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MBW NMS Version 1.1
Operational Guide
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Preface
This guide is for the networking professional using the MBW NMS. For more extensive information, refer to the
literature listed in the Related Publications table below.
Related Documents
Document Name
MBW Unit Configuration Guide
MBW NMS Installation Guide
We appreciate your comments. Send comments about GO Net Systems documentation to
[email protected], or submit comments by writing to the following address:
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents _________________________________________________________________ 4
1. Login _____________________________________________________________________ 7
2. License ____________________________________________________________________ 9
2.1 Installation of the License Key _____________________________________________________ 9
3. A Quick tour of the NMS GUI _________________________________________________ 11
3.1 NMS Navigation _______________________________________________________________ 12
3.1.1 Window Toggle Buttons _________________________________________________________________ 12
3.1.2 Menu Bar ____________________________________________________________________________ 13
3.2 Search Bar ____________________________________________________________________ 22
3.2.1 Searching an MBW device _______________________________________________________________ 22
3.2.2 Searching Associated STA _______________________________________________________________ 23
4. Topology _________________________________________________________________ 25
4.1 Topology Tree _________________________________________________________________ 25
4.2 Maps ________________________________________________________________________ 26
4.2.1 Logical Map ___________________________________________________________________________ 27
4.2.2 Geographical Map _____________________________________________________________________ 28
4.2.3 Google Earth __________________________________________________________________________ 31
5. Inventory _________________________________________________________________ 36
5.1 Sorting tables by Columns _______________________________________________________ 36
5.2 Add, Remove Columns __________________________________________________________ 36
5.3 Devices Table _________________________________________________________________ 37
5.4 Mesh Links Table ______________________________________________________________ 39
5.5 Alternate Next Hops Table _______________________________________________________ 40
5.6 Undiscovered Devices __________________________________________________________ 41
6. MBW Network Discovery ____________________________________________________ 43
6.1 Discover an IP Range/Subnet _____________________________________________________ 43
6.2 Discover a single device _________________________________________________________ 46
6.3 Periodic Discovery _____________________________________________________________ 46
7. Schedule Tasks ____________________________________________________________ 48
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7.1 Creating a new task ____________________________________________________________ 48
7.1.1 Software Upgrade Task Settings __________________________________________________________ 51
7.1.2 Device Configuration Backup _____________________________________________________________ 51
7.2 Task Schedule Step _____________________________________________________________ 53
7.3 Monitoring and controlling schedule tasks __________________________________________ 53
7.3.1 Task List _____________________________________________________________________________ 54
7.3.2 Task Progression Status _________________________________________________________________ 56
7.3.3 Task execution concurrency _____________________________________________________________ 56
8. Faults Management ________________________________________________________ 57
8.1 Faults Module Window _________________________________________________________ 58
8.2 Events _______________________________________________________________________ 58
8.2.1 Events Table __________________________________________________________________________ 59
8.2.2 Events Filter __________________________________________________________________________ 59
8.2.3 Export to CSV _________________________________________________________________________ 62
8.3 Alarms _______________________________________________________________________ 63
8.3.1 Alarms Table __________________________________________________________________________ 64
8.3.2 Alarms counter bar _____________________________________________________________________ 64
8.3.3 Alert Window Threshold ________________________________________________________________ 64
8.3.4 Alarm forwarding ______________________________________________________________________ 66
8.3.5 E-Mail Notification _____________________________________________________________________ 66
8.3.6 Acknowledge _________________________________________________________________________ 66
8.3.7 Alarms Filter __________________________________________________________________________ 66
9. Administration ____________________________________________________________ 70
9.1 Access Control ________________________________________________________________ 71
9.1.1 Profiles ______________________________________________________________________________ 71
9.1.2 Users ________________________________________________________________________________ 72
9.2 Performance Polling ____________________________________________________________ 74
9.3 Database _____________________________________________________________________ 74
9.3.1 Security Database ______________________________________________________________________ 75
9.3.2 Application Data Database _______________________________________________________________ 75
9.3.3 Threshold ____________________________________________________________________________ 75
9.4 Alarm Forwarding ______________________________________________________________ 76
9.5 E-Mail notification _____________________________________________________________ 78
9.5.1 Setup the SMTP Server Parameters ________________________________________________________ 78
9.5.2 Create at least one distribution list ________________________________________________________ 79
9.5.3 Associate the distribution list with event types ______________________________________________ 80
9.6 Schedule Tasks ________________________________________________________________ 81
9.6.1 Concurrencies _________________________________________________________________________ 81
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9.6.2 Device Configuration Backup _____________________________________________________________ 82
9.7 Vendors List __________________________________________________________________ 83
9.7.1 Add CPE device to the table ______________________________________________________________ 83
9.7.2 Remove CPE device from the table ________________________________________________________ 83
9.7.3 Modify a CPE device ____________________________________________________________________ 83
9.8 Geographical Maps_____________________________________________________________ 84
9.8.1 Add a Map ___________________________________________________________________________ 84
9.8.2 Remove a Map ________________________________________________________________________ 84
9.8.3 Modify a Map _________________________________________________________________________ 84
9.9 Google Earth __________________________________________________________________ 85
9.10 Channel Colors ________________________________________________________________ 85
10. Performance Management __________________________________________________ 87
10.1 Real time performance _________________________________________________________ 87
10.1.1 Real Time Performance correlation ________________________________________________________ 87
10.1.2 Real Time Performance Graph Wizard _____________________________________________________ 93
10.2 Performance History ___________________________________________________________ 99
10.2.1 Focused Devices vs. Regular Polling _______________________________________________________ 99
10.2.2 Overall Network Performance ____________________________________________________________ 99
10.2.3 Focused Devices ______________________________________________________________________ 101
10.2.4 Performance Graph Wizard _____________________________________________________________ 102
10.3 Ping Availability ______________________________________________________________ 106
10.3.1 Ping Settings _________________________________________________________________________ 106
10.3.2 Ping Availability Statistic Results _________________________________________________________ 107
11. NMS Web Site ____________________________________________________________ 108
11.1 Overview ____________________________________________________________________ 108
11.2 Downloads __________________________________________________________________ 109
11.3 NMS License _________________________________________________________________ 110
11.4 Google Earth _________________________________________________________________ 111
11.5 Troubleshooting ______________________________________________________________ 112
11.6 Support _____________________________________________________________________ 112
11.7 Contact Us ___________________________________________________________________ 113
12. Database ________________________________________________________________ 114
12.1 Backup _____________________________________________________________________ 114
12.2 Restore _____________________________________________________________________ 115
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1. Login
The following Login window appears when you launch the NMS Client by clicking on
StartProgramsMBW NMS ClientMBW NMS Client:
Notice: on Vista OS, right click the NMS Client icon and select "Run as Administrator"
NMS Login
1. In the Username field, enter your user name.
2. In the Password field, enter your password.
Note: After the first NMS installation, there are three predefined privileges and one user
with Super privilege as follows
username password privilege
super super Super
Administrator
Viewer
For more information about User management and Permissions refer to section Access
Control
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In case of remote NMS Client (NMS Client that runs on a different PC from the NMS
Server) You need to specify the IP Address of the remote server machine
3. Click to open the Server connection property pane.
4. Enter the IP address (or FQDN) of the server in the Hostname field
5. Leave the default value 443 in the port field (443 is standard HTTPS port on which
the NMS server listen).
6. Select the Remember Me check box if you want the system to remember these Server
connection settings the next time you log on.
7. Click Login. The Main MBW NMS window appears:
NMS Network Control Window
Notes:
1. If you are using your account for the first time, you are asked to change your
password.
2. If you are the NMS super user you are recommended to modify the passwords for the
above default accounts.
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2. License
2.1 Installation of the License Key
You must purchase a license key from GoNet Systems to run the MBW EMS/NMS platform. To do
this, please contact [email protected]
Note: The default license included with the software only enables one NMS client to access the server
and the management of 5 devices.
In your license request, you must include the license registration key as described below.
1. On the Menu bar, click Help>License Key. The License dialog box is displayed.
NMS License Details
2. Click Copy Registration Key to Clipboard.
3. Send the Registration Key together with license request to [email protected]
4. Go Networks then sends you back a license file, license.lic that you require to install.
5. Copy the license.lic file to the NMS server PC.
6. In the License dialog box, click Select a License File… and select the license.lic file. The
NMS shuts down with a notification request to restart the server and client. The following
dialog box is displayed:
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NMS Shutdown Notification
7. Click Yes to continue.
8. Select the license.lic file. The server needs to restart for the license to be updated. The
following message is displayed:
9. Click OK and the server will close immediately.
10. Restart the NMS server via Windows Services (the service name is MBW NMS Server)
11. Restart the NMS client.
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3. A Quick tour of the NMS GUI
The NMS consists of the following modules:
Network Control Module; The module where the main system aspects appear. This
module is divided in the following sub-modules:
Topology; Shows all the managed devices in a variety of topology views; a
navigation topology tree, a logical spanning tree map layout and geographical map
that position the devices based on their longitude and latitude readings from the
devices.
Inventory; provides a list of all the managed devices in the MBW network.
Network Discovery; Allows discovering new devices to manage by providing IP
address of the device, IP range, or subnet.
Schedule Tasks; Enables users and system administrators to execute specific jobs
at pre-determined times in the future on a single device or multiple devices.
Faults Management Module; A system-wide fault management module.
Administration Module; Module containing database administration and user
management.
Performance Management Module; Module containing performance statistics of
selected devices. The Performance Module is empty until you invoke a device performance
view. Performance History can be disabled or enabled via the properties files, and its
default state is disabled.
You access the main modules (Network Control, Faults and Administration, Performance
History) via the navigation tabs located at the top-left corner of the NMS Main window:
Navigation Tabs
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You access „Real-Time Performance’ by right-clicking on any individual device in the
Topology Window and selecting the „Real-Time Performance -> Graph Wizard‟ option as
shown below.
Real Time Performance
For further information on the Performance Management Module, See Performance
Management
3.1 NMS Navigation
3.1.1 Window Toggle Buttons
Window Toggle Buttons appear at the top right-hand corner of each module window:
NMS Window Toggle Buttons
Each of the module windows contains the same identical icons:
Window Toggle Buttons
Toggle Icon Action
Float current window
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Toggle Icon Action
Auto-hide current window
Close current window
3.1.2 Menu Bar
A Menu Bar appears at the top of each window view:
NMS Menu Bar
The menu bar contains the following items:
File; enables the user to exit the NMS client application
View; provides access to a range of system views
Tools; provides a range of communication testing and configuration tools
Window; provides different options for customized window layouts
Help; displays the current NMS version and provides the option to request a license file
The View and Tools menus contain context-sensitive menu items that relate to each of the
individual modules. Further information on each individual menu item appears in the relevant
module chapters.
3.1.2.1 File
The only item under the „File‟ menu is the ‘Exit’ menu item. Clicking on the ‘Exit’ option
closes the MBW NMS Client.
3.1.2.2 View
The View menu is module specific. For details of the View menu items for each module, refer
to the specific module chapter.
3.1.2.3 Tools
The system consists of a set of individual communication testing and configuration tools. You
can configure each tool and apply a range of options to them. The Tools available include:
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o ICMP Ping: Tests the IP connectivity of a device, giving its IP address, see ICMP
Ping
o SNMP Ping: Tests the SNMP connectivity to an IP address of a device, see
SNMP Ping
o Telnet: Opens a Telnet session to a given device, see Telnet
o SSH: Opens a SSH session to a given device. You must first configure the
program to execute this function, see SSH
o Options: Provides a number of configuration options for channel color links,
device labels and alarms, see Options
3.1.2.3.1 ICMP Ping
The purpose of the ICPM Ping is to test the IP connectivity to a device from the NMS server.
To access the ICMP Ping tool, click on the Tools Menu and select ICMP Ping. The following
window appears:
ICMP Ping
In the IP field, enter the IP address that you want to ping and click OK. The following ICMP
Ping Result window appears:
ICMP Ping Result
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3.1.2.3.2 SNMP Ping
The purpose of the SNMP Ping is to test SNMP connectivity to a given device from the NMS
server. When executed, the NMS tries to read the MIB II sysUpTime value.
To access the SNMP Ping tool, click on the Tools Menu and select SNMP Ping. The
following window appears:
SNMP Ping
The SNMP Ping window contains the following fields:
SNMP Ping Parameters
Parameter Definition
IP Target IP address
Read Community Password for read access
Port SNMP agent listening port
SNMP Timeout[s] Time lapse you are prepared to wait before response
arrives
SNMP Retry Number of retries in case of timeout
Click OK to proceed with the SNMP ping.
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Enter the relevant parameters in the SNMP fields and click OK. The following SNMP Ping
Result window appears:
SNMP Ping Result
3.1.2.3.3 Telnet
To access the Telnet tool, click on the Tools Menu and select Telnet. The following window
appears:
Telnet
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In the IP field, enter the IP number of the address to which you want to connect and click
OK. The following communication window appears:
Telnet Communication Window
3.1.2.3.4 SSH
To access the SSH tool, click on the Tools Menu and select SSH. The following window
appears:
SSH
In the IP field, enter the IP number of the address to which you want to connect and click OK.
The following communication window appears:
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3.1.2.3.5 Options
The Options menu item provides the following tools options:
Tool Options
Menu Bar Item Action
Telnet/SSH Command: Allows for Telnet or SSH
setup.
Telnet: Opens a Telnet session to a given
device. You can configure the Telnet client
program to run when you execute this
command via „Tools -> Options ->
Telnet/SSH‟ Command. By default, Windows
Telnet is used.
SSH: Opens a SSH session to a given device.
Note: You must first configure the SSH
program via „Tools -> Options ->
Telnet/SSH’ Command, as the Windows OS
does not provide a built-in SSH client utility.
An example for the SSH utility is PuTTy. To
use this, enter putty –ssh in the SSH command
configuration.
Google Earth Path: Allows specifying the path of
the „Google Earth’ image.
Color Link By Channel: Checking this option
colors the WDS links on the maps according to the
used radio frequencies.
Customize Device Label: Opens a further sub-
menu - see below.
Alert Window Threshold: Opens a further sub-
menu - see below.
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Menu Bar Item Action
Customizing Device Label enables you to
configure the device labels as they appear in the
various views (Inventory, Maps, Navigation, Tree
and so on).
IP Address: Use the IP address of the device as its
label.
Name: Use the host name of the device, which is
also the device prompt in the CLI, as the device‟s
label.
Note: You can select both IP Address and Name.
In such a case, the device label appears in the
format: <ip address> (<hostname>).
The NMS can display an alert window. The Alert
Window Threshold sub-menu enables you to
define alarm severity according to which the alert
window pops up.
Minor Severity: The alert window pops up only for
alarms with severity equal or greater than minor.
Major Severity: The alert window pops up only for
alarms with severity equal or greater than major.
Critical Severity: The alert window pops up only
for alarms with critical severity.
Never Display: Select this option to prevent any
alarm popup from appearing. This is the default
setting.
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3.1.2.4 Window
The system provides a range of window layout options. You can configure and select each
layout and maintain them as default layout views. The Window layout options include:
Window Layout Options
Menu Bar Item Action
The NMS uses docking windows that provide flexibility
in rearranging the location of individual window
elements. This menu enables you to save your favorite
window arrangement to be used in the future.
Load Default Layout: Loads the associated default
layout. The system stores a different layout for each
main module (Network Control, Faults and
Administration).
Load Custom Layout: Loads the associated customized
layouts. The system stores a different layout for each
main module (Network Control, Faults and
Administration).
Save as Default Layout: Saves the associated default
layout. The system saves a different layout for each
main module (Network Control, Faults and
Administration).
Save as Custom Layout: Saves the associated
customized layout. The system saves a different layout
for each main module (Network Control, Faults and
Administration).
Reset Layout: Restores the screen‟s original layout.
3.1.2.5 Help
The Help menu option displays the current NMS version.
Help Menu Item
Menu Bar Item Action
License Key: Displays license information. To install or
update a license, see section Install License Key
About: Displays the NMS Client version.
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3.2 Search Bar The search bar, located at the top of the main NMS window, allows you to easily find:
An MBW device by the parameters that uniquely identify it.
The device to which a WiFi Client (STA) is associated, given its MAC Address
Search Bar
3.2.1 Searching an MBW device
1. Select Device in the leftmost combo box
2. Select the search Criteria. One of the following:
IP Address
Hostname (which is also the CLI prompt)
MAC Address (of the Ethernet Interface)
Serial Number
3. Insert the criteria value and click . You can use the „?‟ and „*‟ wildcards.
For example, if you insert “172.20.21.5?” in the IP address value, the search result will
include all devices from IP 172.20.21.50 to 172.20.21.59 as shown in the following
figure.
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3.2.2 Searching Associated STA
1. Select STA in the leftmost combo box
There is only a single criterion for STA search - the MAC Address of the WiFi client
radio interface.
2. Insert the MAC Address value and click . Notice that the MAC Address for
searching STAs does not support wildcards.
The device with which the specified STA is associated will become highlighted in every
views (topology tree, map and inventory); the Configuration View will be opened
displaying all its associated STAs and the specified STA will become highlighted as
shown in the figure below
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STA search result
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4. Topology
Topology shows all the managed devices in a variety of topology views; a navigation topology
tree, a logical spanning tree map layout and a geographical map that positions the devices based
on their longitude and latitude readings. The managed devices can also be shown in „Google
earth’.
4.1 Topology Tree
The Topology Tree provides a tree diagram of the broadband network. To access the Topology
Tree from the View menu, select Topology. Alternatively, click on the Topology icon in the
Network Control Tool Bar. The Topology window is displayed as shown below:
Topology Tree View
Tree nodes represent devices or regions. The icon type represents the device model or region.
The icon color represents the device alarm status:
Red: Critical
Orange: Major
Yellow: Minor
Green: Normal
In the case of a region, the color represents the status of the most severe alarm underneath it.
Device icons may include the G or L symbols. G indicates that the device is a mesh gateway. L
indicates that the device is a leaf, meaning that it cannot be a parent of other nodes in the mesh
tree.
By default, the IP address is the device node label. You can customize the label to use the
device hostname or IP and hostname, in which case it appears in the following format:
<ip address> (<hostname>).
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Note: Separated colored icons represent the individual types of broadcasting and receiving
devices, as described as follows:
Topology Window Icons
Topology Icon Device
Logical region
MBW 2100 device
MBW 1100 device
MBW 1100 Dual Backhaul device
MBW 510 device
4.2 Maps
Maps provide two schematic map views of the broadband network. To access the Maps from
the „View’ menu, select „Maps’. Alternatively, click on the Maps icon in the Network Control
Tool Bar.
The following controls can be used to navigate through the various maps:
Zoom In /Out: CTRL+ Wheel mouse.
Reset Zoom: Double-click on an empty map area.
Pan: Left mouse and drag.
Tooltip on Device or Mesh Link: Hover the mouse over a device icon or a link
line and wait for the tooltip label to appear.
Select Device: To select a single device click on the device. To select multiple
devices, press the „Ctrl‟ button while clicking each of the devices.
Device Context menu: Mouse right click on a device icon.
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The Maps views include:
o Logical Map; Network schematic map showing the mesh tree layout.
o Geographic Map; Physical map showing geographical locations of all devices on
the broadband network.
4.2.1 Logical Map
To access the „Logical Map’, click on the drop-down list of the Maps icon in the Network
Control Tool Bar and select „Logical Map’:
Logical Map Selection
The following Logical Map window opens:
Logical Map View
Each node on the Topology tree diagram corresponds to a node in the Logical Map.
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4.2.1.1 Map representation of ‘Mesh Links’
To graphically display the channel (frequency) usage of mesh links, select
Tools>Options>Color Link by Channel. The Map view will color every link according to the
channel it is currently using.
Logical Map with Color Link by Channel
4.2.1.2 Map representation of ‘Alternate Next Hops’
To graphically display the alternative next hops for a given device, right-click the device and
select Show Alternate Next Hop. The Map view displays all the alternative next hops as
dashed curved lines.
Logical Map with Alternate Next Hops
4.2.2 Geographical Map
To access the „Geographical Map’, click on the drop-down list of the Maps icon in the Network
Control Tool Bar and select „Geographical Map’:
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Geographical Map Selection
The following Geographical Map window opens:
Geographical Map view
Each node on the Topology tree diagram corresponds to a node in the Geographical Map. Both
will be highlighted when any of them will be selected.
Note: you can switch between the Logical and Geographical Map views using the toggle
buttons at the foot of the Logical Map and Geographical Map window:
4.2.2.1 Setting the Region Background Map
By default, the NMS groups the devices it discovers into logical regions based on the devices‟
subnet. Such auto created region‟s name has the format Subnet: <network address>
You can set the region‟s geographical map and modify its name and description as follows:
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1. In the Topology Tree, right-click the region and choose Edit Region. The following
window appears:
Edit Region
2. In the Name field, enter the region‟s name.
3. You may enter a description in the Description field
4. To assign a map background image:
Upload a new map image to the NMS. Switch to the Administration Module
and select the Geographical Maps
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Click New
Insert the map‟s Title
Insert the map‟s Description (optional)
Click on the right of the Map Path field to select an image from your file
system
4.2.3 Google Earth
The MBW NMS software allows for the MBW Network topology to be shown in
„Google Earth’. To use this feature, the user must have the Google Earth software
installed on the NMS Client system.
4.2.3.1 View Network in Google Earth
The MBW Network Topology can be viewed in „Google Earth’ by Right-clicking on
„MBW Network’ in the Topology pane, then clicking in „Show Network in Google
Earth’ as shown in the screen below:
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The first time „Google Earth’ is invoked by the MBW NMS software the following
dialog box is displayed
Enter the path of the „Google Earth’ image on the NMS Client, and then click „OK‟ to
continue.
The „Google Earth’ process will then be activated, and the MBW network will be
displayed in „Google Earth‟ windows as shown below. Under the Temporary Places
folder in Google Earth Places tree, the MBW Network is added with the topology
structure of regions.
MBW NMS Network shown in Google Earth
Note: The device will be displayed on Google Earth Map only if it contains valid
coordinates (latitude, and longitude).
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4.2.3.2 Tooltip content of a Region
When a Region is clicked in the Places folder in Google Earth Places tree a tooltip is
displayed in the map region, as shown below, with the following information: Number
of managed device in the region, Total number of Stations, Number of PePlink, and
Ruckus devices.
Tooltip content of Region
4.2.3.3 Tooltip content of Device
When a Device is clicked in the Places folder in Google Earth Places tree a tooltip is
displayed in the map region, as shown below, with the following information: IP
address, Hostname, Network ID, Up Time, Alarm Status, Model number, Serial
Number, Mac Address, Mesh Node, and Number of associated Stations.
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Tooltip content of device
4.2.3.4 Setup
By default Google Earth presents the MBW devices with their IP address and every link
between devices will be colored white. These defaults can be modified in the Google
Earth screen of the MBW NMS. To access the ‘Export Settings’ screen click on the
„Administration’ tab, and then click on „Google earth’ as shown in the screen below.
Google Earth setup
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In the Export Settings tab two parameters can be modified; „Color Link by Channel’,
and „Device Label’:
‘Color Link by Channel’: when checked, this parameter tells Google Earth
to display the link between devices as per the color of their channel frequency
(for the Channel Colors, click on „Channel Colors’ in the Administration
menu). By default this parameter is unchecked, and the links between devices
are colored white.
‘Device Label’: the options for this parameter are either Hostname, IP
Address, or Both. By default the devices are presented with their IP Address
only.
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5. Inventory
The Inventory provides a list of all the managed devices in the MBW network. In addition, it
provides a table view of mesh links in the network.
To access the Inventory View from the View menu, select Inventory. Alternatively, click on the
Inventory icon in the Network Control Tool Bar. The following Inventory window is
highlighted:
Network Control Module – Inventory– Devices Tab
5.1 Sorting tables by Columns
All tables support multiple columns sorting. Click the column heading by which you want to
sort the table‟s rows. For a secondary sort, click a second column heading while the CTRL
button is pressed.
5.2 Add, Remove Columns
Click the button located on the top-right table corner to open the column chooser dialog.
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Check the columns you want to add and uncheck the columns you want to remove and click
OK.
Notice that the content of the tables are filtered according to the current selected Region or
device. Therefore if you wish to see all the devices or mesh links in the network, you should
select the root node in the topology tree, named “MBW Network”.
5.3 Devices Table
The Devices Table lists all managed MBW devices with the following information:
Device Table Columns
Parameter Definition
Device Device ID. This icon represents the device model and
its color represents the device health status. The label
includes the device IP address or the device
hostname if this has been customized by the user (see
Options)
IP Address The device‟s management IP address.
Host Name The device hostname, which corresponds to the value
of the CLI prompt.
Model The device‟s model.
Up Time The amount of time the device was alive since its last
reboot.
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Parameter Definition
Alarm Status Indicates the device‟s operational status:
The operational status is determined by the most
severe opened alarm. If no opened alarms exist, the
status is „Normal‟.
Serial Number The device‟s serial number.
HW Version The device‟s hardware version.
SW Version The device‟s software version.
Network ID The device‟s mesh network identifier.
Mesh Mode The device‟s mesh mode (Gateway or Node).
Associated STAs The number of associated STAs.
MAC Address The device‟s Ethernet Interface MAC Address.
Focused Polling This parameter indicates whether the NMS collects
performance history statistics at fast rate. See also
Focused Devices.
Collect Performance This parameter indicates whether the NMS collects
performance history statistics at regular rate. See
also Overall Network Performance.
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5.4 Mesh Links Table
This tab provides a table view of all the mesh links of a selected region or device:
Network Control Module – Inventory– Mesh Links Tab
Mesh Link Table Columns
Parameter Definition
From Device: The device‟s ID of one end of the mesh link.
Radio Interface: The radio interface name of the mesh link.
RSSI: The mesh link‟s RSSI in dBm
To Device: The device‟s ID of the other end of the mesh link.
Radio Interface: The radio interface name of the mesh link.
RSSI: The mesh link‟s RSSI in dBm
Metric A value representing the cost of the path to the gateway.
Channel [Frequency] The radio frequency of the mesh link.
Notice that the channel may be colored according to the
frequency as shown in the above figure. For more information
about view customization see Options
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5.5 Alternate Next Hops Table
To see the alternate next hops with continuously updated statistics, right click a device and
select Show Alternate Next hop.
Network Control Module – Inventory– Alternate Next Hop Tab
On the map the alternate next hops will be displayed as dashed lines as shown in the
following figure:
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Alternate Next Hop Table Columns
Parameter Definition
Device Device: the device for which the alternative next hops are
displayed.
Radio Interface: radio interfaces of the device for which the
alternative next hops are displayed. A device with dual
backhaul radio interfaces might have different alternate next
hops in each of its radios.
Alternate Next Hop Device: Displays the devices that are available as next hops
for the currently selected device.
Radio Interface: Displays the radio interfaces of the devices
that are available as next hops.
Metric Displays the value representing the cost of the path to the
gateway for the alternative next hop.
Channel [Frequency] Displays the radio interface channels of the links for the
alternative next hops.
RSSI(dBm) Displays the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication) in
dBm of the links for the alternative next hops.
5.6 Undiscovered Devices
When a managed device has a mesh link to a device that has not been discovered, either
because its IP address is not included in any of the IP ranges specified in the discovery entries,
or because of a NMS failure to discover it, the mesh link endpoint will appear with a question
mark icon, indicating an undiscovered device:
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Undiscovered device (172.20.21.20) on Topology map
To see the list of all undiscovered devices open the ‘undiscovered’ tab Inventory view, the
following window appears:
Undiscovered Device Table
The parameters that appear in this table include:
Undiscovered Table
Parameter Definition
Device A device identifier that includes an IP address, a hostname, or
both, depending on label customization.
IP Address The IP address of the undiscovered device.
Name The hostname of the undiscovered device.
Backhaul Radio
MAC
The MAC address of the backhaul radio interface to which there
is a mesh link.
To discover a node, right click a row and select Discover Device. The same can be done
via the maps view and the navigation tree.
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6. MBW Network Discovery
To start managing a MBW network one needs to first discover it. The MBW NMS enables you
to automatically discover MBW devices within a given IP range, a Subnet or in a single IP
Address. Once the NMS discovers a MBW device, it adds the NMS Server machine to the
device‟s SNMP trap targets.
To access Discovery from the View menu, select Discovery. Alternatively, click on the
Discovery icon in the Network Control Tool Bar.
Discovery View
6.1 Discover an IP Range/Subnet
1. To specify an IP range to scan for MBW units:
In Discovery View, press Add.
The Add Discovery Range window appears:
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Discovery Range Settings
2. In the IP Range field, enter your IP range.
For example, From IP: 192.168.10.2 To IP 192.168.10.40.
Alternatively, select Subnet and enter your IP address and Mask. For example, IP:
192.168.10.0, Mask 255.255.255.0
3. Set the SNMP settings that the NMS will use to scan for MBW devices in the given IP
range: Click Add. An SNMP Settings dialog appears:
SNMP Setting Dialog
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4. Use the default values unless the device has been configured with a different read and write
community names and click OK (see the show snmp-communities command in the CLI
Reference Guide).
Note: If your network contains devices configured with different SNMP communities in
the same IP range, repeat steps 3 and 4 to add these SNMP settings.
5. If the Run Immediately is checked the discovery will run immediately once you click OK.
Otherwise, to start the discovering process, you will have to select the new created entry in
the Discovery table and click Discover.
6. The discovery process begins. The corresponding entry in the discovery range table provides
progression status and number of devices found in that range:
Discovery Entries Table Parameters
Parameter Definition
To IP, From IP
and Sub mask Identify the IP range that scanned for MBW devices
Status Indicates the progress of the discovery process
Last Time Indicates the last time a discovery process has been executed and
ended on this range
Total Found The number of MBW devices found during this discovery process
Last Failures The number of devices the NMS failed to find during discovery
Once a new device is discovered:
An informational event will appear in the event browser
First event in the event viewer above is New Device Discovered Event
The NMS Server will add itself to the device's snmp-targets
If the device belongs to a new subnet, a logical region node will be added to the NMS
with the sub-network‟s name as its title, and the device will be added beneath it.
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6.2 Discover a single device
To discover a single device instead of numerous devices in a certain IP range or subnet, you
will have to enter a specific IP address.
1. Click Discover Device in the discovery view. The following dialog opens:
Single device discovery
2. In the IP Address field, enter the device‟s IP Address.
3. Enter the SNMP Read and Write community that must match the communities
defined in the device (see the show snmp-communities command in the CLI
Reference Guide) and click OK to proceed.
6.3 Periodic Discovery
The NMS periodically runs the discovery process over the defined IP ranges at a configurable
interval.
Periodic Discovery Panel
Parameter Definition
Next Start At Defines the next periodical discovery process
Run Every [hours] Configures the rate in hours at which the periodical
discovery runs
Apply Applies the specified changes
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When a managed device has a mesh link to a device that has not been discovered, either
because its IP address is not included in any of the IP ranges specified in the discovery entries,
or because of NMS failure to discover it, the mesh link endpoint will appear with a question
mark icon, indicating an undiscovered device:
Undiscovered device (172.20.21.20) on Topology map
In order to see the list of all undiscovered devices open the undiscovered tab inventory (refer
to the inventory chapter).
You may right click the undiscovered device icon and select "Discover Device" to let the
NMS discover it according to its IP Address
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7. Schedule Tasks
The Schedule Tasks feature enables the user to execute bulk operations at pre-determined times,
that is, to perform a management task upon multiple devices as a single scheduled job.
The following tasks are currently available:
Software upgrade
Reboot
Device configuration backup
In addition, there is a predefined task that backs up the NMS DB on a daily basis.
7.1 Creating a new task
There are two ways by which the user can start a new task. One is by first selecting the devices
on which the task would be executed and then selecting the task type from the context menu
(right-click) as shown in the below figure
Accessing Scheduled task via Context Menu
Notice that when you select multiple devices, only tasks that are applicable for all the selected
devices will appear in the context menu as items. For example, if you select two devices, a
MBW-1100 model device and a MBW-510 one, the Software Upgrade task will not be available
in the context menu, as these device models require different software images.
An alternative way to create a new task is by first choosing the task type and then selecting the
devices on which it would be executed. To do this, open the Schedule Tasks window via the
View menu in the Network Control module. The following window appears:
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Network Control Module – Schedule Tasks Window
Click Add Task. The following task wizard dialog appears
Schedule Tasks – Task List
Parameter Definition
MBW-1100 & 2100 Software
Upgrade Software Upgrade for MBW-1100 & MBW-2100 models
MBW-510 Software Upgrade Software Upgrade for MBW-510 model
Reboot Device restart
Device Configuration
Backup
Backup of device‟s startup configuration. See section
MBW NMS 1.1 - Unit Configuration document for more
information about how to restore a device configuration
Select the task you wish to perform and click Next. The following wizard step appears
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Schedule Tasks – Task Targets
Select the devices on which you want to run the task by moving devices from the Available
Devices list to the Selected Devices list in one of the following ways:
Double click on individual devices.
Select device(s) and then click the button
Click Select All to transfer all the available devices to the Selected Devices
list.
Notice that the Available Devices list includes only devices for which the task is applicable.
A Task Settings Dialog will appear depending on the selected task type. This step is required
when the selected task needs additional parameters settings (for example, in the case of a Reboot
task).
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7.1.1 Software Upgrade Task Settings
Set the software image file location on a file transfer server.
Parameter Definition
Server IP The IP address of the file transfer server
Protocol TFTP, FTP or HTTP
Username & Password FTP or HTTP username and password download
authentication
File Full path of the software image file
Check the Reboot checkbox if you wish to automatically restart the device with the new
software image you upgraded to, after the software upgrade process is completed.
Click Next. The next task wizard step appears. See Task Schedule Step
7.1.2 Device Configuration Backup
The device configuration backup task enables you to backup your MBW devices‟ startup
configuration. Once you set it up, the NMS will periodically extract the devices‟ startup
configuration file and store it in the NMS DB. Notice that the NMS stores several versions of the
configuration file per device.
Before starting a device configuration backup task you need to setup its fixed parameters (those
shared by all instances of this task type), as follows:
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1. Click on the Administration tab to switch to Administration module
2. Select the Schedule Tasks in the administration category list located on the left pane.
3. Select the Device Configuration Backup tab
4. Insert the IP Address of a TFTP Server, to which the device will export its startup
configuration file
5. Click Apply
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7.2 Task Schedule Step
Schedule Tasks – Task Name and Schedule Settings
1. In the Name field, enter the name of the scheduled task.
2. In the Description field, enter the description of the scheduled task (Optional).
3. In the Start At field, enter the date and time you wish the task to start running.
4. Click Finish. The schedule task is configured.
For repetitive tasks such as device configuration backup task you should also set the Repeats field
7.3 Monitoring and controlling schedule tasks To monitor the progress of your scheduled tasks, cancel, reschedule or abort a task go to the
Schedule Tasks Window.
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The window contains two areas:
Task List: The task list, located on the top pane, displays the list of all the scheduled
tasks with their schedule and execution status.
Task Progression Status: located on the bottom pane, displays detailed progress of
the task selected in the Task List.
7.3.1 Task List The Task List table contains the following columns:
Schedule Tasks – Task List Parameters
Parameter Definition
Name The name of the task
Description The description of the task
Start At The time at which the task will run (or run again, in case of
repetitive task)
Last Completed The last time the task was completed
Repetition The task‟s repetition setting
Status Task running status
The following controls are located at the bottom of the task list:
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Tasks Control Buttons
The functions of the above buttons are as follows:
Schedule Tasks – Operations Buttons
Parameter Definition
Add Task Creates a new task.
Edit Edits the selected task. Enabled only when the task is not running
Remove Removes the selected task. Enabled only when the task is not running
Retry Failed Entries This button is available in case task execution has failed on one or
more devices. Clicking this button will remove all devices for which
the task has completed successfully, and will retry to perform on the
remaining entries (devices)
Abort Task Aborts the selected task.
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7.3.2 Task Progression Status The bottom pane in the Schedule Tasks window displays the task execution progression for each
selected device in the given task:
Schedule Tasks Window – Task Detailed Progress
Schedule Tasks – Task List Parameters
Parameter Definition
Name The device‟s identifier
Status Idle, Running, Failed or Completed
Progress Progress completion bar indicating the percentage of the task already
completed.
Details Miscellaneous information concerning the task, such as failure reason in
case the task failed.
To abort execution on a specific device, select the device‟s row in the table and click
7.3.3 Task execution concurrency
You may control the concurrency degree of each task type, that is, determine the maximum
number of devices on which each task type will be executed simultaneously. See Concurrencies
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8. Faults Management
A Fault is a generic name representing either an event or an alarm occurring in a MBW network.
Faults are based on the traps sent by the devices as well as on periodic polling performed by the
NMS.
To access the Faults Module, click on the „Faults’ tab in the navigation tab list below the Menu
Bar located at the top-left of any NMS window view:
Faults Module Access Tab
To access the Faults Module views, click on „View’ in the Menu Bar and select the relevant
option:
Faults Module View Menu
Alternatively, select or from the Faults Icon Bar.
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8.1 Faults Module Window
When you click „Faults’ in the Module Tab Bar, the Faults Module window appears:
NMS Faults View
8.2 Events
The Events table displays all event occurrences in the MBW network. To access the Events table
from the View menu, select Events. Alternatively, click on the Events icon in the Network
Control Tool Bar.
The following Events window is highlighted:
Network Control Module – Events Window
Note: The Events window is dynamically linked with the Topology Tree. To view the list of
events associated with any specific region or device, click on that node in the Topology window
and the Events window will be automatically updated with the events associated with the
selected node. Otherwise, the Events window always displays system-wide events.
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8.2.1 Events Table
Events table‟s parameters include:
Events Parameters
Parameter Definition
Seq. No. The event‟s ID
Time & Date The event‟s time of occurrence
Severity The event‟s severity (Info, Warning, Minor, Major or Critical)
Ack. Alarm‟s acknowledgement status
Ack. Details Alarm‟s acknowledgement details
Description The event‟s message
Source The event‟s source (either a device or NMS)
Category The event‟s category
Type The event „s type
8.2.2 Events Filter
The NMS is able to filter events according to any of the columns in the table. To perform this
function, use the Filter tool bar that appears at the top left-hand corner of the Events table:
Events Window- Results Filter
The Events Filter Toolbar contains the following icons:
Events Filter Toolbar
Filter Icon Action
Opens a filter setting dialog.
When filter results are
displayed, the Filter button
appears in bold font. When the
displayed list is not filtered, the
Filter button appears in grayed
font.
Displays the previous page of
events.
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Filter Icon Action
Displays the next page of
events.
The filter toggle enables you to
toggle the filter on and off.
Clicking opens the following „Events Filter’ window:
Events Filter Dialog
The Events Filter window comprises the following fields:
Events Filter Parameters
Parameter Definition
Seq. No Filters according to a Seq. No. range. Select from: Equal or Lower / Equal
/ Equal or Greater options.
Severity Filters according to event severity.
Select operators from: Equal or Lower / Equal / Equal or Greater options.
Select target parameters from: Info / Clear / Warning / Minor / Major /
Critical. Each severity indicator appears in color-coded format.
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Parameter Definition
Category Filters according to event category:
Boot: Device reboot events
Interfaces: Radio and Fast Ethernet events
System: General system event such as temperature events
FileOperation: Import/export configuration and software image
related events
CLI: CLI related events
RADIUS: RADUIS client related events
Mesh: Mesh related events
Service: Traffic control related events
Discovery: Discover related events
Configuration: Configuration control related event (such as
restore to factory default)
Topology: Topology change related events
NMS: NMS related event (such as DB limits)
Ack. Status Select acknowledged or unacknowledged status. When working in a
multiple user environment, the acknowledge function serves as a
communication system between users. When one user handles an alarm, he
can acknowledge it to inform other users about it.
Event Type Description of the event class.
Source Path Selects from: Contains / Equal <source path>.
Event Time Filters according to starting and ending date and time.
8.2.2.1 Events Sorting
Events Sorting Parameters
Parameter Definition
Events Sorting Individually select the required parameters according to which you want
your search to apply. Use and to select and deselect parameters
from the list.
Select/Deselect
All
Selects and clears all check boxes in the filter table.
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Note: You can open an „Events Details’ window by double-clicking on any line in the Events
table. This displays the line information in snapshot table form:
Events Details
8.2.3 Export to CSV
The events in the Events table can be exported into a CSV file. The events exported to the file
are all the events (even if they are in a page not currently visible) in the Events Table, at the
time the is clicked.
Clicking opens the following „Export to CSV’ window:
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Export to CSV window
In the „Export to CSV’ window choose the directory and type the name of the file in which you
want the events to be saved, then click „Save‟.
8.3 Alarms
An Alarm represents a pending faulty condition in the system. The „Alarms’ table is where you
can see all the open alarms in the system. To access the Alarms table from the View menu,
select „Alarms’. Alternatively, click on the Alarms icon in the Network Control Tool Bar. The
following Alarms window is highlighted:
Network Control Module – Alarms Window
Note: The Alarms window is dynamically linked with the Topology Tree. To view the list of
alarms associated with any specific region or device, click on that node in the Topology
window and the Alarms window will be automatically updated with the alarms associated with
the selected node. Otherwise, the Alarms window always displays system-wide alarms.
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8.3.1 Alarms Table
Alarms table‟s parameters include:
Alarms Parameters
Parameter Definition
Seq. No. The alarm ID.
Time & Date The alarm‟s time of occurrence
Severity The alarm‟s severity (minor, major or critical)
Ack. Alarm‟s acknowledgement status
Ack. Details Display the date-time and the username that marked the alarm as
acknowledged
Description The alarm‟s description.
Source The alarm‟s subject
Category The alarm‟s category.
Type The alarm‟s type.
8.3.2 Alarms counter bar
A summary of all alarm signals appear in a panel on the top-right of the „Alarms’ table:
Alarms Summary Total
8.3.3 Alert Window Threshold MBW NMS allows for an ‘Alert Window’ to be displayed at the top right corner of the screen.
By default no ‘Alert Window’ is displayed.
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Alarm propagation window
To setup the NMS to display ‘Alert Window’, click on „Tools -> Options -> Alert Window
Threshold’ as shown below.
Alert Window Threshold setup
You can then check one the following options:
Minor; Displays the ‘Alert Window’ for any alarm whose severity is ranging
from Minor to Critical.
Major; Displays the ‘Alert Window’ for any alarm whose severity is ranging
from Major to Critical.
Critical; Displays the ‘Alert Window’ for alarms whose severity is Critical.
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Never Display; never displays the ‘Alert Window’, regardless of the alarm‟s
severity.
8.3.4 Alarm forwarding
The MBW NMS supports Alarm Forwarding. To setup „Alarm forwarding’, click on
„Administration -> Alarm Forwarding’. Refer to the Administration chapter for detailed
information on how to setup Alarm forwarding.
8.3.5 E-Mail Notification
The MBW NMS can be setup to send e-mail messages when specific pre-determined events
occur. For this feature to work in your environment, you need to:
Setup the SMTP Server Parameters
Create at least one distribution list
Associate the distribution list with every event type you want to be notified on
Refer to the Administration chapter for detailed information on how to setup E-Mail
Notification.
8.3.6 Acknowledge
To acknowledge an alarm, highlight the alarm row and click . A check mark
will appear in the Ack. Column. The name of the acknowledging user as well as the time of
acknowledgement will be displayed in the 'Ack. Detail' column.
Alarm Acknowledgment
8.3.7 Alarms Filter
An Alarm Filter Toolbar appears at the top left-hand corner of the Alarms table:
Alarms - Results Filter
The „Alarms Filter’ Toolbar contains the following icons:
Alarms Filter Toolbar
Filter Icon Action
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Filter Icon Action
Opens a filter setting dialog.
When filter results are
displayed, the Filter button
appears in bold font. When the
displayed list is not filtered, the
Filter button appears in grayed
font.
The filter toggle enables you to
toggle the filter on and off.
Clicking opens the following „Alarms Filter’ window:
Alarms Filter
The Alarms Filter comprises the following fields:
Alarms Filter Parameters
Parameter Definition
Alarms ID Filters according to a Seq. No. range.
Select from: Equal or Lower / Equal / Equal or Greater options.
Severity Filters according to alarm severity.
Select operators from: Equal or Lower / Equal / Equal or Greater options.
Select alarm target parameters from: Minor / Major / Critical.
Each severity indicator appears in color-coded format.
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Parameter Definition
Category Filters according to alarm category:
Interfaces: Radio and Fast Ethernet events
System: General system event such as temperature events
RADIUS: RADUIS client related events
Mesh: Mesh related events
Service: TC related events
Discovery: Discover related events
Topology: Topology change related events
Ack. Status Select acknowledged or unacknowledged status. When working in a
multiple user environment, the acknowledge function serves as a
communication system between users. When one user handles an alarm,
he can acknowledge it to inform the other users.
Alarms Type Description of the event class.
Source Path Selects from: Contains / Equal <source path>.
Alarms Time Filters according to starting and ending date and time.
Note: You can open an Alarms Details window by double-clicking on any line in the Alarms
table. This displays the line information in snapshot table form:
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Alarms Details
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9. Administration
The Administration Module provides users and system administrators with a range of
administrative options designed to manage and configure the NMS. To access the
Administration Module, click on the Administration tab in the navigation tab list below the
Menu Bar located at the top-left of any NMS window view:
Administration Module Access Tab
When you click Administration in the Module Tab Bar, the Administration Module window
appears:
NMS Administration Window
The Administration Module provides the following options:
Access Control
Performance Polling
Database
Alarm Forwarding
Emails Notifications
Schedule Tasks
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Vendor List
Geographical Maps
Google Earth
Channel Colors
9.1 Access Control
The MBW NMS is Account protected. You need a valid Username and Password to log into the
NMS system. In addition each User is assigned a Profile. A User‟s profile defines the actions a
given user can perform after he logged into the NMS Client. Users and profiles can be added or
removed from the „Access Control‟ Database by a user with a „Super‟ Profile.
9.1.1 Profiles
To access the „Profiles’ screen click on „Administration -> Access Control ‘, and then on the
‘Profiles’ tab:
Profiles Window
There are 3 predefined Profiles; Administrator, Super, and Viewer. These profiles have the
following privileges:
Administrator; Users with „Administrator‟ privileges are authorized to
perform all „Application Operations’ with the exception of the„Advanced
Device Operation‟ option.
Super; Users with ‘Super’ privileges are authorized to perform all Admin
and Application Operations.
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Viewer; Users with ‘Viewer’ privileges can only perform View operations,
and are not authorized to modify any of the NMS data.
Notice that in terms of device configuration the NMS privileges correspond to the CLI privileges.
The MBW NMS Allows for User Profiles to be added, removed, or edited.
9.1.1.1 Add a Profile
To add a new Profile:
Click on „New Profile‟ at the bottom of the screen
Check the operations you want the users with these privileges to be authorized to
perform
Uncheck the operations you don‟t want the users with these privileges to be authorized
to perform.
Click „Apply‟ to save the new profile.
9.1.1.2 Remove a Profile
A profile may be removed only in case it is not assigned to any existing users.
To remove a profile:
Click on the profile you want to remove
Click on „Remove‟
9.1.1.3 Edit a Profile
To modify a profile:
Click on the profile you want to modify
Check the operations you want the users with these privileges to be authorized to
perform
Uncheck the operations you don‟t want the users with these privileges to be authorized
to perform.
Click „Apply‟ to save the changes.
9.1.2 Users
To access the ‘Users’ screen, click on „Administration -> Access Control ‘, and then on the
‘Users’ tab:
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Users Windows
The User screen comprises two sections; „Login Information’, and „Additional Information’.
‘Login Information’ contains mandatory parameters, whereas „Additional Information‟
contains optional informative details about the user.
Login Information Parameters
Parameter Definition
Username The account‟s name in the form of alphanumeric string
Change Password Checking this checkbox will enable the user to change the
password of the edited account
Password The account‟s password in the form of alphanumeric string
Confirm Password Reenter password for confirmation
Profile Choose a profile from the Profiles list. A Profile is a list of NMS
actions the user is authorized to perform.
Never Expires When this checkbox is checked, the account‟s password will be
valid indefinitely
Expiration When the „Never Expires‟ checkbox is not checked, this field
indicates the date of expiration
Restricted to host Access to the NMS is restricted to a clients running on a system
with the specified IP address
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Parameter Definition
Lock Account When this checkbox is checked, users with this profile cannot log
into the system
The MBW NMS allows for a user to be added, removed, edited, or be forced to logout.
9.1.2.1 Add a User
To add a new user:
Click on „New User‟ at the bottom of the screen
Enter the information indicated in the „Login Information Parameters‟ table above
Click on „Apply‟ to save the new user.
9.1.2.2 Delete a User
To remove a user:
Click on the user you want to remove
Click on „Delete‟
Note: Deleting a user while he is logged in, will disconnect the user.
9.1.2.3 Edit a User
To modify a user:
Click on the user you want to modify
Modify any number of fields
Click on „Apply‟ to save the changes.
9.1.2.4 Force Logout
Sometimes it is necessary to force a user to logout. This can be achieved by clicking on „Force
Logout‟.
9.2 Performance Polling The Performance polling settings are explained in the context of Performance History
9.3 Database
The System Administration function provides system administrators with a facility to define the
URLs, user names and passwords for the security and application databases. In addition, the
system administrator can define the maximum number of entries in the Event Table.
Click on ‘Administration -> Database’ for the „Database‟ screen to be displayed:
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Database Window
9.3.1 Security Database
The ‘Security Database’ section of the ‘Database’ screen allows for the following parameters
to be configured:
URL; Enter the „URL’ of the Security Database
Username; Enter the „Username’ for the Security Database
Password; Enter the „Password’ for the Security Database
9.3.2 Application Data Database
The ‘Application Database’ section of the ‘Database’ screen allows for the following
parameters to be configured:
URL; Enter the „URL’ of the Application Database
Username; Enter the „Username’ for the Application Database
Password; Enter the „Password’ for the Application Database
Additionally, you can check whether or not to use the same values as those entered in the
„Security Database’ by selecting the „Use same as security‟ check box.
9.3.3 Threshold
The ‘Threshold’ section of the ‘Database’ screen enables the user to set a threshold - maximum
number of entries – for the Event Table. Once the maximum number is reached, entries are
saved to a file in CSV format, and deleted from the ‘Events’ table in the NMS Database.
Additionally, you can check whether or not to generate an alarm when the threshold is reached.
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9.4 Alarm Forwarding An external system may follow up the open alarms in the MBW network using SNMP. To do
so, load the GONET-NMS-ALARM-MIB into the external SNMP manager application. The MIB
is available on the NMS Web site‟s downloads page:
Using public SNMP community read the alarmTable table. This table holds all the open alarms
in the system.
In addition you may configure the external system to listen to alarmlAdded and alarmCleared
traps sent by the NMS to targets configured in the NMS alarm forwarding settings.
To setup „Alarm Forwarding’ click on „Administration >Alarm Forwarding’. The ‘Alarm
Forwarding’ window will be displayed:
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‘Alarm Forwarding’ window
Click on ‘Add Target’ to add forwarding ‘Trap Target’. The „Add Trap Target’ dialog box will
be displayed as shown below.
‘Add Trap Target’ Window
Type the required information in the dialog box as indicated in the following table, then click
„OK‟ to continue.
Add Trap Target Parameters
Parameter Definition
IP The target system‟s IP address
Community Trap listening community, use public
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Parameter Definition
Enable Forwarding When checked, allows alarms to be forwarded to the system with
the specified IP address.
Threshold Only alarms with severity higher than the threshold specified will
be forwarded.
9.5 E-Mail notification
MBW NMS can be setup to send e-mail messages when specific pre-determined events occur.
For this feature to work in your environment, you need to:
Setup the SMTP Server Parameters
Create at least one distribution list
Associate the distribution list with every event type you want to be notified on
9.5.1 Setup the SMTP Server Parameters To setup the SMTP Server parameters click on the „Administration‟ tab -> „Emails
Notifications’ -> ‘SMTP’ tab. The SMTP windows will be displayed as shown below.
SMTP Server Parameters Window
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The SMTP Server Parameters include:
SMTP Server Parameters
Parameter Definition
From e-mail A Valid e-mail address from which notifications will be sent
SMTP Server Valid SMTP Server accessible from the NMS Server
SMTP Port Port used by the specified SMTP server
User Authentication When this field is checked, valid username and password should
be provided for the e-mail address specified in the „From e-mail’
field.
Username Valid username for the „From e-mail’ e-mail address
Password Valid password for the „From e-mail’ e-mail address
9.5.2 Create at least one distribution list
To create a distribution list, click on the „Administration‟ tab -> „Emails Notifications’ ->
‘Email Distribution List’ tab. The Email Distribution list window will be displayed:
Email Distribution list window
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When you click on „Add‟ at the bottom of the screen the following dialog box is displayed
Add Field
Parameter Definition
Name Any string relevant to your organization
Email Addresses List of comma separated valid e-mail addresses
9.5.3 Associate the distribution list with event types To associate a distribution list with any given event type:
In the „Administration‟ tab -> „Emails Notifications’ -> ‘Email Distribution List’ tab ->
„Settings‟ window shown below, click on the event, then click on the „Email Distribution List’
field for the event and choose a distribution list from the list of previously created lists. When
you are done click „Apply‟.
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Distribution lists / Events association window
9.6 Schedule Tasks In the ‘Schedule Tasks’ menu item of the ‘Administration’ tab, the following configuration
parameters can be setup:
Concurrencies
Device Configuration Backup
9.6.1 Concurrencies
You can set the maximum number of devices that will execute a particular task concurrently, by
means of the „Concurrencies’ screen, for any of the following task types:
„Configuration Backup’
„Device Software Upgrade’
„Reboot‟.
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Schedule Tasks – Concurrencies Window
After completing the changes to the „Concurrencies‟ parameters, make sure to click ‘Apply’ for
the modifications to be saved.
9.6.2 Device Configuration Backup To backup the configuration of a device, you can use the „Device Configuration Backup’
screen:
Enter the IP address of the TFTP server that you will use as the backup server.
Click the ‘Apply’ button to save your modifications.
Device Configuration Backup Window
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9.7 Vendors List
You can use the „WiFi CPEs’ screen to add, remove or edit a WiFi CPE device. To open it,
click on the ‘Vendors List’ menu item on the right side of the ‘Administration’ tab screen:
WiFi CPEs Window
9.7.1 Add CPE device to the table
In order to add a new CPE device to the table, click on the ‘New’ button, then fill the following
parameters:
Mac Address Prefix; the CPE device vendor‟s Mac address prefix
Name; the CPE device vendor‟s name
Image; a picture (limited to 24x24 pixels) of the CPE device.
9.7.2 Remove CPE device from the table
In order to remove a CPE device from the table, click on the entry you want to remove, and then
click the „Remove‟ button.
9.7.3 Modify a CPE device
In order to modify a CPE entry, click on the entry, and then modify any parameters displayed at
the bottom of the „WiFi CPEs’ Window. When you are done with the modifications, click on
the „Modify’ button to save your changes.
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9.8 Geographical Maps
You can use the „Geographical Maps’ screen to add, remove or edit a geographical map. To
open it, click on the ‘Geographical Maps’ menu item on the right side of the ‘Administration’
tab screen:
Geographical Map Window
9.8.1 Add a Map
In order to add a new Map to the list of maps, click on the ‘New’ button, then fill the following
parameters in the „Geographical Map’ section of the screen:
Title; A string to be used as the title of the map
Description; the description of the Map
Path; the full path of the map picture file
9.8.2 Remove a Map
In order to remove a map from the list of maps, click on the entry you want to remove, and then
click the „Remove‟ button.
9.8.3 Modify a Map
In order to modify a map entry, click on the entry, and then modify any parameters displayed in
the „Geographical Map’ section of the screen. When you are done with the modifications, click
on the „Modify’ button to save your changes.
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9.9 Google Earth To set the following Google Earth parameters open the „Export Settings’ screen by clicking on
the ‘Google Earth’ menu item on the right side of the ‘Administration’ tab screen:
Color Link by Channel; When checked, the links between devices in Google
Earth are displayed in color according to the „Channel Colors’ setup.
Device Label; In Google Earth, devices will be labeled either by their IP address,
their hostname, or both, depending on the option you choose.
Google Earth Setup Window
After completing the changes to the „Export Settings‟ parameters, make sure to click the
‘Apply’ button for the modifications to be saved.
9.10 Channel Colors
You can use the „Channel Colors’ screen to setup a color for any of the supported channels
(listed in the left column of the screen). To open it, click on the ‘Channel Colors’ menu item on
the right side of the ‘Administration’ tab screen:
To change the color of a given channel, click on the channel entry, and then select a color for
the chosen channel. You can either modify the RGB setup, or click on the arrow to the right of
the field and choose a color from the popup color palette.
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Channel Colors Window
After completing your changes to the „Channel Colors‟, make sure to click ‘Apply’ for the
modifications to be saved.
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10. Performance Management
10.1 Real time performance There are two ways to monitor the performance of a device:
Real Time Performance Correlation enables you to view all performance statistics
synchronized on the time axis.
Real Time Performance Wizard enables you to open a graph on a specific statistics
parameter that you are interested in
10.1.1 Real Time Performance correlation
To launch the performance correlation, right click on the device you are interested in (either on
the navigation tree, map or inventory- device list) and select Performance Correlation.
A new tab will be opened, displaying various performance statistics graphs:
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Notice that there are many more performance statistics parameters that are polled in each cycle
and are available.
To open those additional graphs click the View menu
In addition, notice that the STA and SSID submenus are disabled by default. This is due to the
fact that the polling of associated STAs and SSIDs statistics is disabled by default; this is done
to save the bandwidth consumption required to read the large amount of information associated
with the WiFi client and SSID statistics.
In case you are interested in viewing the STA or SSID performance statistics you will have to
enable their polling in the following way:
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1. Click on Tools->Polling. The polling settings window appears
2. Check the Include STA Statistics or Include SSID Statistics options.
Now, the corresponding graphs are enabled. For example, to view the STA performance
graphs, click View->STAs submenu (which is now enabled).
The following figure presents the various STA related graphs:
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Notice: You may open performance correlation on up to 3 devices at a given time
10.1.1.1 Performance Graph List
The following table summarizes all the available graphs per managed element
Available performance graphs
Element Graph
STA STA Table
Tabular view of all associated STAs along with all the
statistics parameters at the time of the display
STA Map 2D presentation of the associated STAs. The RSSI
value is encoded by the distance between the device
and the STA (the greater the RSSI value is, the shorter
the distance between it and the device)
The DoA is encoded by the angle between the STA
and the device.
Notice: These
graphs will be
empty unless at
least one STA is
selected (in the
STA table or
map)
Throughput Displays the selected STA(s)‟ upstream and
downstream throughput statistics in bps
Packet Rate Displays the selected STA(s)‟ upstream and
downstream packet rate statistics in pps
Tx Byte Error Rate Displays the selected STA(s)‟ Tx byte error rate in
percentage.
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Element Graph
Dot11Radio Dot11Radio Table Tabular view of all dot11radio interfaces (access and
backhaul) along with all the statistics parameters
Throughput Displays the upstream, downstream and total (US +
DS) throughput statistics in bps for all the radio
interfaces
Packet Rate Displays the upstream, downstream packet rate
statistics in pps for all the radio interfaces
Tx Frame Error
Rate
Displays the Tx FER in percentage of all radio
interfaces
STA Counts Displays the number of associated STAs of all the
access radios
Air Occupancy Displays the rate of air occupancy on each of the radio
interface‟s used channels. Displays the percentage of
WiFi Rx and WiFi Tx as well as the total air
occupancy. The yellow area indicates the percentage
of time occupied by non WiFi interference.
Sensitivity Displays the sensitivity level in dBm of all radio
interfaces
SSID SSID Table Tabular view of all SSIDs along with all their
available performance statistics parameters
Throughput Displays the upstream, downstream and total (US +
DS) throughput statistics in bps of all defined SSIDs
Packet Rate Displays the upstream, downstream packet rate
statistics in pps of all SSIDs
STA Counts Displays the number of associated STAs for each of
the defined SSIDs
VLAN Throughput Displays the upstream, downstream and total (US +
DS) throughput statistics in bps of all VLANs
Packet Rate Displays the upstream, downstream packet rate
statistics in pps of all SSIDs
Ethernet
Note: available
only for mesh
gateways
Throughput Displays the Fast Ethernet interface‟s upstream,
downstream throughput statistics in bps.
Packet Rate Displays the Fast Ethernet interface‟s upstream,
downstream packet rate statistics in pps.
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Element Graph
VoIP Session
Note: available
only for devices
with firmware
version 3.0.0
and above
VoIP Session Table Tabular view of all active VoIP sessions along with all
their performance statistics parameters
Session Count Displays the number of active VoIP sessions
Note: These
graphs will be
empty unless at
least one session
is selected in the
VoIP Session
Table
Avg. R-Value Displays the selected VoIP sessions‟ average R-Value
that indicates the session(s) quality
RSSI Displays the RSSI of the STA running the selected
VoIP sessions‟
10.1.1.2 Time Slider
The Time Slider control enables you to examine performance statistics at a given point in time
along the last 8 minutes. You can do this by first clicking , and then moving the time slider
handle along its horizontal axis; historical snapshots appear in all the opened graphs related to
the time period selected. All these graphs appear synchronized to the selected point in time.
This feature enables you to examine events of particular interest that you can identify as
aberrations on the graphical charts. To switch back to the current time, click
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10.1.2 Real Time Performance Graph Wizard
The Performance wizard lets you open a specific graph on a given device, element and
performance parameter.
10.1.2.1 Opening a Graph using the wizard
To launch such a graph:
1. Right click a device (on the map, inventory – device table or topology tree) and select
Real time Performance -> Performance Wizard
The following graph wizard window appears:
2. Click on the element type you are interesting in on the left pane list. In this example
we selected Radio Interfaces. The list of available instances will appear in the right pane.
In the example we can see two radio interfaces.
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3. Select one or more element instances and click Next. Notice that you may select up to
5 instances to be plotted in the same graph (for example 5 associated STAs) in our
example we will select 2 radio interfaces.
4. A list of all available performance graph related to the previously selected element
type appears:
5. Select the performance graph you wish to view and click Next. In our example we
will select the Throughput graph
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6. Configure the polling rate of the graph and click Finish. The default is 5 sec, which is
also the fastest polling rate allowed. The graph window appears:
10.1.2.2 The Graph Window
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Window Title The window title displays the graph definition including the device, the element type
and the statistics parameter. In our example:
Zooming
To zoom in and view a certain selected period of time, mouse click on the graph plot
area and drag the mouse to the end of your selected period of time.
To increase the zoomed time window, click . This button appears on the right and left sides of
the graph window horizontal scrollbar.
To zoom out, double click anywhere on the plotting area.
Time Window
The information regarding the time scale appears at the top of the chart area as
follows:
Time Window: displays the start and end date-times available for the specific
statistics parameter(s) presented in the graph.
Visible Window: displays the start and end date-times framing the currently visible
data on the graph. This time frame may be smaller compared to the Time Window
time frame (displayed above it) in case you are zooming.
Hide/Show graph data
You may hide statistics parameters or element instances. Right click anywhere on the
plotting area and check/uncheck the parameters and instances to make them visible or
invisible respectively.
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Graph Inversion
By default, when you open a new graph, a plot will be created for each element
instance (Radio interfaces, SSIDs, STAs, etc.). This plot will present statistics
parameters along the X axis.
If you wish to see the data differently, namely, have a different plot for each parameter and put
the elements on the X axis click
10.1.2.3 Advanced vs. Basic mode
There is an Advance mode for statistics parameters of SSIDs, TC Profiles and VLANs:
Aggregated SSID statistics vs. SSID per Radio Interface
The MBW-2100 model has two radio interfaces that may be accessed, and the same
SSID may be attached to both radios. In this case the Basic mode let you see the
statistics for the selected SSID aggregated from the two radio interfaces:
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Alternatively the Advanced mode let you see the statistics measured on each radio
interface:
Aggregated TC Profile statistics vs. TC Profile per SSID
A defined TC Profile can be assigned to multiple SSIDs. In such cases the Basic
mode let you see the statistics of a TC Profile aggregated from all SSIDs to which the
given profile is assigned to:
Alternatively the Advanced mode let you see the statistics measured for each SSID to
which the profile is assigned:
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10.2 Performance History
Performance History can be configured to be disabled/enabled; currently it is disabled by
default. To enable Performance History you should change the values of two properties in two
different files:
1. In the file „system.properties‟, located under the server installation directory, change the
value of „performanceHistoryEnabled‟ to „true‟, in order to enable polling of statistics.
2. In the file „classes\resources\ClientPref.properties‟, located under the client installation
directory, change the value of „performanceHistoryEnabled‟ to „true‟, in order to enable GUI
presentation of Performance History items such as tabs and menu items.
To control the bandwidth used for performance statistics polling, you can determine which
statistics variables you wish to collect, at what rate and on which devices.
10.2.1 Focused Devices vs. Regular Polling
There are two usages for the performance history feature. One is to answer the question: what is
the overall network performance? The other is to help analyze, troubleshoot and optimize a
specific device behavior. For each of these two usages there is a matching performance statistics
collection strategy supported by the NMS as described in the following sections.
10.2.2 Overall Network Performance
For overall network performance, the NMS supports a slow rate statistics collection on large
number of devices (all the devices comprising the network). To configure the polling rate and
parameters to collect:
1. Click the Administration module tab
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2. Select Performance Polling on the category list on the left pane
3. Select the Statistics Polling Tab
4. Check the statistics parameters you wish to collect performance data for and uncheck those
parameters that you are not interested in.
5. Set the Sample Rate. Notice that the minimum is every 2 minutes
Once the polling is set you need to select the devices for which the NMS will collect
performance statistics:
1. Select the devices (from the tree, map or inventory device table)
2. Right-click and select Enable Collect Performance:
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To see which devices are included in regular or focus polling see the two rightmost columns
Focused Polling and Collect Performance in the inventory – device table.
Notice that since the management traffic is in band, you should wisely control the bandwidth
that you are willing to consume for performance management purposes.
10.2.3 Focused Devices
For troubleshooting and deep device performance analysis the NMS enables you to sample the
statistics in a much higher rate and to collect the statistics on associated STAs and VoIP
sessions.
To configure the polling rate and parameters to collect:
1. Click the Administration module tab
2. Select Performance Polling on the category list on the left pane
3. Select the Focused Polling Tab
4. Check the statistics parameters you wish to collect performance data for and uncheck
those parameters that you are not interested in.
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1. Select the device that you want to be included in focused polling
2. Right-click and select Enable Focus Polling:
10.2.4 Performance Graph Wizard
To open a new performance history graph:
1. Click the Performance History module tab.
2. Select one or more devices from the Topology floating window, which can be opened
by pressing the topology toolbar button:
You can include up to 5 devices for each graph.
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3. Right Click and Select Performance Graph Wizard
The wizard window appears:
4. Select the time period either by setting the From and To data-times or using the Last
<N> <Hours/Days/Weeks/Months>. Click Next.
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5. Select the element type to be included in the performance graph by clicking on the
corresponding button located on the left pane. Depending on the element type the right
pane displays a list of element instances from all the devices you selected in step 2.
For example, if you click Radio Interfaces you would see the radio interfaces of all
the devices you selected in step 2 as shown in the following figure:
6. Select the element instances you are interested in. Notice you can select up to 5
instances for a single graph. Click Next
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6. Select the statistic parameter you are interested in and click Finish
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10.3 Ping Availability Ping Availability is disabled\enabled according to Performance History‟s state. See the
remark at the beginning of the previous section.
Ping Availability provides you with statistics regarding the IP connectivity status of all
managed devices in the network.
Notice that by default the ICMP Ping of all devices is disabled, so you have to first enable it as
follows:
1. Click the Administration module tab
2. Select Performance Polling on the category list on the left pane
3. Select the Ping Settings Tab
4. Check the Enable
10.3.1 Ping Settings
You may configure the ICMP ping as follows.
Set Count to be the number of echo requests sent each time.
Set Timeout to be the duration in milliseconds the NMS waits for reply.
Set Packet Size to be the buffer size sent in each echo request.
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10.3.2 Ping Availability Statistic Results
First, verify that the Ping feature is enabled. See Ping Settings
To see ping statistics:
1. Click the Performance History module tab
2. Click or Click on View › Ping Availability
3. Select the time period either by setting the From and To data-times or using the Last
<N> <Hours/Days/Weeks/Months>.
4. Click Apply.
Notice that there is a summary bar located at the buttom of the table.
You may also export the displayed table into a CSV file by clicking
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11. NMS Web Site
Embedded within the MBW MNS Software is the NMS Web Server. You can connect to the
NMS Web Server by entering, in any Web Browser, the URL: „https://<IP address of the NMS
Server>‟.
Note: The NMS Server must be up and running for you to be able to access the above URL.
The NMS Web site consists of the following features and pages:
Overview; Displays information regarding the running NMS Server
Downloads; Enables the user to download the NMS Client, the latest Release Notes, User
and Installation guides and the MBW Mibs
NMS License; Provides details regarding the NMS License and its activation, and enables the
client to request a new NMS License, or a NMS license update
Google Earth; Provides information regarding Google Earth, its use with connection to the
NMS and a link to its download page.
Troubleshooting; Lists all known MBW NMS problems with their corresponding
workarounds.
Support; Enables the client to report a problem.
Contact Us; Sends an e-mail to the NMS team with your comment on the MBW NMS
Software.
11.1 Overview
This page shown below displays the Overview and License information on the currently
running NMS Server.
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MBW NMS Overview page
Overview; Displays the NMS Server version, and how long the server has been up
and running.
License; Displays the following license information for the currently running NMS
Server:
o Number of allowed concurrent NMS Clients
o Maximum number of allowed managed devices
o Expiration date of the license
11.2 Downloads This page enables the user to download the following NMS components:
NMS Client for x32 Systems
NMS Client for x64 Systems
NMS version 1.1.0.0 Operational Guide
NMS version 1.1.0.0 Installation Guide
NMS version 1.1.0.0 Release Notes
MBW NMS Open Alarm MIB
MBW MIBs for devices software version 2.6.x
MBW MIBs for devices software version 3.x
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MBW NMS Downloads page
11.3 NMS License This page enables the user to request a new NMS License, or an update of an existing NMS
license from GoNet Systems Sales team. After all the information in the ‘License Request’
form is entered and you click on send, an e-mail will be sent automatically to GoNet Sales team.
The page also explains how to activate the license (license.lic file) received from GoNet.
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MBW NMS License page
11.4 Google Earth
This page enables the displaying of the MBW network in Google Earth without having to start
the NMS client.
MBW NMS Google Earth page
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11.5 Troubleshooting
This page lists all known MBW NMS problems with their corresponding workarounds:
MBW NMS troubleshooting page
11.6 Support
This page enables the user to report a problem in the MBW NMS Software. After all the
information in the ‘Problem Report’ form is entered and you click on send, an e-mail will be
sent automatically to GoNet Systems Support team.
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MBW NMS Support page
11.7 Contact Us
This page enables the user to send a feedback to the NMS Team regarding the behavior of the
MBW NMS Software. After all the information in the „Comments’ form is entered and you
click on send, an e-mail will be sent automatically to the GoNet Systems Support team.
MBW NMS ‘Contact Us’ page
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12. Database All the information the MBW NMS server collects; Events, Alarms, Statistics, Managed
devices, authorized users, is saved and stored in a MySQL 5 database.
12.1 Backup
The MBW NMS database is backed up by default every 24 hours. The first backup starts 24
hours after the MBW NMS Server was first started. The resulting backup file is named
mbwnms_yyyymmdd.zip, and is saved in the <NMS installation folder>\MBW
NMS\Server\backup directory.
The scheduled backup task is the first entry in the Schedule Task table, and can be edited
according to client requirements. To edit the scheduled backup task, click on the „Database
Backup‟ entry, and then click on „Edit‟. A Schedule Task window will be displayed :
Database Backup task
The „Description‟, „Start At’, and „Repeats‟ fields can be edited. Once you have completed
editing these fields, click on ‘Finish’ for the updated Scheduled Backup task to be saved.
Note: There is no need to stop the NMS client or Server while the backup is running.
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12.2 Restore
To restore the MBW NMS database, make sure that the NMS Server is stopped and then click
on „MBW NMS -> Server -> Restore Database’:
After you click on „Restore Database’, the following Restore Database Dialog Box window is
displayed
Restore Database Dialog Box
All available backups are presented in the „Backup Date‟ window and are ordered by date.
Select the date of the backup you want to restore, and click on „Restore‟
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Restore Database Completed
After the „Database restore completed successfully’ window is displayed click on ‘OK’, then
on ‘Close’ to complete the database restore task.
After the Database restore task has completed successfully, restart the MBW NMS Server
Windows service, and then restart the NMS MBW client.