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    NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Switch Manager Quick S t art Guide V ersi on 1.01 9/2005 EMS_Switch_V1-01.fm Page 1 Fr iday, September 30, 2005 3 :20 PM[...]

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    NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Swi tch Manager 2 1 Introduction The NetAtlas Enterprise Eth ernet Switch Manager is an Element Management System (EMS) that re trieves man agement informa tion from switches using the SNMP protoco l. The EMS allows you to manage multiple switches from a central location. This quick start guide shows you how to install [...]

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    NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Swi tch Manager 3 2.2 EMS Inst allation Overview The following give s an overview of what you need to do to install the EMS: 1 Install SNMPc. See the documentat ion that comes with your SNMPc for information. 2 Install the EMS. The PostgreSQL database will be installed during the EMS installation. Note: The inst allatio[...]

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    NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Swi tch Manager 4 5 T ype your name and company name in the following screen . Click Next to continue. 6 Y ou must select th e same dir ectory where you installed SNMPc. Click Browse if it’s dif ferent from the destination folder shown. Click Next to continue. 7 In the next screen, click Next to begin the installation[...]

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    NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Swi tch Manager 5 4 SNMPc Network Manager St artup S tart the SNMPc Network Manag er manually (from the Windows Star t menu) or have it start automatically each time you turn on your computer . T o start SNMPc automatically each time you turn on your computer , click Config , System St ar tup , select Auto St artup and [...]

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    NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Swi tch Manager 6 • zyxel-gs2024.mib 4 Click OK . 5 Click Compile in the Compile Mibs screen. 6 Click Ye s when asked to confirm, then click OK . 7 Finally click Done in the Compile Mibs screen. 6 Finding your Switch The SNMPc Network Manager can find new devices automatically using auto-discovery (enabled by defau lt[...]

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    NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Swi tch Manager 7 7 Using SNMP Check that you are using SNMP V ers ion 2c (SNMPv2c). If you are not using SNMPv2c, you must uninstall any previous versions and install SNMPv2c. Refer to RFC 1901 for more information on SNMPv2c. Follow this procedure to use SNMPv2c. 1 Right-click the Device icon and sele ct Properties . [...]

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    NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Swi tch Manager 8 8 Accessing NetAtlas Follow the steps below to a ccess NetAtlas. 1 In the SNMPc main screen, double-click the switch icon to view the Switch Manager . 2 A screen displays as shown. Double-click the Switc h Manager icon to access the main EMS configuration screen. 9 T roubleshooting 1 SNMPc, EMS and/or [...]

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    NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Swi tch Manager 9 • Check that the ODBC driver is correctly configured; see Section 9.1 on pa ge 9 . • Ma ke sure that PostgreSQ L is running. • Make sure that the computer you have installed the EMS on, is connected to the network where the switch is located. • Make sure your computer ’s Ethernet card is work[...]