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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide
802.11a/b/g Indoor Wireless Mesh Network
Access Point
MAP-3100 / MAP-3120
Mesh Network Manager (MnM)
Management Utility User Manual
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Copyright Copyright © 2008 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET. PLANET makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Table of Content Table of Content 3 1 Overview 6 2 System Requirement 7 3 Utility Installation and Un-installation 8 3.1 Installation 8 3.1.1 Introduction 8 3.1.2 Choose Install Folder 9 3.1.3 Choose Shortcut Folder 9 3.1.4 Pre-Installation Summary 10 3.1.5 Installing 10 3.1.6 Installation Complete 11 3.2 Un-installation 11 3.2.1 Introduction 12 3.2.2 Uninstalling 12 3.2.3 Uninstallation Complete 13 4 How to Use PLANET Mesh Network Management
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 4.2.3.21 Client Properties 40 4.2.3.22 Get/Set using MIB Reader 41 4.2.3.23 Load/Unload MIB 44 4.2.3.24 Alarm Table 45 4.2.3.25 Add Trap Agent 46 4.2.3.26 View Log Files 48 4.2.3.27 Show Route 49 4.2.3.28 Create VPN Connection 51 4.2.3.29 Configure Mesh APs 56 4.2.3.30 Discovery Tool 58 4.2.3.31 View Interface and Client Live Statistic 58 4.2.3.32 Logout Client 60 5 Configure the Mesh AP using AP Configurator 62 5.1 Overview of AP Configurator 62
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 5.3.1.34 Status > DHCP Client 121 5.3.1.35 Command > Reboot 121 5.3.1.36 Command > Reset 122 5.3.1.37 Command > Download/Upload 122 6 Technical Support 124 PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page5 of 124
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 1 Overview This document provides a details information and application guidance for the user of the management software, the PLANET Mesh Network Manager (MnM). This network management system is intended to perform an overall monitoring and configuring features for the PLANET Mesh Network. PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page6 of 124
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 2 System Requirement The PLANET Mesh Network Manager is written in JAVA, hence it has the feature of cross platform, capable to run in most of the platform. The following are the recommended system requirement. - 256 MB RAM (recommended minimum) - 10 MB hard disk space - Microsoft Windows 2000, XP (recommended) Besides, in order to enable the NMS to work properly, the following ports must be allowed through any firewall between the NMS and the agen
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 3 Utility Installation and Un-installation 3.1 Installation Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive to launch the auto run program. Once completed, a menu screen will appear. Click the “PLANET Mesh Network Manager” hyperlink and select “Open” or “Run” to initiate the install wizard. After the wizard completes preparation, follow the 6 easy steps directed by the wizard to perform the installation. 3.1.1 Introduction Simply explain what
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 3.1.2 Choose Install Folder Prompt user to choose the install path (directory) and name the install folder. Press Next to proceed. 3.1.3 Choose Shortcut Folder Specify where the software shortcut will be created at. Press Next to proceed. PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page9 of 124
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 3.1.4 Pre-Installation Summary Let user have a quick review about the installation settings before start installing. Press Install button to start the installation. 3.1.5 Installing Installation is in progress. Once the installation is completed it will direct the user to the next step. PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page10 of 124
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 3.1.6 Installation Complete Indicating the installation is completed, and user can select to restart the system instantly or afterward, in order to complete the installation. Press Done to conclude the installation. After that, you may launch the NMS through the shortcut you created previously. 3.2 Un-installation In order to uninstall the PLANET Mesh Network Manager from your terminal, you can get the uninstaller wizard from the software directory.
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 3.2.1 Introduction An introduction regarding the uninstallation of the PLANET Mesh Management Tool. Click Uninstall to start the process. 3.2.2 Uninstalling Uninstallation is in the progress. Once the progress is completed, it will automatically direct you to the next step. PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page12 of 124
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 3.2.3 Uninstallation Complete The software is uninstalled. You may choose to restart the terminal instantly or afterward in order to complete the process. PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page13 of 124
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 4 How to Use PLANET Mesh Network Management Tools 4.1 Quick Start First of all, make sure the terminal where you installed your PLANET Mesh Network Management Tools is connected to the network, via Wireless or Wired LAN. Then, launch the NMS at the location where you install it. For a Layer 3 Mesh network: Click the Create Map button on the toolbar to generate a new map profile. A dialog box would appear, select SNMP Map and enter the name of the
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 4.2 Software Overview & Features 4.2.1 Software Layout Before we proceed further, let us have an overview at the layout of the NMS. Basically, the PLANET Mesh Network Management Tools is consists of three major sections: Map Container MIB Reader Alarm Viewer User can switch the view of the NMS by select the tabs at the left bottom corner, as illustrated, or through the menu bar. 4.2.1.1 Map Container The Map Container is the section
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide the live result regarding the clients. 4.2.1.2 MIB Reader The MIB Reader provides user a simple user-interface to retrieve as well as configure the settings of the Mesh AP unit through the standard or vendor proprietary MIB files. With the correct community and password, user can perform the SNMP actions such as SNMPGet, SNMPSet and SNMPTable. PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page16 of 124
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide The left pane displays the list of MIB and its tree. User can load and unload MIB file from the desired location. More than one file can be loaded into the MIB Reader. In order to read or set an item, expand the MIB tree, select the desired node. Select the SNMP version; fill in the IP Address and other necessary keyword. Then click on the command button (SnmpGet, SnmpSet, SnmpWalk, Load Table, etc..) on the toolbar. The output will be shown on the Out
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 4.2.2 Toolbar Reference This section provides a quick reference for the buttons in the toolbar of the NMS. The description of the toolbar of the NMS is illustrated at the table below: Button Name Function Create Map Create a new topology map profile Open Map Open a pre-saved topology map profile View Tile View the topology map in grid layout View Cascade View the topology map in cascade layout SnmpGet SnmpGet the data from MIB tree Snm
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Add Table Row Add a row to SNMP Table Del Table Row Delete a row from SNMP Table Walk the selected item from the MIB tree SnmpWalk Start Trap Initiate the Alarm Host system Stop Trap Stop the Alarm Host system On the other hand, the following table shows the description of the toolbar of the map container: Button Name Function Import Import an image file to use as the background image of the topology map Background Save Profile Sav
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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide 4.2.3 Features 4.2.3.1 Create Map In the NMS, two topology maps are available: SNMP Map and Layer-2 Map. These two types of map look similar. The main difference between them is the method to get the topology information. • The SNMP Map is the ordinary type, where it uses the SNMP protocol to collect the topology from the nodes discovered, and then plot the map using the collaborate data. • Whereas the Layer-2 Map opens a specific port to listen fo
