Fluke Network Router User Manual

OER NetWatch User’s Guide Version 1.6 August 2007 Copyright 2001, 2005, 2007 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. All product names are trademark

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 10 Contents SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 2 CONTENTS 10 CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION 13 Overview 13 Key Product Featu

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 11 Saving Configuration Set-up 25 Using a NetWatch Visual 25 View Node Alarms 25 View Node Reports 25 Using N

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 12 The Receive SNMP Notifications service 38 Configuring services 38 CHAPTER 9: SECURITY 39 Levels of Security

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 13 Chapter 1 – Introduction Overview NetWatch is a web based management product that provides a very detailed a

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 14  NetWatch uses the MySQL database to store configuration and historical information. This is the largest pa

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 15 NetWatch Monitoring System The monitoring system is the core element within NetWatch. It performs the work of

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 16 NetWatch Database MySQL was strategically chosen as the database for NetWatch because of the speed with which

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 17 Chapter 2 – NetWatch Configuration To configure NetWatch click the “Administration” button on the welcome scre

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 18 Setting up a Device The process of setting of a network device for monitoring is done in a very intuitive and

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 19 If you are unhappy with the devices you have added, clicking on the ‘Reset Device List’ button will clear the

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 2Software License Agreement This is a legal agreement between you (“You”/ “the End User””), and Fluke Corporation

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 20 For more information on SNMP for the Interface Test or Trap Reception, see Appendix B: SNMP. Further details

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 21 At any time before you finish the wizard, the Configured? Column on Step 4 keeps track of what devices have be

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 22 A service can be managed or unmanaged using the provided checkbox. If a service is unmanaged this means it wil

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 23 Chapter 3 – NetWatch Visualisation NetWatch provides a unique way to visualise your network, by creating a net

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 24 To Change the Background image of a Visual - Navigate to the Background Admin section - Click the Change Map

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 25 Set the default action taken on clicking a Node\Link. The default action taken when left-clicking a node\link

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 26 View Traffic between 2 Nodes - Right click on the desired link - Select ‘Show Utilisation’ from the menu. Node

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 27 Chapter 4- The Alerting System How NetWatch Alerting Works NetWatch can throw alerts when certain events occur

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 28 To add or edit a service alert for a new device, when you get to the Discovery stage with discovery complete,

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 29 Setting up Alert Controllers To set up Alert Controllers go to the Configure Alarms page in the Admin section.

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 3written materials accompanying the Product. You shall not remove or alter Fluke’s copyright or other intellectua

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 30 Chapter 5: The Reporting System NetWatch prides itself on its ability to report on network status anywhere at

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 31 and press the show configuration button. This will show all the managed – unmanaged interfaces and services on

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 32 Chapter 6: Syslogs The Syslog protocol is an event notification protocol that allows a machine be it a Server

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 33 Chapter 7: Utilities Backing up the database from the web interface To back up your database from the web fron

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 34 of maps containing a device with this address will be displayed. The device name corresponding to that IP addr

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 35 Chapter 8: Services, Discovery and Polling If you are new to configuring NetWatch, please refer to Chapter

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 36 This service type is one of the most powerful supported by NetWatch. Along with testing the status of an inte

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 37  Test Community: This performs a simple ‘SNMP Get’ to ensure the correct SNMP community string has been confi

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 38 The Ping Response Test service This is one of the simplest service types NetWatch supports. On discovery a sin

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 39 Chapter 9: Security Three levels of security are available in NetWatch. Each level allows access to different

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 49. TERMINATION Either party shall be entitled forthwith to terminate this Agreement by written notice if the oth

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 40 Appendix A: SNMP SNMP, or Simple Network Management Protocol, is a widely used standard that allows network m

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 41 the device with each SNMP request. If you are not sure of the communities on a particular device a good guess

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 42 Configuring SNMP on a Cisco Router The following instructions describe how to configure SNMP on a Cisco router

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 43 Cisco Information on SNMP - www.cisco.com/warp/public/535/3.html

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 44 Appendix B: NetWatch And IIS NetWatch can be configured to use IIS as its default web server. To achieve this

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 45 11. Due to the security considerations with IIS, we strongly recommend that you install all of the available I

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 46 Appendix C: Integrating Netwatch and Netflow Tracker Firstly it is important to note that Netwatch and Netfl

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 47 Appendix D: Auto Discovery Given a starting IP address and appropriate community strings NetWatch will automa

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 48 IP Address Range Filters With this type of filter only devices within a specified IP address range will be dis

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 49 Appendix E: Third Party Software NetWatch makes use of some third party libraries, distributed under various l

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 514.2 This Agreement is personal to You and You shall not assign, sub-License or otherwise transfer this Agreemen

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 6Appendix 1 to End User LicenseTerms and Conditions for Fluke Support and Maintenance Service 1. Definitions 1.1

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 7foregoing, VAT, excise tax, tax on sales, property or use, import or other duties whether levied in respect of t

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 8termination and any obligations which expressly or by implication are intended to commence or continue in effect

User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch 9ScheduleSupport Services 1. Support Hours The Support Hours during which Fluke shall supply the Support Servic