D-Link D-View 5.1, User Manual

Page 1: ...D View 5 1 Network Management System User s Guide First Edition Jan 2003 6DS510 01 Printed In Taiwan RECYCLABLE ...

Page 2: ...24 Using D View 24 Basic Operations 28 Network Basic Information 28 Repolling Configuration 30 Community String Configuration 30 Saving D View Database 31 Clear Database 31 Find Object 32 Domain Control 33 Device Control 36 Multiple View Settings in D View 38 Device SNMP Configuration 41 Starting Off in D View 5 1 41 Discover 41 How to Monitor and Manage a Network 43 Monitoring Device 43 Managing ...

Page 3: ...on the MIB Compiler 81 Creating a Topology 91 Create a New Topology 92 Manipulating Icons and Images 94 MIB Utilities 114 MIB II Menus 115 Information 116 MIB II Read only Windows 118 IF MIB Tables 136 Entity 138 Bridge 802 1d 152 Bridge 802 1d Information and Port Table 152 Spanning Tree 155 Spanning Tree Information 155 Spanning Tree Port Table 157 Transparent Bridge Forwarding Static Filtering ...

Page 4: ...8 PING Test 220 Advanced Management 222 Trap Management 222 Traps 222 Trap Editor 223 Clear Trap Alerts 224 Sort Trap Alerts 224 Trap Type Properties 224 Trap View Filter Settings 225 How to Edit a TRF File 227 Trap Log 228 SMTP Setting Form 229 Trap Mail Settings Forms 230 Alarm Mail Interval 231 Adding Plug In Utilities 238 How to install self developed device SNMP module 238 Install common tool...

Page 5: ...ow to Manage a Client 252 Client Record Query 253 Client Online Query 253 Client Abnormal Situation 254 Device Utilization 255 Device Group Manager 256 Pay Rate Configuration 257 Troubleshooting 259 Menu Command Quick Reference 265 Index 266 ...

Page 6: ...ion features 802 1P 802 1Q 802 1P 802 1Q Traffic Statistics Port VLAN Statistics Layer 3 Utilities IP Forwarding RIP 2 OSPF IP Mroute DVMRP PIM SNMPv3 Configuration Account Client Update Client Manager How to Manage a Client Client Record Query Client Online Query Client Abnormal Situation Device Utilization Device Group Manager Pay Rate Configuration ...

Page 7: ...rouping YES YES D Link brand only YES Expiry Date 60 days No after sale support Unlimited Unlimited MIB Browser MIB Complier 1 Get only 2 MIB Editor read only 3 SNMP V1 4 Loadable MIBs 15 1 Get only 2 MIB Editor read write 3 SNMP V1 4 Loadable MIBs 30 1 Get Set 2 MIB Editor read write 3 SNMP V1 V3 4 Loadable MIBs Unlimited Managed IP Nodes number max 64 256 Unlimited No of Topology Map 5 Unlimited...

Page 8: ... procedures Shows you how to get D View 5 1 up and running Chapter 2 Architecture Explains D View 5 1 s organization and highlights features Chapter 3 How to Manage a Network Using D View 5 1 Describes how to manage a network with D View 5 1 Topics include Discover How to Monitor and Manage a network Using Telnet Changing Device Properties Collect trap information to log file Install Plug in manag...

Page 9: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide 3 Appendix Troubleshooting Provides solutions to different troubleshooting scenarios ...

Page 10: ...be installed and operated on a computer that meets the following minimum requirements CPU 550 MHz and above DRAM 256MB Hard Drive Available space 100MB Ethernet Adapter 10 100BASE T Operating System Windows 2000 or Windows XP Microsoft Access 2000 Installation The following is a pictorial guide showing how to install D View 5 1 and get it up and running ...

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Page 15: ...ypical Installs D View 5 1 D Link SNMP Solutions Modules DES 3225G DES 3624i DES 6000 DGS 3208TG DGS 3208F DHS 3226 DHS 3218 DHS 3210 DES 3226 DHS 3224V DGS 3224TG DHS 102 and Wireless AP Compact Installs D View 5 1 and D Link SNMP Solutions 9 ...

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Page 17: ... Figure 8 Before you run D View Note If the device can t be found under discovery then you must enable SNMP service in Windows service before you run D View 5 1 and remember to disable the SNMP trap service before you run D View 11 ...

Page 18: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 9 12 ...

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Page 20: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Start Run Step 1 Figure 11 14 ...

Page 21: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Step 2 Figure 12 15 ...

Page 22: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Step 3 Figure 13 Once the screen above is displayed the Discovery procedure is finished Now you can use D View 5 1 to manage your SNMP enabled device 16 ...

Page 23: ...manner Other functions include Trap filter editor setting of abnormal criteria and contacting network administrator by e mail Discover Parsing Discover device in network collect basic information grouping and display for use MIB Utilities Supports often used MIB utilities offers the most convenient management Can manage through device module If there is no module can still manage device through MI...

Page 24: ...eously The system displays the management modules of selected devices on a window for easy management and monitoring of these devices The management modules display the current status of the device and its ports The module also provides a menu bar for accessing commands for retrieving MIB objects from the SNMP agent of the device Automatic Device Discovery D View discovers the network for the conn...

Page 25: ...ectivity of any device TCP IP on the network Layer 3 utilities A number of powerful Layer 3 utilities including IP Forwarding RIP 2 OSPF IP MRoute DVMRP and PIM functions have been added to accommodate the increasing presence of Layer 3 switches and advanced routers in enterprise networks DIAP The DIAP proprietary administrative protocol used in D Link SOHO broadband routers has been added so you ...

Page 26: ...ure 15 Powerful MIB Compiler and Browser With an easy to use GUI the MIB Compiler and Browser can be used independent of D View or can be used with the D View software This makes network management more effective and efficient 20 ...

Page 27: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 16 21 ...

Page 28: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 17 User Account management Account is a simple account management system to keep track of the bills 22 ...

Page 29: ...ess 2 Different groups of clients can generate statements with different schedules 3 Detects abnormal usage for clients 4 Assigns custom taxes to service charges 5 Credit adjust function allow you to insert credit records manually and give credit for wrong or misdialed work 6 Late fee assessment function 7 Real time reporting ...

Page 30: ...w D View uses the same conventions as other Windows based programs in its GUI Left click to select a device or domain left click to carry out a function from the drop down menu and so on If you double click on an SNMP device this will launch the device specific module if it is installed If it is not installed you will be offered an opportunity to download the module from the D Link website The thr...

Page 31: ...e network grouped into major domains extending from Root The major domains for the default setup are Ethernet CompanyGroup Favorites and Topology The Favorites group is a vacant domain available as a convenient means of tracing devices that require frequent monitoring It can contain any or all devices and 25 ...

Page 32: ...s the contents of whatever group is highlighted in the tree view Large icons are used by default however you may choose to use small icons a simple list or a list that includes device details Traps Messages Displays Trap and connect disconnect messages Use the View drop down menu to customize the display panels Topology Right click on Topology under Root in the Tree View display to launch new topo...

Page 33: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 19 Smart Icons The five main icons that appear in D View 5 1 GUI are summarized below 27 ...

Page 34: ...tions Network Basic Information The basic information available under System provides graphical and numerical information about device type and role distribution The information represents the sum total of the basic information communicated by every device including non SNMP devices The graphical representation can be viewed as a color coded pie chart default or bar graph Network make up is broken...

Page 35: ...raph icon of choice in the middle of the menu View network role or type distribution by selecting the appropriate tab The reference key explains the colors used for the graphs and displays the number of devices in each category SystemÆAll Basic Information Figure 20 29 ...

Page 36: ... Set button to put the settings into effect Turn off repolling by checking the Don t Repoll box and clicking Set Default repolling configuration 30 sec Interval 3 sec Time Out SystemÆRepolling Configuration Figure 21 Community String Configuration Set the Read and Write Community String to allow D View management access to SNMP devices SystemÆCommunity String Configuration Read Community String in...

Page 37: ...gement for D View using the Save Database function located under System This will save any domains that have been created SystemÆSave To Database Clear Database To delete the saved arrangements and settings use the Clear Database function under system SystemÆClear Database Note Make sure that the database is one you wish to clear otherwise you will lose your settings Topology and Favorites 31 ...

Page 38: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Find Object This option allows the user to quickly find a particular device in the system by entering Alias Name IP Address or Module Name EditÆFind Object Figure 23 32 ...

Page 39: ...done under the Edit drop down menu or right click on the selected domain to view the New Sub domain Form EditÆDomain Figure 24 For example the Company Group domain can be expanded using a list of companies Select the company you wish to add from the pull down menu and click OK Alternatively you may select a specific company group and create a new sub domain within that group Highlight the company ...

Page 40: ...want in the new sub domain and add them to the new group by clicking the arrow The selected device now appears in the Device List on the right side panel Type in a name for the new sub domain and click OK to create it Large Ethernet domains may be divided into smaller work groups and are more easily managed using this function Figure 25 34 ...

Page 41: ...may create a new device to be managed along with the other domains that already exist via the New Device option Enter the Device name IP Address Read Write Community Strings Module Type and check appropriate boxes in the MIB Database Figure 26 35 ...

Page 42: ...ty string of device Write Comm Write Community string of device Module Type Module type of new device MIB Database Check MIBs that comprise new device Device Control EditÆDevice Through the Device menu item under the Edit drop down menu you may keep inventory and edit the devices in your management database Figure 27 36 ...

Page 43: ...f device usually in the form of numbers separated by periods IP Address The IP address of the device Read Comm The Read Community String setting of the device Write Comm The Write Community String setting of the device Module Type The Module type of the device MIB Database Check boxes of MIBs of which device are comprised Figure 28 37 ...

Page 44: ...User s Guide Press OK to execute property settings or Cancel to cancel Multiple View Settings in D View 1 ViewÆTopology ViewÆ50 75 100 125 150 Custom Allows you to have different views of the topology Figure 29 38 ...

Page 45: ...olor of the topology ViewÆTopology ViewÆGrid Gives you the option of having a grid on the topology 2 ViewÆTree View Allows you to see devices in the management network displayed in a tree on the left panel 3 ViewÆList View Allows you to view devices in different ways Icon Small Icon List Report ...

Page 46: ...ÆMessages Traps View Allows you to view messages and traps on the bottom panel of the display screen 5 ViewÆ Background Color Allow you to set the background color for the Tree View List View Messages and Traps displays Figure 30 40 ...

Page 47: ...s not discovered the first time could be found using the Discover functionality by giving it a net domain and using unicast SNMP rule You can search more thoroughly using Discover but this search will be slower than the initial one Discover Use this menu to search for a single device or several devices using the IP address or a selected range of IP addresses In the Discover window define the follo...

Page 48: ...cted devices SNMP discoveries reply with available device information Search Method Choose to find a single SNMP agent defined below by the Enterprise ID or all agents in the previously refined search field Click on the Start button to begin the discover process Unicast discovery will send Ping packets to the selected range of IP addresses in ascending consecutive order and repost each reply as it...

Page 49: ...sconnected D View will display a disconnected icon in the work area Otherwise it will show a device icon The D View platform allows users to set up special cases to monitor and manage and supports multiple ways of doing so Monitoring Device Monitoring Device 10 1 1 194 DES 3225G shows both connected status and disconnected status ...

Page 50: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Connected Figure 32 Disconnected When device does not respond during Repolling 44 ...

Page 51: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 33 Managing Device Using Web Configure Step 1 Right click on mouse to execute Web Configure 45 ...

Page 52: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 34 46 ...

Page 53: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Step 2 Figure 35 Using the D View Module Double click on the device Icon or right click on D View Module to execute 47 ...

Page 54: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 36 48 ...

Page 55: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 37 Using Telnet Right click on mouse to execute Telnet 49 ...

Page 56: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Step 1 Figure 38 50 ...

Page 57: ...nging device properties When you need to modify an IP address for a device use the Properties menu item on the device pop up menu to change its identity Changing the device 10 1 1 194 from DES 3225G to DES 3226 Step 1 Right click on Properties 51 ...

Page 58: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 40 Step 2 Press the Type Button 52 ...

Page 59: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 41 Step 3 Select D Link and DES 3226 Then Press OK 53 ...

Page 60: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 42 Step 4 Properties have been changed 54 ...

Page 61: ... Guide Figure 43 Collect Trap Information to Log File The user can log the trap history The trap filename and path is DLINK_INSTALL_PATH var log trap log The user can clear it by using any editor to view and clear it 55 ...

Page 62: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Log On Trap SystemÆTrap ManagementÆLogÆLog On Figure 44 56 ...

Page 63: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Log Off Trap SystemÆTrap ManagementÆLogÆLog Off Figure 45 57 ...

Page 64: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide View Trap and Edit SystemÆTrap ManagementÆLogÆView Log Figure 46 58 ...

Page 65: ...management module You can get modules from http www dlink com tw where all D View supported modules can be found You can download all of these modules When the module has been installed double click on your chosen icon and a device panel will appear To date D View supports many kinds of D Link SNMP products You are welcome to visit the D Link web page for more information Installing Plug in DES 33...

Page 66: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 48 Step 2 Figure 49 60 ...

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Page 71: ... 54 Managing SNMP Devices Without a Management Module Background on MIBs The Management Information Base MIB refers to various information describing the physical and logical characteristics of an SNMP device These individual pieces of 65 ...

Page 72: ... of ports in a bridge or hub and number of packets passing through a port Read write MIBs are variables usually related to user configurable parameters such as the IP address and name of the device Since you can only set read write and write only MIB objects the SET request therefore can only be used on these types of objects MIB objects are logically arranged in a hierarchy called a MIB tree stru...

Page 73: ...tatus and Description The following describes each term Object ID This is the numeric representation of the MIB object in the tree Syntax This specifies the object type that is integer string counter etc Access Right This specifies the access right of the MIB object Status This provides information about the status of the MIB object It can be mandatory optional obsolete or deprecated Mandatory mea...

Page 74: ...back to the work area right click on the icon again Select MIB browser This will invoke the MIB browser with the MIBs that you selected Now you can use the MIB browser to manage devices Note Before using the MIB browser you have to retrieve MIB files from a vendor who develops SNMP devices You can then use the MIB compiler to compile MIBs If compilation is successful then the MIB compiler will sto...

Page 75: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 55 Step 2 Enter settings and press OK 69 ...

Page 76: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 56 Step 3 Open MIB Browser 70 ...

Page 77: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 57 71 ...

Page 78: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 58 Step 4 Double click on RFC1213 MIB 72 ...

Page 79: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 59 Step 5 Use MIB Browser to manage these entities 73 ...

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Page 81: ...nt Information Base MIB textual file into a system recognized format and loads it into a database It converts a MIB into a graphic tree view A node of the tree represents an object in the MIB The relationship between nodes of the tree reflects OIDs of corresponding objects in the MIB The compiler shows detailed definitions of each object in the MIB Object name OID 75 ...

Page 82: ...ding SNMP requests and receiving SNMP responses to get set the value of the object of the MIB which resides in an SNMP enabled device Note Not every MIB needs to be implemented in an SNMP enabled device The current values of the MIB objects of a specific device can be obtained in two ways Info or Table View Info shows more detailed information for objects both definitions and values Table view sho...

Page 83: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 62 Step 2 Open the MIB File 77 ...

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Page 85: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 64 Step 3 Compile the MIB file 79 ...

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Page 87: ...e 66 More on the MIB Compiler 1 How to find the MIB values of a device Step 1 Enter Device IP Address by entering the Browser Agent IP address Read and Write Community settings Then left click on the MIB module you wish to view 81 ...

Page 88: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 67 Step 2 Right click on object and execute Info 82 ...

Page 89: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 68 Left click on If Table Then left click on Table View to display values 83 ...

Page 90: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 69 2 How to set Device MIB values After completing 1 left click on MIB Entry Execute Set or Set Table to set MIB values Or double click on Entry 84 ...

Page 91: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 70 Figure 71 85 ...

Page 92: ...5 1 User s Guide 3 How to edit the MIB Source file Double click on a MIB Module to bring up a tree view Under View left click on MIB Source and proceed to edit the source file for the compiled MIB Figure 72 86 ...

Page 93: ...Guide Figure 73 4 How to print an MIB Source file After opening the MIB Source file by left clicking MIB Source under File left click on Print 5 How to save an MIB Source file Under File left click on Save or Save As 87 ...

Page 94: ...to delete an MIB Module Highlight MIB Module Under File left click on Delete MIB or right click on MIB Module and left click on Delete MIB Figure 74 7 How to set MIB Module font Under View left click on Set Module Font Figure 75 88 ...

Page 95: ... 5 1 User s Guide 8 How to set MIB Module background color Under View left click on Set Module Color Figure 76 9 How to set the MIB Module tree view display font Under View left click on Set MIB Tree Font 89 ...

Page 96: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 77 10 How to set the MIB Module tree view display color Under View left click on Set MIB Tree Color 90 ...

Page 97: ...etworks to aid network design This program is designed to be flexible and easy to use The primary tool for this application is the mouse Topology diagrams can incorporate user created symbols You can also use live device icons copied from any domain in the network The diagrams may be further customized with user selected icons and bitmap files used for the background 91 ...

Page 98: ... View 5 1 User s Guide Create a New Topology To create a new topology right click on the Topology icon in the Tree View display panel Step 1 Right click on Topology Figure 79 Step 2 Name New Topology 92 ...

Page 99: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 80 Step 3 New Topology Established Figure 81 93 ...

Page 100: ...nder the tool bar to manipulate icons and images in your new topology Figure 82 1 Tool tab The Tool tab presents a number of tools used to select and move items in the diagram This guide discusses its functions from left to right order on the tab Left click on Tool icon to bring up Tool tab 94 ...

Page 101: ...inct lines solid lines dotted lines etc These lines will remain attached to the connected objects if the object is moved around the diagram To connect objects first click on the line icon in the toolbar Clicking on the down arrow to the right of the line icon gives you a choice of lines to use in your drawing 95 ...

Page 102: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 84 1 Left click on origin object 2 Release 3 Drag line from point of origin to destination object 96 ...

Page 103: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 85 1 Left click on destination object 2 A line should appear connecting both objects 97 ...

Page 104: ...d to click on open space to discontinue drawing Otherwise you will continue to be in drawing mode You can also double click on the line drawn to undo b Creating a new domain You can click on the white bubble to place a new domain on the topology 98 ...

Page 105: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 87 c Writing text Left click on the text tool T to select the text option then left click again on diagram to place a text box on the diagram 99 ...

Page 106: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 88 Left click once on the text to move text around Text will be highlighted in red rectangle 100 ...

Page 107: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 89 Left click twice on the mouse to edit the text 101 ...

Page 108: ...ce and then right click on the text to bring up the Delete option d Selecting multiple items The multi select tool rectangular shaped icon on tool pad enables you to select a number of items holding the left button down to select and move these items as a unit 102 ...

Page 109: ...k on the hand icon to select individual items 2 User Define Tab Importing Icons Icons from any of the domains may be used in the diagram simply by selecting and copying them and pasting it into the new diagram Step 1 Left click on New under User Define Figure 91 103 ...

Page 110: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Step 2 Allows you to bring up icon to be imported Figure 92 Step 3 Drag domain icon into workspace Pictured below is the default D Link New Object icon 104 ...

Page 111: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 93 An Example Creating a Topology Diagram Step 1 Click on New Topology 105 ...

Page 112: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 94 Step 2 Name new topology and press OK Figure 95 Step 3 New Topology created 106 ...

Page 113: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 96 Step 4 Import background picture by clicking on New Background Picture 107 ...

Page 114: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 97 Step 5 Import jpg or bmp file 108 ...

Page 115: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 98 Step 6 Set background size and press OK Figure 99 Step 7 Background picture imported 109 ...

Page 116: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 100 Step 8 You can drag devices directly from Tree View onto the Topology diagram or copy and paste 110 ...

Page 117: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 101 Step 9 Use the line function on the tool pad to connect devices in the topology drawing and set colors 111 ...

Page 118: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 102 Step 10 Save to Database 112 ...

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Page 120: ...called Internet Requests for Comments is presented along with a path diagram to illustrate how to utilize the particular functionality Note In order to use MIB Utilities you need to first select an SNMP enabled device The menus in this group include Device SNMP Configuration MIB II Information and Statistics Windows IF MIB Information Tables Entity MIB Information Tables Bridge 802 1d Information ...

Page 121: ...icast Multicast Configuration Port VLAN Traffic Statistics Layer 3 Utilities Including IP Forwarding RIP2 OSPF IP Multicast DVMRP and PIM Configuration SNMP Configuration Figure 104 MIB II Menus By convention all SNMP devices implement MIB II objects for management information that are common among these devices You can read these MIB objects and modify 115 ...

Page 122: ...to specify a name for the device By convention this will be the device domain name For information on how to set this object see the discussion below SysLocation is a read write MIB object of the system group that allows you to specify the actual location of the device For information on how to set this object see the discussion below SysContact is a read write MIB object of the system group that ...

Page 123: ...iscussion below The Refresh button refreshes the table You need to refresh the table once in a while to ensure all updates performed by other network administrators on the displayed objects are reflected on this table Be reminded that you are not the only one managing the device The Set button sets those MIB objects above with read write attributes To set some of the MIB objects above with read wr...

Page 124: ...ing menus under MIB II are the following read only table and counter windows examples pictured on next page IF Table IF Counters IP Counters IP Routing IP Address Table ICMP Counters UDP Counters SNMP Counters MIB II Read only Windows IF Table 118 ...

Page 125: ...ct name and the version of the hardware interface The Type column corresponds to the IfType MIB object of the interface group This read only object displays the type of interface according to the physical link protocol s immediately below the network layer in the protocol stack The Mtu column corresponds to the IfMtu MIB object of the interface group This read only object displays the size of the ...

Page 126: ... For example if the interface is realized by an Ethernet then this displays a value that refers to the document defining objects specific to Ethernet The Refresh button refreshes the table You need to refresh the table once in a while to ensure all hardware modifications done on the interfaces of the device are reflected on this table IF Counters This command displays the values of the device IF c...

Page 127: ...seconds for example means that the management console polls the device every five seconds to retrieve statistics values These values are then processed and displayed on the table To increase the polling time click the up arrow button to decrease click the down arrow button The Reset button resets all IF statistics counters back to zero The Pause button pauses device polling The InOctets counter co...

Page 128: ...NUcastPkts MIB object of the interface group This read only object displays the number of packets that were requested by higher level protocols to be transmitted to a non unicast address non unicast packets include subnetwork broadcast and subnetwork multicast packets This count includes those that were discarded or not sent The OutDiscards counter corresponds to the IfOutDiscards MIB object of th...

Page 129: ...o decrease click the down arrow button The Reset button resets all IP statistics counters back to zero The Pause button pauses device polling The Resume button resumes device polling The following describes the various IP counters IpInReceives is a read only MIB object of the ip group that displays the number of input datagrams that were received on the interfaces This count includes those receive...

Page 130: ...ssfully delivered to IP user protocols including ICMP IpOutRequests is a read only MIB object of the ip group that displays the number of datagrams which local IP userprotocols including ICMP supplied to IP in transmission requests This count does not include datagrams included in the IpForwDatagrams counter IpOutDiscards is a read only MIB object of the ip group that displays the number of output...

Page 131: ...assume relatively low metrics while less preferred paths assume higher metric values If the route does not use this particular metric a 1 appears in this column IpRouteMetric2 is a read write MIB object of the ip group that displays the alternate routing metric for this route IpRouteMetric3 is a read write MIB object of the ip group that displays the alternate routing metric for this route IpRoute...

Page 132: ...can use the device specific management module or the device onboard console program if it comes with one Please refer to the appropriate manuals for more information IP Address Table This command accesses IP addressing information from the device IP address table Choosing this command displays the MIB II IP Address Table The following describes the various components on the above table The address...

Page 133: ...n the screen The following describes the various components on the above table The statistics table lists the values of the device ICMP counters Except for the Index column all columns in this table can be resized by dragging their respective right borders with the mouse left button The following describes each column The Counters column displays the various ICMP statistics counters For informatio...

Page 134: ...nly MIB object of the icmp group that displays the number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages received by the device IcmpInSrcQuenchs is a read only MIB object of the icmp group that displays the number of ICMP Source Quench messages received by the device IcmpInRedirects is a read only MIB object of the icmp group that displays the number of ICMP Redirect messages received by the device IcmpInEcho...

Page 135: ...s sent by the device IcmpOutRedirects is a read only MIB object of the icmp group that displays the number of ICMP Redirect messages sent by the device For a host this object will always be zero since hosts do not send redirects IcmpOutEchos is a read only MIB object of the icmp group that displays the number of ICMP Echo request messages sent by the device IcmpOutEchoReps is a read only MIB objec...

Page 136: ...he device for statistics A polling time of 5 seconds for example means that the management console polls the device every five seconds to retrieve statistics values These values are then processed and displayed on the table To increase the polling time click the up arrow button to decrease click the down arrow button The Reset button resets all UDP statistics counters back to zero The Pause button...

Page 137: ...en the peak count occurred The Poll Interval buttons set the polling time of the management console Polling time determines how often the management console polls the device for statistics A polling time of 5 seconds for example means that the management console polls the device every five seconds to retrieve statistics values These values are then processed and displayed on the table To increase ...

Page 138: ... SnmpInBadValues is a read only MIB object of the snmp group that displays the number of SNMP PDUs that were delivered to the device SNMP agent with their error status fields set to badValue SnmpInReadOnlys is a read only MIB object of the snmp group that displays the number of valid SNMP PDUs that were delivered to the device SNMP agent with their errorstatus fields set to readOnly This MIB objec...

Page 139: ... the device SNMP agent with their errorstatus fields set to noSuchName SnmpOutBadValues is a read only MIB object of the snmp group that displays the number of SNMP PDUs that were generated by the device SNMP agent with their error status fields set to badValue SnmpOutGenErrs is a read only MIB object of the snmp group that displays the number of SNMP PDUs which were generated by the device SNMP a...

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Page 142: ...acketGroup This group contains those objects applicable to packet oriented network interfaces 3 The ifFixedLengthGroup This group contains the objects applicable not only to character oriented interfaces such as RS 232 but also to those subnetwork technologies such as cell relay ATM which transmit data in fixed length transmission units As well as the octet counters there are also a few other coun...

Page 143: ...ers in the if Table aggregate octet counts for unicast and non unicast packets into a single octet counter per direction received transmitted Thus with the above definition of fixed length transmission interfaces where such interfaces which support non unicast packets separate counts of unicast and multicast broadcast transmissions can only be maintained in a media specific MIB module Table 2 The ...

Page 144: ...r enable Promiscuous Mode highlight the appropriate index and supply the information at the bottom of the menu Entity The following table gives information about the Entity MIB Entity MIB RFC 2737 Logical Entity A managed system contains one or more logical entities each represented 138 ...

Page 145: ...ented by an agent in the EntPhysicalTable Typically physical resources e g communications ports back planes sensors daughter cards power supplies the overall chassis that can be managed via Functions associated with one or more logical entities are included in the MIB Containment Tree Each physical component may be modeled as contained within another physical component A containment tree is the co...

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Page 147: ...Then choose the appropriate command from the General menu to select the MIB group s you want to access Each command provides a submenu for selecting specific objects from the selected group See the sections below for more information Bridge 802 1d Information This command provides some basic information about the selected bridge When you choose this command the Information dialog box appears The f...

Page 148: ... with the bridge Choosing this command displays the Bridge 802 1d Port Table The bridge port table displays information for each port on the bridge This table is divided into six columns as listed below Except for the Index column all columns in this table can be resized by dragging their respective right borders with the mouse left button Each entry corresponds to one port on the bridge The follo...

Page 149: ...useful in a multibridged network where redundant path occurrences are frequent The Objects column lists the available MIB objects For information about these objects see the discussion below The Description column displays the current value of each displayed object The Refresh button refreshes the table You need to refresh the table once in a while to ensure all updates performed by other network ...

Page 150: ...ad only object identifies the port on this bridge that offers the least path cost from this bridge to the root bridge In the event of a network loop data packets will pass through the root port The Maximum Aging Time object corresponds to the Dot1dStpMaxAge MIB object of the dot1dStp group This read only object indicates the maximum age of STP information learned from the network on any port befor...

Page 151: ...istening and learning states when moving towards the forwarding state To set the MIB objects above with read write attributes follow these steps 1 From the Information dialog box click the Set button The STP Configurations dialog box appears on the screen 2 This dialog box displays the configurable MIB objects Priority Aging Time Hello Time and Forward Delay correspond to the Dot1dStpPriority Dot1...

Page 152: ...tains This value is used in conjunction with the port priority to set the port ID The Priority column corresponds to the Dot1dStpPortPriority MIB object of the dot1dSTp group This read write object displays the priority number of the port This value is used in conjunction with the physical port number to set the port ID that in turn is used when determining the root port of a bridge The root port ...

Page 153: ...umber of times this port moved from learning state to forwarding state The Refresh button refreshes the table You need to refresh the table once in a while to ensure all updates performed on the device specially those that affect the above MIB objects are reflected on this table The More button displays the values of the next set of ports For this option the system does not support modifications o...

Page 154: ...ded in the static table self indicates that the address represents one of the bridge addresses learned indicates that the address was auto learned dynamic by the system and is being used invalid means that the address is no longer valid other means that the status is none of the above The Refresh button refreshes the table You need to refresh the table once in a while to ensure all updates perform...

Page 155: ... use and will remain so until it is aged out deleteOnReset means that this entry is currently in use and will remain so until the bridge is restarted permanent indicates that the entry is currently in use and will remain so even after resetting the bridge invalid deletes the respective entry from the table other means that the entry is currently in use but the conditions under which it will remain...

Page 156: ...console Polling time determines how often the management console polls the device for statistics A polling time of 5 seconds for example means that the management console polls the device every five seconds to retrieve statistics values These values are then processed and displayed on the table To increase the polling time click the up arrow button to decrease click the down arrow button The Reset...

Page 157: ...nge on the y axis Use these controls to enhance the graph readability if they appear too small or too big If the graphs appear too big to fit the screen click the up arrow control to increase the range on the y axis If the graphs appear too small click the down arrow control to decrease the range on the y axis You can also control the graph width via the Dur buttons The Graph Color control sets th...

Page 158: ...ays the peak count per second Pk At displays the time when the peak count occurred The Rate buttons set the polling time of the management console Polling time determines how often the management console polls the device for statistics A polling time of 5 seconds for example means that the management console polls the device every five seconds to retrieve statistics values These values are then pr...

Page 159: ...ith respect to transparent bridging If transparent bridging is not supported this group will not be implemented This group is applicable to transparent only and SRT bridges The dot1dStatic Group This group contains objects that describe the entity s state with respect to destination address filtering If destination address filtering is not supported this group will not be implemented This group is...

Page 160: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Bridge aging time can be adjusted in the Information window otherwise Bridge 802 1 windows are read only Figure 114 154 ...

Page 161: ...idge Type Learned Entry Discard Port Table Information Port IfIndex Circuit DelayExceededDiscards MtuExceededDiscards Table 5 Spanning Tree Spanning Tree Information Use the STP Information window for global changes to the selected device User configurable global STP settings include Priority Maximum Aging Time Hello Time and Forward Delay ...

Page 162: ...rmation Read only Information Protocol Time Since Topology Change Number of Topology Changes Designated Root Root Cost Root Port Maximum Aging Time Hello Time Forward Delay Set Variables Maximum Aging Time 600 4000 Hello Time 100 1000 Forward Delay 400 3000 Table 6 156 ...

Page 163: ...ired Priority and Path Cost for the port The Status pull down menu is used to enable or disable the STP settings for the port Figure 117 Path MIBs Æ Spanning Tree Æ Port Table Read only Information Port Port Priority State Status Path Cost DesignatedRoot DesignatedCost DesignatedBridge DesignatedPort Forwarding Transitions Set Variables Priority Status Path Cost 157 ...

Page 164: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Table 7 Transparent Bridge Forwarding Static Filtering Tables Highlight to select the device and access these read only menus from the Transparent Bridge side menu Figure 118 158 ...

Page 165: ...Path MIBs Æ Transparent Bridge ÆForwarding Table Static Table Transparent Bridge Forwarding Table Information Address Port Status Transparent Bridge Static Filtering Table Information Address ReceivePort AllowedtoGoTo Status Table 8 159 ...

Page 166: ...dge Port Counter Table Port Traffic Graph Counter tables and traffic graphs can be paused or reset as desired The user can change the Poll Interval and Count graphs may use a three dimensional line by checking the 3D Line box Figure 120 160 ...

Page 167: ...and status information as well as performing control operations that affect the operation of the network The agent responds to queries for information from the centralized network management system allowing the health and performance of the network to be monitored and controlled RMON an acronym for Remote Monitoring was developed by the IETF Internet Engineering Task Force to provide a standard pr...

Page 168: ...ontrols the periodic statistical sampling of data from various types of networks This group consists of the historyControlTable The Alarm Group The alarm group periodically takes statistical samples from variables in the probe and compares them to previously configured thresholds If the monitored variable crosses a threshold an event is generated A hysteresis mechanism is implemented to limit the ...

Page 169: ...window Reset This resets all statistics counters to zero Stop This stops the polling stops reading the statistics counters Start This starts the polling with an initial reading of the statistics counters Control Table Tab Click the Control Table tab to open the Control Table window A new data source entry must be added to begin keeping device statistics 163 ...

Page 170: ...to remove it View If more than one entry exists in the Control Table it will be necessary to use the View function because only one entry s statistics may be viewed at any time To view an entry click the entry to highlight and click View if View is not active then that entry is currently set for view Refresh The Refresh function rewrites the Control Table Statistics Table Tab The Statistics Table ...

Page 171: ...hat were directed to the broadcast address Note that this does not include multicast packets Multicast Packets The total number of good packets received that were directed to a multicast address Note that this number does not include packets directed to the broadcast address CRCAlign Errors The total number of packets received that had a length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets of be...

Page 172: ...f packets including bad packets received that were between 256 and 511 octets in length inclusive excluding framing bits but including FCS octets 512 1023 Octets The total number of packets including bad packets received that were between 512 and 1023 octets in length inclusive excluding framing bits but including FCS octets 1024 1518 Octets The total number of packets including bad packets receiv...

Page 173: ... of networks The Ethernet History Group records periodic statistical samples from an Ethernet network and stores them for later retrieval Each such entry defines one sample and is associated with the History Control Group that caused the sample to be taken Control Table Tab Click the Control Table tab to open the Control Table window A new data source entry must be added to begin keeping device hi...

Page 174: ...e View function because only one entry s statistics may be viewed at any time To view an entry click the entry to highlight and click View if View is not active then that entry is currently set for view Refresh The Refresh function rewrites the Control Table History Table Tab The History Table is an historical sample of Ethernet statistics on a particular Ethernet interface The History Control Gro...

Page 175: ...during this sampling interval that were less than 64 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets had either a bad Frame Check Sequence FCS with an integral number of octets F CS Error or a bad FCS with a non integral number of octets Alignment Error Note that it is entirely normal for etherHistoryFragments to increment This is because it counts both runts which are normal occu...

Page 176: ...sampling interval Error is given as CRC_Align Undersize Oversize Fragment Jabber Collision polling_time The data is graphed in line chart or 3D bar chart graphs each poll interval Packet Tab Click the Packet tab to open the Packet window The data below the graph represents the last measure of packets per second for frame types The data is plotted each poll interval in line chart or 3D bar chart gr...

Page 177: ... History RMON History Table Information Index Data source Buckets Requested Buckets Granted Interval Owner Status Time Stamp Drop Events Octets Packets Broadcast Multicast CRCAlign Umndersize Oversize Fragments Jabbers Collisions Utilizations Table 12 171 ...

Page 178: ...d with the rising and falling thresholds When setting this variable care should be taken in the case of deltaValue sampling the interval should be set short enough that the sampled variable is very unlikely to increase or decrease by more than 2 31 1 during a single sampling interval Sampling The method of sampling the selected variable and calculating the value to be compared against the threshol...

Page 179: ...value of this index is the same as identified by the same value of the eventIndex object If there is no corresponding entry in the eventTable then no association exists In particular if this value is zero no associated event will be generated as zero is not a valid event index Description A comment describing this event entry Community If an SNMP trap is to be sent it will be sent to the SNMP comm...

Page 180: ...e fallingThreshold and alarmStartupAlarm is equal to fallingAlarm 2 or risingOrFallingAlarm 3 then a single falling alarm will be generated Rising Threshold A threshold for the sampled statistic When the current sampled value is greater than or equal to this threshold and the value at the last sampling interval was less than this threshold a single event will be generated A single event will also ...

Page 181: ...alue is zero no associated event will be generated as zero is not a valid event index Falling Event The index of the eventEntry that is used when a falling threshold is crossed The eventEntry identified by a particular value of this index is the same as identified by the same value of the eventIndex object If there is no corresponding entry in the eventTable then no association exists In particula...

Page 182: ...ype Value StartupAlarm RisingThreshold FallingThreshold RisingEvent FallingEvent Owner Status RMON Alarm Add Modify Parameters Index Interval Variable Owner StartUp Sampling Threshold Value Rising Falling Rising Event Activate Index Description Community Type Falling Event Activate Index Description Community Type Table 13 176 ...

Page 183: ...mment describing the event entry Type The type of notification that the probe will make about the event In the case of log an entry is made in the log table for each event In the case of snmp trap an SNMP trap is sent to one or more management stations Community If an SNMP trap is to be sent it will be sent to the SNMP community specified by this octet string Last Time Sent The value of sysUpTime ...

Page 184: ...atus RMON Alarm Add Modify Parameters Index Interval Variable Owner StartUp Sampling Threshold Value Rising Falling Rising Event Activate Index Description Community Type Falling Event Activate Index Description Community Type Table 13 The Event controls work in a similar fashion Add or modify an Event control and define its parameters by clicking the Add or Modify button the Event Control pop up ...

Page 185: ...ser s Guide Figure 126 Figure 127 Path MIBs Æ RMON Æ Alarm Event Index Description Type Community TimeSent Owner Status RMON Alarm Event Table Information LogEventIndex logIndex logTime logDescription Table 14 179 ...

Page 186: ... Registration Protocol GARP 1pGmrp Group This group contains the objects for configuring and reporting on operation of the GARP Multicast Registration Protocol GMRP Dot1qBase Group This mandatory group contains the objects which are applicable to all bridges implementing IEEE 802 1Q virtual LANs The dot1qTp Group This group contains objects that control the operation and report the status of trans...

Page 187: ... the statically configured VLANs as well as reporting VLANs discovered by other means e g GVRP It also controls configuration and reports status of per port objects relating to VLANs and reports traffic statistics It also provides for management of the VLAN Learning Constraints Table 15 802 1P Basic Configuration Set the Traffic Class State true false and GMRP Status Figure 128 181 ...

Page 188: ...02 1P Æ Basic Configuration Read only Device Capabilties 802 1P Basic Configuration Set Traffic Class Status GMRP Status Table 16 Priority Information Form Choose the appropriate tab to view information listed by port number Figure 129 182 ...

Page 189: ...m DefaultUserPriority Table Information PortNumber UserPriority RegeneratedUserPriority Regenerated User Priorities Set UserPriority Table Information PortNumber TrafficClassPriority MappedTrafficClass User Priority To Traffic Class Set MappedTrafficClass Port Outbound Access Priority Table Information PortNumber RegenerateUserPriority Table 17 Port Capability The Port Capability window accessed a...

Page 190: ...P Æ Ports Capability Table Information PortNumber dot1dPortCapabilities Table 18 GMRP The GMRP Form allows you to enable GMRP for a selected port To enable GMRP for a given port highlight to select choose Enable from the pull down menu and click Set 184 ...

Page 191: ...r s Guide Path MIBs Æ 802 1P Æ GMRP GMRP Table Information PortNumber Status GmrpFailed GmrpLastPduOrign Table 19 GARP GARP settings are expressed in centi seconds hundredths of a second for each port Figure 131 185 ...

Page 192: ...GARP Table Information PortNumber GarpJoinTime GarpLeaveTime GarpLeaveAllTime Set GarpJoinTime GarpLeaveTime GarpLeaveAllTime Table 20 802 1Q 802 1Q Ports Information Configure VLANs settings for the selected device in the VLAN Ports Information side menu ...

Page 193: ... Bridge Æ Ports Information Table Information PortNumber PortVlanID AcceptableFrameTypes IngressFiltering GvrpStatus GvrpFailedRegistrations GvrpLastPduOrigin VLAN Ports Information Form Set PortVlanID AcceptableFrameTypes IngressFiltering GvrpStatus Table 21 187 ...

Page 194: ...l down menus Click the Add Update button effect the changes Path MIBs Æ 802 1Q Æ 802 1Q Bridge Æ Learning Constraint Table Table Information ConstraintVlanID ConstraintSet Type Status Set DefaultVlanConstraintSet DefaultVlanConstraintType Learning Constrain t Table Configure ConstraintVlanID Type ConstraintSet Status Table 22 802 1Q VLAN The Basic VLAN Configuration Form presents in two tables to ...

Page 195: ... ID VLAN Name Egress Ports Forbidden Egress Ports VLAN Static Table Set VLAN Information Egress Ports Forbidden Ports Untagged Ports Table information VLAN ID VLAN Name Egress Ports Forbidden Egress Ports Untagged Ports Status VLAN Curren t Table Set Egress Ports Untagged Ports Table 23 189 ...

Page 196: ...cAddress PortNumber Status Table Information VLAN ID GroupAddres EgressPorts GMRPLearntPorts Tp Group Destination Forwarded Configure EgressPorts GMRPLearntPorts Table information VLAN ID AllPorts StaticPorts ForbiddenPorts Multcast Forwarding Info Configure AllForwardedPorts AllStaticPorts AllForbiddenPorts Table Information VLAN ID UnregisteredPorts Unregistered StaticPorts Forward Unregistere d...

Page 197: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 134 191 ...

Page 198: ... Go To Ports select ports Table information MAC Address Receive Port Egress Port Forbidden Ports Status VLAN Current Table Configure VID MAC Address Status Egress Ports Forbidden Ports select ports Table 25 Traffic Statistics Port traffic statistics for selected devices are viewed by highlighting the chosen port and clicking on the Statistics Info button A new menu pops up displaying port statisti...

Page 199: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Port VLAN Statistics Figure 135 Layer 3 Utilities To access Layer 3 utilities located under the MIBs proceed as follows MIBs Æ 802 1Q Æ Layer 3 Utilities 193 ...

Page 200: ...s is primarily to avoid having to read the table in order to determine this number 2 The ipForwardTable updates the RFC 1213 ipRouteTable to display multipath IP Routes This is in turn obsoleted by the ipCidrRouteTable 3 The ipCidrRouteTable updates the RFC 1213 ipRouteTable to display multipath IP Routes having the same network number but differing network masks Table 26 Figure 136 194 ...

Page 201: ...tHopAS ipForwardType IpForwardInfo IP Forward Table Configure IpForwardEntriesNumber ipForwardMask ipForwardIndex ipForwardNextHopAS ipForwardType IpForwardInfo Table 27 RIP 2 RIP2 RFC 1724 MIB The RIP 2 MIB contains global counters useful for detecting the deleterious effects of RIP incompatibilities two interfaces tables which contains interface specific statistics and configuration information ...

Page 202: ...ties Æ RIP 2 Read only Information GlobalRouteChanges GlobalQueriesResponse SubnetIPAddress NumOfTriggeredRIPStates Status Subnet Information Set Subnet IP Address Status Read only Information IP Address Subnet Configuration Set AuthenticationType AuthenticationKey InterfaceSends AcceptedRIPVersion DefaultMetric Status InterfaceSourceAddress Routing Peer Information Table Information SrcIpAddress ...

Page 203: ...ivers The OSPF Process automatically discovers all IP Interfaces and creates corresponding OSPF Interfaces The TOS 0 metrics are autonomously derived from if Speed The OSPF Process automatically creates the Areas required for the Interfaces The simplest configuration of an OSPF process requires that The OSPF Process is enabled Area Data Structure and Area Stub Metric Table The Area Data Structure ...

Page 204: ...Neighbor Tables The Neighbor Table and the Virtual Neighbor Table describe the neighbors to the OSPF Process OSPF Traps OSPF is an event driven routing protocol where an event can be a change in an OSPF interface s link level status the expiration of an OSPF timer or the reception of an OSPF protocol packet Many of the actions that OSPF takes as a result of these events will result in a change of ...

Page 205: ...ayer 3 utilities Æ OSPF Æ OSPF Area Information Read only Information GlobalRouteChanges GlobalQueriesResponse SubnetIPAddress NumOfTriggeredRIPStates Status Area Table Set AreaId Type Area Summary Area Status ImportASExternLsa Read only Information Stub Area Type Of Service Stub Area Table Set Metric Metric Type Status Read only Information AggreagateAreaID AggregateNet AggregateMask Area Aggrega...

Page 206: ...equenceNum Age Checksum Advertisement Ext Link State Database Table Information LsdbType LinkStateID RouterID SequenceNum Age Checksum Advertisement Table 33 OSPF Host Table Path MIBs Æ Layer 3 utilities Æ OSPF Æ OSPF Host Table Form Table Information HostIpAddress TypeOfService Metric Status HostAreaID Set HostIpAddress TypeOfService Metric Status Table 34 ...

Page 207: ...tDelay AuthenticationKey RetransInterval IfMulticastForwarding HelpInterval Administrative Status RouterDeadInterval IfDemand PollInterval Authentication Type Table Read only Information IpAddress AddressLessInterface TypeOfService Interface Metric Table Set MetricValue Status Table Read only Information AreaId NeighborID Virtual Interface Table Set TransitDelay Hellointerval RetransInterval RtrDe...

Page 208: ...lities Æ OSPF Æ OSPF Neighbor Table Read only Information IpAddress AddressLessIndex Neighbo r Table Set Priority Status Virtual Neighbo r Table Table Information TransitAreaID NbrRouterId VirtualNbrIpAddr Options State Events RetransmissionQueueLen HelloSuppressed Table 36 202 ...

Page 209: ...he IP multicast groups known to a router 2 The IP Multicast Routing Next Hop Table containing information on the next hops for the routing IP multicast data grams Each entry is one of a list of next hops on outgoing interfaces for particular sources sending to a particular multicast group address 3 The IP Multicast Routing Interface Table containing multicast routing information specific to interf...

Page 210: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 139 204 ...

Page 211: ...Datagrams RouterProtocol IPMRoute Table Set MulticastRouteEnable Next Hop Table Table Information NextHopGroup NextHopSource NextHopSoureMask NextHopIndex NextHopAddress State UpTime ExpiryTime ClosestMemeberHops Protocol ForwardPkts Table Read only Information Index Interface Table Set TTL Threshold Interface Protocol Table Read only Information IfIndex Address AddressMask Status BoundaryEntr y T...

Page 212: ...s that do not support multicasting a mechanism called tunneling was developed The multicast forwarding algorithm requires the building of trees based on routing information This tree building needs more state information than RIP is designed to provide so DVMRP is much more complicated in some places than RIP A link state algorithm which already maintains much of the state needed might prove a bet...

Page 213: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 140 Path MIBs Æ Layer 3 utilities Æ DVMRP General Info Table Read only Information DVMRPVersion DVMRPGenerationId NumberOfRoutes ReachableRoutes Table 41 207 ...

Page 214: ...st routing table whose interface is running PIM and whose state is pruned 5 The deprecated PIM RP Table contains the PIM version 1 information for IP multicast groups which is common to all RPs of a group 6 The PIM RP Set Table contains the PIM version 2 information for sets of candidate Rendezvous Points RPs for IP multicast group addresses with particular address prefixes 7 The PIM Candidate RP ...

Page 215: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 141 209 ...

Page 216: ...n CandidateRPGroupAddress CandidateRPGroupMask CandidateR PEntryTable Set RowStatus Table 43 Path MIBs Æ Layer 3 utilities Æ PIM Æ Rendezvous Points Info Table Read only Information IPAddress NetMask PIM Interface Table Set PimJoinPruneInterval IfIndex JoinPruneInterval Candidate Bootstrap Router HelloInterval Mode Status Neighbor Table Table Information NeighborAddress IfIndex UpTime ExpiryTime M...

Page 217: ...SNMPv3 Configuration Use the SNMPv3 menu to configure SNMPv3 security settings and new user setup Choose SNMPv1 SNMPv2 or SNMPv3 as appropriate in the SNMP Version entry field Use buttons to access pop up menus Figure 142 211 ...

Page 218: ...ption System Object ID Sytem Uptime System Contact System Name System Location User Defined Parameters IP Address Port Number Security Name Context Engine ID Auth Password Priv Password Auth Protocol Priv Protocol Contact Name Security Level Write Community String Time out Retries Table 45 ...

Page 219: ...nces pop up menus are accessed by clicking the buttons on the right side of the SNMP Configuration menu Use these menus exactly as menus used in previous examples Figure 143 Path MIBs Æ SNMPv3 click MPD button MPD RFC 2572 Table SecurityModels InvalidMsgs UnknownPDUHandlers Table 46 213 ...

Page 220: ...portedSecLevels NotInTimeWindows UnknownUserNames UnknownEngineIDs WrongDigests DecryptionErrors UserEntry_Table EngineID Name SecurityName CloneForm AuthProtocol AuthKeyChange OwnAuthKeyChange PrivChange PrivKeyChange OwnPrivKeyChange Public StorageType Status Table 48 Path MIBs Æ SNMPv3 click VACM button ContextEntry_Table vacmContextEntryName SecurityToGroupEntry_Table SecurityName SecurityMode...

Page 221: ...est user convenience D View 5 1 also includes D Link s proprietary administration utility DIAP DIAP allows the user to have limited administrative access to D Link broadband devices such as ADSL and ISDN routers ADSL modems and Wireless routers This tool can be used to assign IP settings to such devices DIAP will automatically discover all DIAP enabled devices and display IP settings and MAC infor...

Page 222: ...erver is active upon launch and can transfer files located on the host system to any SNMP device File transfer information is displayed in the TFTP Server window This information includes the IP address of the file recipient the type and name of the file transferred and the status of the transfer Error messages appear in the bottom field display 216 ...

Page 223: ...y send requests to the management console for downloading of their respective image files When a request is received from a device the server searches using the MAC address of the device its database for the image file assigned to the requesting device and then downloads the appropriate file to the device Software downloading is necessary when a new software version is released from the device ven...

Page 224: ...ervers on the network to act as BOOTP servers or it may use the host system as the server The D View network management system comes with a BOOTP server function that allows you to configure the management console as a BOOTP server on the network When operating as a BOOTP server all network devices that need IP addresses send BOOTP requests to the management console for retrieval of their respecti...

Page 225: ...e screen prompting the network administrator to assign an IP address for this request After assigning an IP address the entry is then added on the table for use on subsequent request from the device The BOOTP table is stored in the hard disk of the management console and can be updated any time by the network administrator In addition to the IP address each entry in the BOOTP table can also furnis...

Page 226: ...nectivity of a device by sending ICMP echo request packets to it and then waits for the ICMP echo response packets from the device For every request PING expects a response otherwise a problem exists in the connection In addition to sending a series of ICMP echo requests and capturing responses PING also provides statistics for lost datagrams These values can be used to determine the reliability o...

Page 227: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 147 221 ...

Page 228: ...es and maintain client records It is organized in the order of the descending menu items under the Account drop down menu Trap Management Traps SNMP devices send traps over the network for reporting event occurrences and status changes on their respective systems These traps are classified into two groups generic and specific Generic traps relate to events that are common to all SNMP devices such ...

Page 229: ...or Use the Trap Editor to modify MIB object names for modules and devices on the network Select the device module from the list in the top panel MIB objects are indexed according to class Click on the index number to view that object class group To change the alias name of a single object double click it or highlight it and click on the Modify icon just above the object list Use the Change Alias N...

Page 230: ... Alerts To change the order of presentation of the trap alerts under System go to Trap Management then to Sort By and left click on your choice of Time default Received From or Trap Message type Trap Type Properties Trap alerts can be color coded by type to make them easier to distinguish in the list Open the Trap Type Properties pop up window to edit the font and background color of the most urge...

Page 231: ...g pop up window to limit both the device from which trap alerts are listed and the type of traps listed Type the IP address of any device you want to designate for trap viewing and click the Add button Highlight a device in the list and click Remove to remove that device from the trap list 225 ...

Page 232: ... 5 1 User s Guide The OIDs tab allows you to limit traps to specific OIDs Specify OIDs to view by typing in the OID and clicking Add To remove an OID from the list highlight it and click Remove Figure 150 226 ...

Page 233: ...TRF file Install Directory 5 1 Conf Trap gives the path for a TRF file TRF files that are txt files are composed with the following syntax and parameters 1 TRAP_MODULE Module Name At the beginning of the TRF file define which device is associated with the file The Module Name parameter is the device name 2 OBJECT_ID Module s OID Define this device s OID number Module s OID parameter is this device...

Page 234: ... trap entry name trap type is this trap s data type and trap s alias name is this trap s entry alias name 5 SYNTAX option name option value Define trap entry s option value if the trap has option value Option name is this trap entry s option name option value is the associated value 6 DESCRIPTION description description gives a definition of the MIB group Trap Log To turn the trap log on or off or...

Page 235: ...rmation if you prefer to use authentication otherwise select None Mail Sender Name is the name that appears as the sender in the email summary Supply a sender and receiver address and you can option to send a CC to one other email account Use the Mail Test button to test if all information has been correctly entered and the system is functioning Use the Trap Mail Setting Form to specify the type o...

Page 236: ...ce and alarm The Alarm Level pull down menu has standard alarms to choose from Type the message that accompanies the mail alert in Alarm Message The OID tab is used for proprietary or other objects used to trigger the email alert Add and remove items for email alerts the same as with other menus 230 ...

Page 237: ...are sent Alarm mail intervals may be specified using the Alarm Interval to specify the number of minutes between emails or use the Alarm Time to specify times when emails are sent daily Alarm mail intervals can be set up using both definitions if desired Alarm Time asks you to specify the hour HH and minute MM using 24 hour military time 231 ...

Page 238: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 155 Example Receiving alarm trap messages by e mail Step 1 Set the SMTP settings 232 ...

Page 239: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 156 Step 2 After making the settings you can use Mail Test to check whether the settings are correct 233 ...

Page 240: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 157 234 ...

Page 241: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Step 3 Figure 158 Step 4 Set alarm time alarm interval and conditions for sending trap mail 235 ...

Page 242: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 159 236 ...

Page 243: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 160 237 ...

Page 244: ...tilities You can develop execution files to plug into the D View platform How to install self developed device SNMP module SNMP Module execution files must have four parameters NdeviceModuleName IIPAddress RreadCommunityString WwriteCommunity String 238 ...

Page 245: ...Regedit Figure 162 Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEÆSOFTWAREÆD LinkÆModules there are four data folders Enter data into these four data folders as below 1 ExePath Record SNMP Device Module execution file with Device OID as Key Select and then right click with mouse on newly added words value At the value name input Device OID Input execution file name Add N before the execution file name 239 ...

Page 246: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 163 Figure 164 240 ...

Page 247: ... Guide 2 HelpPath Record Help file location using Device OID as Key Select and right click to added words value At name value input Device OID Under data value input Help file location and full path name Figure 165 241 ...

Page 248: ...as Key Select and right click on mouse on newly added words value Under name value input Device OID Under data value input Icon file location and full path name Note Please make sure you have both the ico file and the bmp file of the same picture For example you must have dgs3208 ico and dgs3208 bmp 242 ...

Page 249: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 167 Figure 168 243 ...

Page 250: ...ed information with OID of Device as Key Select and right click on mouse for newly added words value Under name value input Device OID Under data value there are four values separated by commas Device Role Module Name Home page and Company Name Figure 169 244 ...

Page 251: ... View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 170 Install common tools and plug in to menu item Step 1 Type DLINK_INSTALL_PATH Conf Resources NewMenu ini For example install DIAP2 pathway under Tools Menu Figure 171 245 ...

Page 252: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Application Name Execution file name Application Path Execution file pathway Parameters Execution file parameters Step 2 Execution outcome Figure 172 246 ...

Page 253: ...ibility Different groups of clients can generate statements at difference schedules Detects abnormal usage for clients Assigns custom taxes to service charges weekly monthly every three months biannually annually Credit adjust function allows you to insert credit records manually and give credit for wrong or misdialed work Late fee assessment function allows you to assign late payment charges with...

Page 254: ...omer equipment just like the telephone system As with telephone numbers you can manage customers by means of equipment management The menus available are the following Client Update Client Record Query Client Online Query Client Abnormal Situation Device Utilization 248 ...

Page 255: ...evice Thus customer data is established Client Update Use the client update menu to view basic client information including Name Phone IP Address Switch IP Address Switch Port used Status Pay and E Mail address To add a new client click the Add button to bring up the Client Manager menu see below Update or change existing client information by highlighting the client on the table and clicking the ...

Page 256: ...button is used to view the client s payment status The Port Check button is used to detect the port number and status of the client and update the device records from the database The Client Status button is used to check a client s expiration status or to change client payment terms and expiration deadline Client Manager The Client Manager Add is identical to the Modify menu 250 ...

Page 257: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 176 251 ...

Page 258: ...es or whether it is past due If payment is past due we close the connection disable its link port and prevent the client from being connected to the network We also need to decide whether the client is experiencing abnormal usage Depending on the situation we may disable the client s link port and notify the client so as to not jeopardize other clients 252 ...

Page 259: ...s search conditions including device IP address link port client name and client pay status Define the parameters and click the Query button to view the record search results in the record table Figure 178 Client Online Query View client users currently connected to a selected device 253 ...

Page 260: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 179 Client Abnormal Situation Use this to check client usage and logs of abnormal situations for a chosen device 254 ...

Page 261: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 180 Device Utilization Analyze network usage and query total number of ports and ports open for a device 255 ...

Page 262: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 181 Device Group Manager Figure 182 256 ...

Page 263: ...m etc Select devices from the tree and drag them to another group Add or Delete groups and teams with the buttons on the bottom of the menu Figure 183 Pay Rate Configuration To Add Modify or Delete pay rate categories type or select information in the spaces provided at the bottom of the menu 257 ...

Page 264: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 184 258 ...

Page 265: ...olutions presented in this section Problem Can t open D View with database error Solution Please install Access 2000 Problem Can t find any SNMP devices in D View Solution Please check the SNMP read community string Figure 185 Problem Can t use MIB Utilities to manage the device in D View Solution Please check the write community string and read community string in the device and check if this dev...

Page 266: ...View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 186 Problem Can t send trap mail Solution Check the Trap Mail SMTP Settings SMTP Server Port Type etc and Trap Mail Interval Settings IP Address Alarm Level Alarm Message 260 ...

Page 267: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 187 261 ...

Page 268: ...D View 5 1 User s Guide Figure 188 Problem Auto discover can t find the device you want Solution Use the Discover function under System to find the device you want 262 ...

Page 269: ...Platform with the mouse to bring up the pop up menu Select Add Device then shows the new device form Input parameters and click the ok button Problem Can t import the new device module into D View 5 1 Solution You can install the device module from the D View 5 1 CD Rom If you want to upgrade the device module you can download the latest Module Setup file from the D Link web site http www dlink co...

Page 270: ...t find wireless AP module in D View 5 1 Solution You can install the device module from the D View 5 1 CD ROM If you want to upgrade the device module you can download the latest Module Setup file from the D Link Website http www dlink com tw ...

Page 271: ... Spanning Tree Information Port Table Transparent Bridge Forwarding Table Static Table Port Counters RMON Statistics History Alarm Event 802 1P Basic Configuration Priority Information Port Capability GMRP GARP 802 1Q 802 1Q Bridge Æ Basic Configuration Ports Information General Information Learning Constraint Information 802 1Q VLAN Forwarding Filtering Unicast Multicast Static Filtering Traffic ...

Page 272: ...essages 26 counter tables 158 credit adjust function 23 Credit adjust function 245 D device control 36 Device Group Manager 255 Device Port 245 Device Utilization 253 Discover 41 E Entity Logical Table 138 Ethernet 19 Event controls 176 F Favorites group 25 G GARP 178 GMRP 178 GUI Graphic User Interface 24 L Layer 2 Layer 3 functions 113 Layer 3 utilities 19 191 line function 110 list view 19 M MI...

Page 273: ...RMON Alarm 170 S Set module color 88 Set module font 87 Set table 83 SNMP configuration 41 SNMP device 24 67 SNMP enabled device 75 SNMPv3 209 STP port settings 154 STP Port Table 154 subdomain 33 T Table view 75 telnet 48 Tool pad 26 Tool tab 93 topology 19 Traffic Class State 179 traffic graphs 158 trap 54 trap alerts 222 223 trap management 58 220 tree view 19 U unicast discovery 42 User Define...

Page 274: ... 3185 FAX 56 2 232 0923 URL www dlink cl E MAIL ccasassu dlink cl tsilva dlink cl China D Link China 15th Floor Science Technology Tower No 11 Baishiqiao Road Haidan District 100081 Beijing China TEL 86 10 68467106 FAX 86 10 68467110 URL www dlink com cn E MAIL liweii digitalchina com cn Denmark D Link Denmark Naverland 2 DK 2600 Glostrup Copenhagen Denmark TEL 45 43 969040 FAX 45 43 424347 URL ww...

Page 275: ...otahda Shinagawa Tokyo 141 Japan TEL 81 3 5434 9678 FAX 81 3 5434 9868 URL www d link co jp E MAIL kida d link co jp Netherlands D Link Benelux Fellenoord 1305611 ZB Eindhoven the Netherlands TEL 31 40 2668713 FAX 31 40 2668666 URL www d link benelux nl Norway D Link Norway Waldemar Thranesgate 77 0175 Oslo Norway TEL 47 22 991890 FAX 47 22 207039 URL www dlink no Russia D Link Russia Michurinski ...

Page 276: ...asim Sk No 5 Mecidiyekoy Istanbul Turkey TEL 90 212 213 3400 FAX 90 212 213 3420 E MAIL smorovati dlink me com U A E D Link Middle East CHS Aptec Dubai P O Box 33550 Dubai U A E TEL 971 4 366 885 FAX 971 4 355 941 E MAIL Wxavier dlink me com U K D Link Europe 4th Floor Merit House Edgware Road Colindale London NW9 5AB United Kingdom TEL 44 0 20 8731 5555 FAX 44 0 20 8731 5511 BBS 44 0 181 235 5511...

Page 277: ...he following questions help us to support your product 1 Where and how will the product primarily be used Home Office Travel Company Business Home Business Personal Use 2 How many employees work at installation site 1 employee 2 9 10 49 50 99 100 499 500 999 1000 or more 3 What network protocol s does your organization use XNS IPX TCP IP DECnet Others_____________________________ 4 What network op...

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