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M i c r o R e d   &   M i c r o V i e w   N M S   U s e r   M a n u a l   v 1 . 0
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1. Product Overview 
The MicroView Network Management System (MNMS) is used to configure and 
manage wireless networks of MicroView  nodes. MicroView NMS has been designed to 
provide network administrators with a comprehensive and simple way to control and 
configure their network nodes. 
1.1.
Compatibility and Requirements 
The MicroView NMS software operates on any PC or MAC supported by Java. 
That is any version of Microsoft Windows (98/ ME/ 2000/ NT/ XP) or GNU/ Linux. 
1.2.
MicroView NMS Features 
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Optimized communication protocol between MicroRed’s software and MicroView 
NMS featuring high levels of interactivity. Additionally an advanced encryption 
scheme can guarantee secure configuration and monitoring of MicroRed nodes. 
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Easy wizard based configuration of MicroRed Hot-Spot. 
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Easy WISP Configuration Wizard. 
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New graph-based statistics providing real time bandwidth utilization per network 
interface.
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New robust network topology display. 
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Built-in Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) support. 
1.3.
MicroRed Features 
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Advanced fault tolerant mechanisms guaranteeing node stability. 
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Advanced HotSpot functionality. 
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Web Redirect (Universal Access Method) 
MAC Authentication 
Bandwidth Management 
User Information and Radius Statistics 
Walled Garden 
Advertisement URLs 
Configurable redirection page 
Multiple bridged high speed interfaces 
Administration MAC 
Radius Attributes Support 
x
WAN Interface configuration (PPPoE, PPTP) 
x
DHCP leases information added 
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Wireless Functionality 
Advanced Wireless Security (WPA, 802.1x) 
Wireless to wireless traffic filtering 
MAC address spoofing 
Advanced Firewall functionality 
NTP (Network Time Protocol) service 
1.4.
MicroView NMS Installation Guide 
For a Windows installation, double click the MICROVIEW_vX_setup.exe installer 
and follow the prompts. The installer comes bundled with jre1.4, so you do not 
have to pre-install it. 
For a Linux or Macintosh installation, unzip the 
MNMSvX_jars.zip
 file and launch 
the application as java –jar MNMSvX.jar from the current directory. JRE (v1.4) 
must be preinstalled.