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User’s Guide – version 1.6 NetWatch
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Contents
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 2
CONTENTS 10
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION 13
Overview 13
Key Product Features 13
Minimum System Requirements 13
Installing NetWatch 13
Accessing the User Interface 14
Service 14
Details 14
Architecture Overview. 14
NetWatch Monitoring System 15
NetWatch Database 16
Alerting System 16
Web Front-end 16
CHAPTER 2 – NETWATCH CONFIGURATION 17
Global System Settings 17
Setting up a Device 18
Step 1. Specifying Devices. 18
Step 2. Select Service Types 19
Ping 19
TCP Port Test 19
SNMP Interface Test 19
SNMP Trap Reception 19
Step 3. Alarms. 20
Step 4. Discovery 20
Step 5. Editing Devices 21
Editing Services. 21
Data Archiving. 22
Enabling Data Archiving. 22
Disabling Data Archiving. 22
CHAPTER 3 – NETWATCH VISUALISATION 23
Managing Visual Backgrounds 23
Visual Backgrounds Supplied with NetWatch 23
To Create a New NetWatch Visual 23
To Rename a Visual 23
To Delete a Visual 23
To Create a Visual with an Existing Background 23
To Change the Background image of a Visual 24
Drawing the Visual 24
Enter Administration Section. 24
Add and Position Network Nodes 24
Add links between two nodes. 24
Define actions for Node and Links 24
Set the default action taken on clicking a Node\Link. 25
Align Node Descriptions. 25
Set Node Description Colour 25