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NetAtlas Workgroup
Ethernet Switch Manager
Quick Start Guide
Version 1.03
Edition 1
1/2007
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide 1 Introduction The NetAtlas Workgroup Ethernet Switch Manager is an Element Management System (EMS) that retrieves management information from switches using the SNMP protocol. The EMS allows you to manage multiple switches from a central location. This guide shows you how to install NetAtlas Workgroup. Refer to the user’s guide for background and configuration information. 2 Minimum System Requirements • CPU: Intel Pentium 4, 1.6 GHz or faster • Memory
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide 3 Install EMS Server Follow the steps below to install the EMS server on a computer. Note: Follow the directions in the wizard to proceed through the installation. Only screens that require input specific to the EMS Workgroup installation are shown. 1 Find and double-click NetAtlasWorkgroup_S103.exe on the installation CD. 2 A Welcome screen displays. Click Next to proceed to the License Agreement Screen. Read the license agreement. Click Yes to ac
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide 5 You can set the SNMPc to automatically locate your ZyXEL switch(es). Specify the IP address, subnet mask and community (or password) of a device as the starting point. Make sure the IP address and subnet mask of this device and your ZyXEL switch are in the same range. Select Start with Discovery Off to manually add a ZyXEL switch after initial setup. 6 Continue through the wizard a screen appears to confirm a successful installation of SNMPc
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide 9 Specify the installation options. Make sure you install in the same file location as specified in Step 8. Click Next to continue. 10 Accept the default or specify the account user name and password that allows the PostgreSQL to run on your computer. The default password is “PostgreSQLDB”. Note: This is NOT a Windows login account. The account user name and password are case- sensitive. 11 Click Yes to create a new account and then click OK to c
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide 13 Accept the default setting and click Next to continue. 14 Select additional function(s) for the database. Note: Do NOT clear the DBsize or pgAdmin Support option. Continue through the installation and click Finish when you get to the final PostgreSQL screen. 15 EMS installation automatically continues and initializes database connections. 16 When the EMS installation process is complete, a screen displays as shown. Click Finish. 6
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide 4 SNMPc Network Manager Startup To start the SNMPc Network Manager manually, use the Windows Start menu. To start SNMPc automatically each time you turn on your computer, click Config, System Startup, select Auto Startup and then click OK. Conversely, clear this check box if you do not wish SNMPc to automatically start each time you turn on your computer. 5 Compile MIBs Management Information Base (MIB) is designed for holding management informati
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide 6.1 Device Auto-Discovery 1 To enable auto-discovery and then find your device, click Config, Discovery/Polling. 2 Select the Enable Discovery check box and click OK. 3 Find your device in the Device List panel. Double-click the device icon to access the EMS. 6.2 Add Device(s) Manually Follow the steps below to add your device(s) manually. 1 Click Insert, MAP Object, Device. 2 In the MAP Object Properties screen, enter a descriptive device name and
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide Note: For security purposes, it is strongly recommended you change the Read Community and Read/Write Community defaults and store this information in a secure place so you will not forget it later. 5 After the device has been found, an icon and label appear in the network manager view window. 6 Right-click on the device icon to view a set of SNMPc network manager shortcuts. Click Properties to verify the information you entered in Step 4. Note: Mak
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide 7.1 Database Synchronization If you upgrade EMS from a previous version, the Database Synchronization screen displays when you try to access the EMS. You can use this screen to back up the database from a previous EMS version using the new database format. 1 If you want to import the database from a previous EMS version into SNMPc, select Yes. Select No if you have created objects in SNMPc for your ZyXEL devices and you want to have the EMS automa
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide • Remove any previous versions of PostgreSQL from your com- puter. See Step 3. • Re-install PostgreSQL and EMS in that order. See Step 3. 2 I cannot find my device in the SNMPc Management screen. • Check that you have compiled the MIBs without errors (see Sec- tion 5 on page 7). • Check that you have enabled auto-discovery; see Section 4 on page 7. • Check that the map object properties are correct for initial setup; see Section 6.2 on page 8. Make sure t
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NetAtlas Workgroup Quick Start Guide Configure the ODBC Driver The ODBC driver should already be installed during the EMS installation process. If you have changed the default ODBC settings, make sure the EMS can connect to the PostgreSQL database successfully. Follow the steps below to configure the ODBC driver in Windows 2000. Steps are similar for other supported Windows operating systems. 1 Click Start, Settings and Control Panel to open the Control Panel screen. Double-click Administr
