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- Page 1 Vantage CNM 2.0 Centralized Network management Quick Start Guide 2.0.00.81.10 Version: July 2004...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
QSG Overview Introduction to Vantage..................4 Vantage Requirements ..................4 Vantage Server Requirements ................ 4 Vantage Client Requirements................4 ZyXEL device requirements................5 Vantage Installation Procedure ................6 Extracting Vantage................... 7 Installation Wizard.................... 9 Starting and Stopping Vantage ................. 23 Vantage Status Screen .................. - Page 3 Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 8 Select Folder ......................12 Figure 9 Existing syslog Found....................13 Figure 10 Configure the syslog Server Found................14 Figure 11 Not Using the syslog Server Found ................. 16 Figure 12 Configure FTP Server ....................17 Figure 13 Configure Mail Server .....................
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Page 4: Introduction To Vantage
1 Introduction to Vantage Vantage Centralized Network Management 2.0 (CNM) is a browser-based, management solution that allows you to easily configure, manage and monitor ZyXEL devices from any location. Vantage Centralized Network Management 2.0 will be referred to as “Vantage CNM”... -
Page 5: Zyxel Device Requirements
1. Enable Vantage on the device by entering “CNM active 1”. 2. If the Vantage server is on the same subnet as the ZyXEL device enter "CNM ManagerIp x.x.x.x" on the ZyXEL device where ”x.x.x.x” is the IP address (private or public) the Vantage server. -
Page 6: Vantage Installation Procedure
DES encryption, X = 2 is 3DES encryption. The ZyXEL device must use the same encryption method as Vantage. 3.To set the encryption key (if X = 1 or 2) on the ZyXEL device, type 'CNM encrykey xxxxxxxxx' where ‘xxxxxxxxx’ is the alphanumeric encryption key (“0”... -
Page 7: Extracting Vantage
Vantage CNM 2.0 You should uninstall any previous versions of Vantage before beginning. 3.1 Extracting Vantage 1. Insert the Vantage CD into the CD-ROM or download the Vantage software and save it to a folder, for example, /usr/Vantage-2.0. 2. Navigate to this folder using the “cd” command and type the following to extract the Vantage files. -
Page 8: Figure 3 Vantage Pings Hostname
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 3 Vantage Pings Hostname 4. The Vantage CNM logo appears briefly when extraction begins. -
Page 9: Installation Wizard
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 4 Vantage CNM Logo 3.2 Installation Wizard 5. The first wizard screen appears after successful extraction. You should uninstall any existing MySQL servers and remove the /etc/my.cnf directory. You should prepare all FTP, SMTP and syslog server IP addresses and login names/passwords (for syslog on Windows, you need a Telnet login name and password, for syslog on Linux, you need an SSH login name and password. -
Page 10: Figure 5 Wizard 1: Before You Begin
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 5 Wizard 1: Before You Begin If a MySQL server is detected, you see the following screen. Figure 6 Existing MySQL Server Detected... -
Page 11: Figure 7 - Path Space Error
Vantage CNM 2.0 6. Select a folder where you would like to install Vantage. Spaces in the folder name or path are not allowed. Figure 3 Choose Installation Folder You will see an error screen as shown next if your installation folder or path has a space. Figure 7 –... -
Page 12: Figure 8 Select Folder
Vantage CNM 2.0 7. The next screen asks you where you want to create a Vantage link or shortcut. After you install Vantage you will see a Launch Vantage icon in this folder. Figure 8 Select Folder 8. You next configure a syslog server. syslog is a logging system that is used by most versions of UNIX. -
Page 13: Figure 9 Existing Syslog Found
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 9 Existing syslog Found 9. If you choose Yes in Figure 9, you will then see the next screen. You must create a Telnet account set up on the syslog server. Vantage (on Linux) uses SSH (on Windows, Vantage uses Telnet) to communicate with the syslog server to instruct it to send files to an FTP server for retrieval. -
Page 14: Figure 10 Configure The Syslog Server Found
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 10 Configure the syslog Server Found If you choose No in Figure 9, you will then see the next screen asking you to select the platform (Linux or Windows) on which the syslog server us running. Then click Next to continue to the screen shown in Figure 10. - Page 15 Vantage CNM 2.0 local2.* /var/log/vantage.log Modify the following row: *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none /var/log/messages *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none;local2.none /var/log/messages Syslogd must support the "-r" option so you need to edit /etc/sysconfig/syslog as follows find the row, SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="…" Modify it as follows: SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-r" Then run "/etc/init.d/syslog stop" and "/etc/init.d/syslog start” to restart syslog. Vantage communicates with a Windows (Kiwi) syslog server using Telnet, so you must enable Telnet on the Windows (Kiwi) syslog server (see the QSG for Vantage CNM on Windows).
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Page 16: Figure 11 Not Using The Syslog Server Found
Figure 11 Not Using the syslog Server Found 11. The next screen asks you configure an FTP server. The FTP server is used for syslog log file downloads to Vantage and firmware uploads from Vantage to ZyXEL device(s). Follow the instructions in the screen. -
Page 17: Figure 12 Configure Ftp Server
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 12 Configure FTP Server 12. The next screen asks you to configure a mail server. The mail server is used to send notifications. Follow the instructions in the screen. -
Page 18: Figure 13 Configure Mail Server
13. The next screen asks you to configure the Vantage server public address. This is the IP address that the ZyXEL devices use to communicate with Vantage. Follow the instructions in the screen. If Vantage is behind a NAT router, then you need to enter the... -
Page 19: Figure 14 Configure Vantage Server Public Ip Address
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 14 Configure Vantage Server Public IP Address 14. The next screen is a summary of the servers you configured in this wizard. Click Next to continue. -
Page 20: Figure 15 Server Configuration Summary
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 15 Server Configuration Summary 15. The next screen asks you to review everything you configured in this wizard before continuing. Click Install if everything is as intended. -
Page 21: Figure 16 Pre-Installation Summary
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 16 Pre-Installation Summary 16. Wait while Vantage installs. -
Page 22: Figure 17 Vantage Installing
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 17 Vantage Installing 17. Vantage has installed successfully when you then see the next screen. It is recommended you restart your computer. -
Page 23: Starting And Stopping Vantage
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 18 Install Complete 4 Starting and Stopping Vantage 1. Navigate to the folder you saved Vantage (for example, /usr/Vantage-2.0) 2. Go to ZYCNM_DEPLOY_BED/bin 3. Type this command. ./start.sh ./start-graphic.sh Go the link folder you created in the screen shown in Figure 8. -
Page 24: Vantage Status Screen
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 19 Starting & Stopping Vantage Double-click the start.sh icon to launch Vantage (or the stop.sh icon to quit Vantage). 4.1 Vantage Status Screen You see the following Vantage screen indicating the status (started or stopped) of Vantage. Use the Stop and Start buttons to exit or resume Vantage. -
Page 25: Accessing Vantage
Vantage CNM 2.0 5 Accessing Vantage 5.1 IP Address 1. From the Vantage client computer, open Internet Explorer 6 and type http://{Vantage server IP address}/vantage or simply http://{Vantage server IP address}. If the Vantage server and client is the same computer, you can enter “localhost” instead of the IP address. -
Page 26: Install Java Plug In
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 22 Login 5.3 Install Java Plug In 5. You may be asked to install a Java plug-in on the Vantage client computer. Install it. The Vantage server must be connected to the Internet to download the plug-in. Figure 23 Java Plug-in... -
Page 27: Figure 24 Typical Plug-In Installation
Vantage CNM 2.0 6. Click Typical and then click Next to begin the Java plug-in installation. Figure 24 Typical Plug-in Installation 7. Wait for the Java plug-in to finish installing. -
Page 28: Https Certificates
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 25 Plug-in Installing 5.4 HTTPS Certificates 8. HTTPS is used to access the Vantage server. A series of warning screens related to HTTPS certificate information appears. Click Yes (or Always) in each to continue. -
Page 29: Figure 26 Security Warning 1
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 26 Security Warning 1 Figure 27 Security Warning 2 5.5 Activate Vantage 9. The next screen eventually appears asking you to enter the Activation Key and Service Set Key generated at www.myZyXEL.com. See the myZyXEL.com section in this Quick Start Guide if you have not yet registered and activated Vantage there. -
Page 30: Activate Vantage
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 28 Activate Vantage 10. See the User’s Guide for more details on the Vantage main screen. -
Page 31: A Note On Numbers
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 29 Main Screen 6 MyZyXEL.com http://www.myZyXEL.com/is ZyXEL’s online services center where you must register Vantage and generate an Activation Key and Services Set Key that you enter in Figure 28. 6.1 A Note on Numbers You need the following (unique) numbers to install and activate Vantage CNM. -
Page 32: Myzyxel.com
You need this number to register Vantage at myZyXEL.com. License Key You need a license key to manage up to a specified number (see the license key envelope) of ZyXEL devices. Activation Key The activation key is generated online at the myZyXEL.com (after you register Vantage) and is needed to activate Vantage. -
Page 33: Register Vantage
Vantage CNM 2.0 3. You will receive an e-mail from myZyXEL.com containing a hyperlink. You must paste this hyperlink into your web browser within three days in order to activate your account. Figure 31 E-Mail Subscription Notice 6.3 Register Vantage 4. -
Page 34: Figure 33 Product Registration
Vantage CNM 2.0 5. Click Add in the next screen. Click Add. Figure 33 Product Registration 6. Enter the following information in the next screen and then click Register. Product serial number: This is a 12-digit number found on the Vantage CNM 2.0 product label. -
Page 35: Figure 34 Add New Product
Vantage CNM 2.0 Fill in these fields. Then click Register. Figure 34 Add New Product 7. After you have registered Vantage, you can view it in the screen shown next. This is the product you just registered. Click the name hyperlink. -
Page 36: Figure 36 Product Service Management
6.4 Generate Keys to Activate Vantage 8. The product is now registered but not activated. You need to activate Vantage before you can use it to manage zyxel devices. Click the name hyperlink to display its details. Click Transfer to... -
Page 37: Generate Keys To Activate Vantage
(at the time of writing). If you need to reinstall Vantage more than three times, then you will have to send an e-mail to myZyXEL-admin@zyxel.com.tw. To reinstall Vantage, click Reinstall in the screen shown in Figure 36. Enter the new authentication code in the following screen (Figure 38) and click Next. -
Page 38: Uninstalling Vantage
Vantage CNM 2.0 Enter the new authentication code. Figure 38 Reinstall Product 7 Uninstalling Vantage Follow this procedure to uninstall Vantage. 1. You should first stop Vantage by clicking Stop in the screen shown in Figure 20. 2. Double-click the icon as shown in the next screen or type in terminal mode. -
Page 39: Figure 40 Remove Vantage
Vantage CNM 2.0 3. The following screen then displays. Click Uninstall to being uninstalling. Figure 40 Remove Vantage 4. Click OK to continue removing Vantage. You will then see the next screens. Figure 41 Uninstall Wait... -
Page 40: Figure 42 Uninstall Components
Vantage CNM 2.0 Figure 42 Uninstall Components 5. The next screen displays when Vantage has been removed from your computer. Figure 43 Uninstall Complete...