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Contents 1 Getting Started with INMS 1.1 Auto-Discovering Nodes 1.1.1 Network Subnet 1.1.2 Enable Broadcast Discovery 1.1.3 Timeout 1.1.4 Discovery Results 1.1.5 Include to Topology 1.1.6 Submit 1.1.7 Cancel 1.2 Configuring a New Node 1.3 Moving and Resizing Icons 1.4 Adding Background Map Images 1.5 Saving and Loading Profiles 1.6 Using the Node Shortcut Menu 1.7 GUI-Node Connectivity Settings 1.7.1 IP Address 1.7.2 Alias 1.7.3 Password 1.7.4 Node Icon 1.7.5 Submit Changes 1.7.6 OK 1.8 Open Status Window 1.9 Advanced Node Configuration 1.10 Save Configuration 1.11 Back Up 1.12 Unlock 1.13 FW Upgrade 1.14 Reboot 1.15 Restore Defaults 1.16 Current Throughput 1.17 WISP Easy Wizard (WEW) 1.18 Remove

Getting Started with INMS

Starting from the menus and windows mentioned above, you can auto-discover and insert new nodes, display maps and graphics of your wireless network, save and load profiles and access multi-tabbed windows used for advanced configuration of nodes.

Auto-Discovering Nodes

Discovery Manager allows you to discover nodes and insert them into the Topology Map. A custom polling protocol is used to detect IKARUS nodes in the specified subnet. Discovered nodes are displayed in a tabular format. To use Discovery Manager:

• Right click anywhere in the topology pane, then click the Diskovery Manager button that appears,

or

• In the Tools menu, select Discovery Manager. The Auto Discovery dialog box appears.

The Auto Discovery Dialog Box consists of the following options: Network Subnet, Enable Broadcast Discovery, Timeout, Discovery Results, Include to Topology, Submit, Cancel.

Network Subnet

In the Network Subnet field, type the subnet address. (INMS will detect nodes in which the first three segments, or 24 bits, of their IP address match the first three segments of the subnet address.)

Enable Broadcast Discovery

Select the Enable Broadcast Discovery checkbox. (INMS uses a UDP broadcast message to detect any nodes on the network.)

Timeout

In the Timeout field, type a timeout value in seconds (default: 10 seconds)

Discovery Results

Click Start to initiate a discovery poll. The Discovery Results bar graph displays the progress of the poll. When complete, the table displays the IP Address, Host Name and Password (if used) of discovered node. The checkbox under Include to Topology is automatically selected.

Include to Topology

To display a node in the Topology Map, leave the Include to Topology checkbox selected.

Submit

Click the Submit button to insert the nodes into the Topology Map.

Cancel

Click the Cancel button to exit the Auto Discovery dialog box. Icons for each node should be visible in the Topology Map, labeled with the hostname. If two nodes have the same default hostname, INMS will label one with the hostname and the other with its IP address. (The label can be changed to an Alias using the GUI-Node Connectivity Settings dialog box, accessible from the Node Shortcut Menu.)

Configuring a New Node

Network nodes can be configured manually using the Insert New Node dialog box.
1. Use any one of the following three methods to configure a new node:

• Right click anywhere in the topology pane, then click the Insert new node button that appears,

or

• click the icon,

or

• on the Tools menu, click Add New Node. Then, the Insert New Node dialog box appears.

2. Type the IP address, Alias (optional) and SSH Settings Password. (Typically a new node is given the default password admin).

3. Select a Displayed Icon (optional) to represent the node.

Note: Though optional, adding Alias and/or Displayed Icon provides an enhanced visual representation of the nodes. This becomes especially useful when working with middle to large scale networks.

4 .Click the Add button. The icon will appear in the topology pane. All topology panes are updated with the new insertion information.

If the newly inserted node has successfully responded to a network probe, a green outline appears around the icon.

A red outline indicates the node is not responding.

Moving and Resizing Icons

• To move a node icon, drag it to the desired location in the pane.
• To resize a node icon, select the icon, then drag one of its handles.

Adding Background Map Images

Topology Map can be further enhanced by loading a background image to indicate the geographical location of the nodes. To add a background image:

1. On the File menu, click Load Background Image. The Load Background Image dialog appears.
2. Browse to the image file you wish to load, select it and click the Load Background Image button.

Note: .gif or .jpg formats may be used for background images.

3. Adjust the magnification level of the background image using the following zoom buttons located above the Registered Node List:

• Zoom in
• Zoom out
• Restore to default.

4. Create arrows indicating a connection between nodes by clicking in the center of the source node (a hand cursor will appear), and dragging to the center of the destination node. A line with arrowhead will appear between the nodes.

Saving and Loading Profiles

1. To save a Topology Profile, on the File menu, click Save Profile.
2. To load a Topology Profile, on the File menu, click Load Profile.

Using the Node Shortcut Menu

You can manage and configure a variety of operating parameters of network nodes from the Node Shortcut Menu, which can be accessed using either of the following methods:

• Double click any node name shown in the Node List.

or

• Right click any node in the Topology Map.

GUI-Node Connectivity Settings

Click this option to display the Node Connectivity Settings dialog box. This box contains the IP Address and Alias assigned to the selected icon. If an Alias has not been assigned, the Alias field will contain the Hostname of the node.

IP Address

When Ikarus NMS scans the network it looks for the IP Address listed in this dialog. If it makes a connection, the border around the icon turns green. If not, the border is red.

Alias

To change the Alias, type the new name into the Alias text box.

Password

Type the password (default: admin) into the Password field. (This step is required to allow access to Advanced Node Configuration described later in this section.)

Node Icon

To change the node icon, select a icon from the drop down menu.

Submit Changes

Click the Submit Changes button to add the node to the Topology Map and keep the dialog box open

OK

Click OK to add the node and exit the dialog box.

NOTE: Changing the IP Address, Alias or Password, specifies the parameters assigned to the currently selected node icon. The IP address and password will be used when INMS scans the network. Changing the IP address of the icon does not change the IP address of the node. If the IP address of the icon is changed to an address not present on the network, the border of the associated icon will turn red indicating no connection has been made.

Open Status Window

Click this option to access the Status dialog box, which contains the FW (Firmware) Version, Key Level, Up Time and Host Name fields. (The FW Version, Key Level and Up Time fields also are displayed in the Node Status pane of the Topology Map tab.)

• The FW Version field contains the version number of the firmware residing in the currently selected node.
• The Key Level field should display Level 2.
• Up Time – The length of time the node has been operating
• Host Name – The name of the currently selected node

Advanced Node Configuration

Click this option to retrieve information from the selected node and open the Advanced Configuration of Node tab.
NOTE: To access the Advanced Node Configuration you must first access the GUI-Node Connectivity Settings via the Node Shortcut Menu and enter the password, then click OK or Submit.
The Advanced Configuration of Node tab contains three sub-tabs: Configuration, Statistics and System Properties.

Each tab contains several additional tabs. The mind map below shows the hierarchy of advanced configuration tabs and sub-tabs used. The table indicates the chapter where descriptions and configuration procedures for each tab are located.

The table above indicates the chapters where descriptions and configuration procedures for each tab are located.

Save Configuration

Click this option to permanently save the configuration for the current node.
Note: After the base station is configured, the configuration parameters are stored in RAM (volatile memory). If the base station is powered down the configuration will be lost unless you Save Configuration to the base station’s permanent memory.

Back Up

Click this option and select:

• Retrieve Configuration to Retrieve the last saved node configuration

or

• Restore Configuration to Restore the node configuration from a file

Unlock

The Unlock menu option allows you to unlock certain capabilities of the IkarusOS. Click this option and select:

• Live to set-enable IkarusOS features automatic throught a Antcor's secure web page.

or

• Get Key to retrieve a key which will be used to produce the unlock key of the desired level of IkarusOS's functionality.

or

• Set key to input the key that unlocks the desired level of functionality of IkarusOS.

FW Upgrade

Click this option to access the Select dialog box, from which you can select the firmware image file to be loaded into the node.

Reboot

Click this option to reboot the node. An Alert dialog box appears with the question: Should system save its configuration before reboot. Click Yes if you want to save the configuration.

Restore Defaults

The Restore Defaults menu option allows you to reset the configuration of the node and bring it to it's initial state(IP:192.168.1.3)

Current Throughput

Click this option to display a real-time graphical display of transmit and receive traffic of the network interface.

WISP Easy Wizard (WEW)

Click this option to start a wizard that provides an easy and convenient way to install new nodes.

Remove

Click this option to remove the currently selected node from the Topology Map and Registered Node List.