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Starting the Discovery Process
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FS6300 NMS User Manual
2 • Discovering Your Network
Configuring Discovery of Specific Networks
4. Click on the Network Discovery tab at the top of the Discovery Administration window.
Figure 16. Network Discovery tab
5. Enter the IP Address of the network or set of devices you want the FS6300 NMS to discover. Click Add.
Repeat this step to add more networks for the NMS to discover.
6. Click Apply to begin the Discovery process.
7. Returning to the main window, click on Networks (under Network Database) in the menu tree to see if the
IP subnet has already been entered into the Networks table for discovery.
Note
The discovery process may take some time, depending on how many nodes
there are to discover on your network. During the Discovery process, a blue
icon with an actively spinning wheel will be in the upper right-hand corner
of the main window.
there are to discover on your network. During the Discovery process, a blue
icon with an actively spinning wheel will be in the upper right-hand corner
of the main window.
When the NMS has collected enough information to identify the node, the node will be listed in the Nodes
table (under Network Database). As more information is collected through the Discovery process, entries will
appear in the FS6300 Geographical Areas section (under Network Maps).
table (under Network Database). As more information is collected through the Discovery process, entries will
appear in the FS6300 Geographical Areas section (under Network Maps).
It is very important that you do not attempt to configure any
parameter during the Discovery process. Attempting to do so
could corrupt the data being collected during Discovery
parameter during the Discovery process. Attempting to do so
could corrupt the data being collected during Discovery
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