map profile that has been saved previously Click the Open Map button or select File gt Open Map from menu bar a file chooser window would appear on the screen to prompt user to choose a map Select the desired one and hit the Open button The profile will be loaded to the NMS with all its settings s Open x Look in My Recent Documents File name My Documents Files of type Kap Files map hal 4 3 3 Save Map As mentioned previously the settings of the map profile can be saved to be loaded in the future Details of the map for instance the coordinate and SNMP passwords of the Mesh AP units on the map background image and block list will be saved as a setting file In order to save a profile
52. to a level that the APs and links are clear to view View the following figures to see the effect of the transparency tool Tranparency eat gd a Ie es fir eem ten ebe i uzim PCT Lee z M The tool will be closed automatically when it loses focus mouse click anywhere out from the tool 4 3 19 Block List The Block List offers the NMS users a filtering tool in the topology map User can define the IP Address to block once the AP is blocked it will be removed from the topology map and will not be added to the map even if it is detected by the NMS To move an IP to the block list click the Block List button on the toolbar or select Settings gt Block List from the menu bar A window will emerge as shown by the figure above Then user can choose the node to block from the Available Nodes column Select the IP and hit the Add button The IP will be move over to the Nodes to Block column On the other hand if user wishes to undo the step use the Remove button to move the IP back to the available list The Add All and Remove All button perform the same operation by moving every IPs in the list Finally hit the OK button to commit the change Note asterisk in the list shows the IP is a gateway
53. to restart the system instantly or afterward in order to complete the installation Press Done to conclude the installation After that you may launch the NMS through the shortcut you created previously 3 Un installation For Windows XP Me etc In order to uninstall the EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools from your terminal you can get the uninstaller wizard from the software directory The uninstaller namely Uninstall EnGenius Mesh Tools is located at the Uninstall EnGenius Mesh Tools folder Launch the uninstaller wizard by double click the executable file Follows the following steps 3 1 Step 1 Introduction rs Uninstall EnGenius Mesh To ols EE Uninstall EnGenius Mesh Tools Introduction About to uninstall CC ririri B Uninstall Comelats EnGenius Mesh Tools This will remove features installed by InstallAnywhere twill not remove files and folders created after the installation An introduction regarding the uninstallation of the EnGenius Mesh Management Tool Click Uninstall to start the process 3 2 Step 2 Uninstalling E Uninstall EnGenius Me sh To ols Uninstall EnGenius Mesh Tools troduction Please wait while InstallAnywhere s uninstaller Uninstalling EES EES A Uninstall Gorriplete Files Shortcuts Launchamavhere Folders Registry Uninstalling Uninstallation is in the pro
54. ttom of the table If you wish to remove the selected entry click on the Delete button Slsk E LIEU Trap Viewer l SNMP Settings V Port 162 Yersion 2c M Community ERREEN User name snmpy3rwuser Auth Password t eeeaaaeaeeeee Priv Password L kt index Source IP Description Severity Time Stamp 1 192 168 1129 _juserTrapsUserLogin Wed Jan 16 17 51 42 SGT i 92 168 1 129 EE Wed Jan 16 17 52 10 SGT 192 168 1 129 systemTrapsSystemReboot Ved Jan 16 17 52 20 SGT userTrapsUserLogin Wed Jan 16 17 52 26 SGT 192 168 1129 Local Host adminNMSNodeDown Wed Jan 16 17 53 56 SGT 3 EI wn Status Listening to traps Log to File View Severity Critical Major Minor Warning Informative Trap Description Alarm Level v Warning Msg Alarm Beep Critical Major Minor C Warning Informative Off Mute Add Trap Agents Add Now Map MIB Alarm The Alarm Level area is to enable the user to determine the level of the warning message popup and the alarm beep sound User may drag the slider to alter the level For instance drag the slider of the warning message to Minor the warning message would not popup if the level of the alarm received is Warning or Informational The following figures illustrate the example of Warning Message which will be displayed at the left bottom corner of the sc
55. wn the NMS user can save the profile settings including the coordinate of the found Mesh AP units on the map by click on the Save Map button on the map toolbar The saved profile can be loaded directly to the NMS next time using the Open Map button on the toolbar For further description regarding the functions and features of the EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools user may refer to the following section 4 2 Software Overview amp Features 4 2 1 Software Layout Before we proceed further let us have an overview at the layout of the NMS Basically the EnGenius Mesh Network Management Tools is consists of three major sections Map Container MIB Reader Alarm Viewer User can switch the view of the NMS by select the tabs at the left bottom corner or through the menu bar as illustrated Advanced File view Settings P Cascade kA Tile firewallTablelndex MIEI Map v Fe firewallTableTarget ee e Mib View CH Alarm view PRO View Log Files gt pppoePassword EJ nodeConfiqurationPptp d Map MIE Alarm HEF Nalin 4 2 2 Map Container The Map Container is the section where user can monitor and manage the mesh network The network will be displayed in the form of graphical topology map and the status will be updated periodically The center frame of the Map Container is the space to plot the topology map More than one map can be created and run simulta
56. ystem Mame Access Point Ane RER Object ID Jo org God internet private ent Change v3 Passwords Description Wireless Access Point Change Display Hame Location Support Contact KualaLumpur Delete from Map Uptime 0 hours 4 minutes 4 seconds we The node details table displays the following items 1 IP Address 2 Operation Mode 3 System Name 4 Object ID 5 Description 6 Location 7 Contact 8 Uptime The lower part of the table is a dynamic table which would displays parameters based on the selected node s operation mode The following figures show the parameters that displayed by each mode Profile 1 AUP AISES Enable Profile 2 EEESShared Key AMEP Enable Profile 3 Ed fpen Systenvho Encrypt Profile 4 EEE pen Gwztemiho Encryptio Wireless MAC O0 02 6F 57 22 05 Wireless Mode U2 116 26Hz 1Mbps Channel 2462GHz channel 11 Te Power idem Access Point mode SSID EnGenius Wireless MAC UU UA DEG JJ Connection Status Associated Wireless Mode 602 116 26Hz 1Mbps Channel 2 432 MAzlChannel 5 Security VVPAPSK TKIP Tx Data Rate Bt Rate 1 Tx Power __j ideim Client Bridge mode SSID EnGenius Wireless MAC 00 02 PE ST AACS Connection Status Associated Wireless Mode 602 116 26Hz 1Mbps Channel 2 462 MAzoChannel 11 Security WIP APSE TRIP Tx Data Fate Bit Rate 1 Tx Power 20 dBm Connection Type Static IF VAR IF 0 0 0 0 WAN Subnet 0 0 0 0 Interface Down Client Router mode Profile Mesh Eng

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