NetBotz Appliance configuration settings in DCE

Use this option's configuration display to configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) settings the selected NetBotz Appliance or Appliances can use to communicate with an SNMP-based Network Management Server (NMS). Note Enable SNMP Agent must be selected to configure the settings. Version 1/Version 2c tab Use this tab to define the settings an NMS can use for SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c communication with a NetBotz Appliance. Element Description Enable SNMP Agent Select to enable the SNMP agent settings. Read-only Community Name Define the community name used for read-only SNMP requests. Confirm Name Confirm a new or edited Read-only Community Name definition. Read/Write Community Name Define the community name used for read and write SNMP requests. Confirm Name Confirm a new or changed Read/Write Community Name definition. Port Identify the number of the port used for SNMP agent communication. Version 3 tab Use this tab to identify the settings that an NMS can use for SNMPv3 communication with a NetBotz Appliance. Element Description Users Select the user accounts an NMS can use to connect to the SNMPV3 Agent on a selected NetBotz Appliance. Authentication Protocol Select SHA-1 or MD5 as the protocol used when sending SNMPv3 informs to the target device. Encryption Algorithm Select whether encryption will be used with the SNMPv3, and if used, which protocol: None, DES, or AES-128.

Use this option's configuration display to configure the settings the selected NetBotz Appliance can use for Short-Message Service (SMS) communication. Basic tab Element Description SIM PIN For modems that use a SIM (subscriber identification module), identify the PIN (personal identification number) used to unlock that SIM. Note For modems that do not have a SIM, this field must be blank. Confirm SIM PIN Identify the SIM PIN, again. Service Center (SMSC) Identify the address of the Short Message Service Center (SMSC) used by your SMS service. The SMSC is essentially an SMS server that is used to send the messages. The address for the SMSC is typically programmed into the SIM and, therefore, you can typically leave this field blank. Note Entering a value in this field will override automatic SMSC selection. Destination Identify the address used to send an SMS to an e-mail destination. When an SMS message needs to be sent to an e-mail destination address, the NetBotz Appliance puts the e-mail address at the beginning of the message and sends it to the Destination address. The SMSC receives the message, pulls out the e-mail address, and sends the remainder of the message to that address. Note The default value for this field is 0000000000, the value that works with AT&T Wireless. Interrupt PPP When an SMS Alert Occurs Select this option if your modem supports both SMS and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) communications, to allow SMS communication to override PPP communication when necessary. If PPP dial-out is active when the NetBotz Appliance needs to send an SMS alert, PPP will be interrupted while the SMS message is sent. Once the SMS message has been sent, the PPP connection will be reestablished. Advanced tab Element Description Send Debug Messages to Syslog Select to have debug messages forwarded to the syslog host. Use Default SMS Settings Select to use the default SMS values for your SMS-capable modem. Note To use custom settings, disable this option and use Use Protocol Descriptor Unit (PDU), Character Set, and Initialization Commands to specify those customs settings. Use Protocol Descriptor Unit (PDU) Select to use the PDU mode when communicating with the modem to send an SMS message. Note PDU mode is more versatile than the default SMS text settings mode, and some modems do not support both modes. Character Set Identify the character set to be used when communicating with the modem to send an SMS message. Initialization Commands Identify the initialization string to be used for the modem that will send SMS messages.

The configuration settings at the monitored NetBotz Appliances can be defined using the NetBotz Appliance Configuration options, or by using the NetBotz Advanced View at each appliance. NetBotz Appliance Configuration options allow you to modify those configuration settings, as needed. Note Only model 5xx NetBotz Appliances support all the NetBotz Appliance Configuration options without any additional software modules. For information about whether a specific model 3xx or 4xx appliance can be configured using a NetBotz Appliance Configuration option, access the NetBotz Advanced View for that appliance. The Data Center Expert server can notify users when the Data Center Expert server alarm thresholds are triggered for its monitored devices. Additionally, the Alert Settings options in the NetBotz Appliance Configuration option define how the monitored NetBotz Appliances can each generate their own alert notifications in response to alert threshold violations that occur at the devices they monitor. With the exception of the Camera Settings, Serial Device Settings, SMS Settings, and Pod Sharing Settings options, the NetBotz Appliance Configuration options can be used to configure the settings at multiple appliances at the same time, using the same settings at each. To configure Rack Access Settings at multiple appliances, you must select the NetBotz Appliances, then select that NetBotz Appliance Configuration option. Note  With the exception of the Alert Settings and Post Alert Data Settings options, any of these configuration options can be accessed using right-click NetBotz Appliance Configuration options in the Device View, Map View, and Device Groups view; a single right-click option, NetBotz Appliance Camera Settings, is available in the Thumbnails view to access the Camera Settings.

The NetBotz Appliance Configuration options all use the same basic configuration procedure, with the exception of Backup/Restore and Camera Settings, Rack Access Settings, and the Alert Settings options. Note For information about the Alert Settings and Rack Access Settings options, use the related links to the help for these options. In the Device menu, select a NetBotz Appliance Configuration option other than Backup/Restore or Camera Settings. Note For information about the Backup/Restore and Camera Settings options, use the related links to the help for these options. In the "Select NetBotz Appliance" display, select the NetBotz Appliance or Appliances you want to configure, and click Next. Note The Serial Device Settings, SMS Settings, and Pod Sharing Settings options allow you to configure only one appliance at a time. In the settings display, configure the settings you want the selected NetBotz Appliance or Appliances to use, and click Next. In the "Results" display, review the configuration results, and click Finish when no NetBotz Appliance is reporting that its configuration is still In Progress. Note For information about the possible status results, see Results display.

Use this option to store a configuration backup file in the server database for a selected NetBotz Appliance or Appliances, or to use those backup files to restore selected NetBotz Appliance configurations. The "Backup/Restore" wizard has three displays, two of which are shared with other NetBotz Appliance Configuration options, and a password pop-up display. Use the "Select Backup or Restore" display to select whether you want to backup or restore NetBotz Appliances. Use the "Select NetBotz Appliance" display, which is shared with every NetBotz Appliance Configuration option except Camera Settings, to select the appliances you want to backup or restore. Use the "Backup/Restore Password" pop-up display to define a password used to encrypt backup configurations, or to access the backup files used to restore configurations. Note If you use an invalid password during an attempt to restore a NetBotz Appliance in Post-only Mode, the restore will not occur, and no error will be reported. You will need to repeat the restore procedure using the valid password. Use the shared "Results" display to view the results of the backup or restore activity.

Review the result of a configuration activity for the selected NetBotz Appliance Configuration option. Four results can be reported for each NetBotz Appliance you configured. If an invalid password is used during an attempt to restore a NetBotz Appliance that is in Post-only mode, the status will go to Completed, with no restore or error occurring. Result Description In Progress The configuration is being performed. Completed The configuration was successful. Unknown Unable to provide a known result. Recommended Action: Try configuring the NetBotz Appliance, again. If the problem persists, log on to the NetBotz Advanced View at the appliance to see if the settings were applied successfully, and to configure the settings, if needed. Unauthorized An incorrect password was provided for the restore activity. Note Unauthorized can be reported only when attempting to restore the configuration at an appliance.

Use this option's configuration display to identify the IP or address you want the NetBotz Appliances monitored by your server to send their alert data. When a NetBotz Appliance is discovered by Data Center Expert, the hostname of the Data Center Expert is added to the NetBotz Appliance. This enabled the Data Center Expert to receive alert postings from the NetBotz Appliance. If your server does not use DNS, you will need to change the alert post entry on the NetBotz Appliance to the IP Address of the Data Center Expert server. Note This display also can be accessed when using Network Settings, a Server Administration Settings option in the System menu, to change the Public (LAN1) tab's Hostname or IP Address settings: when asked if you want to update the NetBotz Appliance post settings, click Yes. Element Description Current Data Center Expert Hostname The Hostname defined in the Network Settings option's Public (LAN1) tab. Current Data Center Expert IP Address The IP Address defined in the Network Settings option's Public (LAN1) tab. Select the Address to Use for Sending Alert Data Select an IP address or hostname from the drop-down list, or type in the hostname or IP address you want the monitored NetBotz Appliances to use to post alert data. Note If any of the NetBotz Appliances you want the Data Center Expert server to monitor have no DNS service available, select to use the server's IP address. Otherwise, those appliances will be unable to post data to the server, and status will only be available in response to polling.

Edit the date and time settings at the selected NetBotz Appliance or Appliances, or to synchronize the settings with the date and time at an NTP server. Element Description Enable NTP Server When selected, a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server provides the date and time values at a selected appliance; otherwise, these values are defined by the other Date and Time elements. NTP Server 1 - 3 Identify the IP address or hostname of at least one NTP server, when Enable NTP Server is selected. Use Server Time Click to use the Data Center Expert server's time and date settings at a selected appliance, when Enable NTP Server is not selected. Date Define the date a selected appliance will use, when Enable NTP Server is not selected. Time Define the time a selected appliance will use, when Enable NTP Server is not selected. Calendar Displays the date currently defined at a selected appliance, and can be used to define that date, when Enable NTP Server is not selected.

Use this option's configuration display to manage the users at the selected NetBotz Appliance or Appliances, as well as to select the severity of logon failures, and the alert profile used for the alert notifications for those failures. Users A Users list identifies the users by Name, Username, and Privilege Set., and Add, Edit, and Delete buttons allow you to manage that list. The "Add User" and "Edit User" displays have standard account Name and logon values (Username, Password, and Verify Password). They also have a Privilege Set drop-down menu used to select the access a user will have at the selected NetBotz Appliances. Note You cannot delete the Guest Account, and can only edit its Privilege Set; you can edit the Name, Username, and Password values for the default administrator, but you cannot delete it, or change its Privilege Set. Privilege Description None Allows no access to any features. Administrator Allows access to all information and configuration tasks at a selected appliance. Sensor (No camera) Allows access to the Navigation pane, Sensor Data pane, Map View (if enabled), and selected portions of the NetBotz Advanced View information and action views, as well as the ability to view the Graphs View and About view. This Privilege Set does not allow access to the Cameras View, Alerts View, or Configuration view. Sensor In addition to Sensor (No Camera) access, allows access to the Cameras View. This Privilege Set does not permit access to the Alerts View or Configuration view. Application Allows access to the Navigation pane, Sensor Data pane, Map View (if enabled), and selected portions of the NetBotz Advanced View information and action views. Also allows viewing the Camera View, Graphs View, Alerts View, and About view. This Privilege Set does not permit access to the Configuration view, or the ability to resolve alert conditions for thresholds configured with the Return-To-Normal Requires User Input setting selected for their Advanced Settings. Application (with Alert Update) In addition to Application access, allows the ability to resolve alert conditions for thresholds configured with the Return-To-Normal Requires User Input setting selected for their Advanced Settings. This Privilege Set does not permit access to the Configuration view. Logon alerting Provides two drop-down menus, one which selects the alert profile you want a selected NetBotz Appliance (greyed out when multiple appliances are selected) to use for alert notifications for logon failures, and one which selects the severity you want assigned to logon failures at the selected appliance or appliances: Informational, Warning, Error, Critical, and Failure. Note Default, for Logon Failure Alert Profile, and Failure, for Logon Failure Alert Severity, are the default settings.

Use the configuration display in this option to edit the location settings at the selected NetBotz Appliance or Appliances. Elements Description Pod/Sensors Allows you to select a listed device or sensor for which you want to edit the Location Data. When a single appliance is selected, the list has the following entries: NetBotz Appliance Sensor pods Output relay pods Camera pods, with individual sensors Ethernet link status When multiple appliances are selected, this list provides the following entries, only: NetBotz Appliances Sensor pods Camera pods, without individual sensors Note No listing is provided for output relay pods, or Ethernet link status. Location Data Allows you to select the value you want to edit from a wide variety of standard, location-based values. Note By default, pods, and the Ethernet link status, inherit their NetBotz Appliance settings, and sensors inherit their pod's settings. Edit Click to edit a selected location value.

    Access the "Camera Settings" wizard to configure the settings for the cameras at all monitored NetBotz Appliances. Note The "Camera Settings" wizard also can be accessed using right-click menu options in the Device Groups view and Device View (Camera Settings in the NetBotz Appliance Configuration menu), and Thumbnails view (NetBotz Appliance Camera Settings option). Note You can configure the settings for all listed cameras, one at a time: when done configuring one camera, select another camera in this "Select Camera" display.  

Use this option's configuration display to identify the Port Label for each serial port at the selected NetBotz Appliance, and the devices that connect to those ports. You can select Remove to delete a port's device reference when the device is disconnected from the NetBotz Appliance.

Use this option's configuration display to edit the regional settings at the selected NetBotz Appliance or Appliances. Element Description Locale Select the locale that best identifies where a selected appliance is physically located, to match a selected NetBotz Appliance's measurements (metric or US standard) and date/time formats to the formats commonly used at that location. Use 24-hour Time Select to have a selected appliance use a 24-hour clock. Time Zone Select the time zone in which a selected appliance is located.