Opengear CMS6100 User manual

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CMS6100
Quick Start Guide
Thank you for purchasing the CMS6100 centralized monitoring system ( Monitor ). This
Quick Start walks you through installation, configuration and local operation. For more
details please refer to the User Manual on the CDROM.
Step1 Check kit contents
CMS6100 Monitor
This Quick Start & CD-ROM
Power cable
Step 2 Connect the CMS6100 hardware
Plug the CMS6100 into the AC mains
Connect the CMS6100 to your management
network
Step 3 Set up the CMS6100 Monitor
The default Monitor IP Address is 192.168.0.1 (subnet mask 255.255.255.0 ). With a web
browser on any computer that is LAN connected to the Monitor:
Enter https://192.168.0.1 into the address bar
Note: The LAN connected computer must have an IP address in the same
network range (192.168.0.xxx) as the Monitor. If this is not convenient,
you can use the ARP Ping command to set the IP address (refer User
Manual or online FAQ for details). The Monitor also has its DHCP client
enabled by default, so it will automatically accept any network IP
address assigned by any DHCP server on your network –and will then
respond at both 192.168.0.1 and its DHCP address.
Log in using the default system user name root and the default password
default. An Opengear Welcome screen listing the basic configuration steps is
displayed

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Select Configure: System Administration and enter and confirm a new
System Password
You may also wish to enter a System Name and System Description to give
the CMS6100 a unique ID and make it simple to identify. Click Apply
To assign the CMS6100 Monitor a new static IP address or to permanently
enable DHCP, select Configure: Network Settings then Network Interface
and check DHCP or Static for Configuration Method
Step 4 Configure managed console servers
Select Configure: Managed Console Servers. The Managed Console
Server list shows all the console servers currently being monitored. The
Detected Managed Console Servers drop down list also shows all the detected
console servers not currently being monitored
To add a console server to either select one from the drop down list or add
the new console server’s IP Addresses and click Add
Enter IP Address, Description and Name for the Managed Console Server
you are adding
Enter the Remote Root Password (i.e. the System Password that has been
set on this remote Managed Console Server)
Note: This password is used to propagate auto generated SSH keys and then
forgotten. This password will not be stored. The CMS6100 Monitor
communicates with the local and remote Managed Console Servers with
secure SSH connections. This is done using public key authentication

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and the Opengear Monitor automatically generates SSH key pairs for
these communications - rather than using passwords -ensuring secure
authenticated communications
Click Apply and the Monitor will set up a secure tunnel to the remote
Managed Console Server and upload all its configuration settings (managed
device details, user accounts, PDU and UPS settings, serial console and
environmental alerts etc)
Step 5 Authorize added new users
Monitor retrieves all the user accounts from each Managed Console Server but does not
automatically give any of them any access privileges to the Monitor itself (only the root
user has access by default).
Select Configure: User Authorization. This will display a list of all the user
which have been set up on all the Managed Console Servers currently being
monitored by the Opengear Monitor
For any user then select Edit and enter a new password that will be used by
that user when accessing the Monitor. You may also wish to modify the
Group membership and Description associated with the authorized user.
Users in the user group can access the all the monitoring screens/menus
whereas users in the admin group have this access plus the ability to
reconfigure using the Configure menu
Click Apply
Step 6 Configure date and time
It is recommended that you set the local Date and Time as logging entries are time-
stamped (and certificate generation needs to check the validity period)
Select Configure: Date & Time and set manually or select synchronizing with
a remote time server using the Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Step 7 Certificate update
The default SSL certificate that comes with Monitor device is for initial set up purpose
and should not be relied on for secured global access (and when you initially https://
accessed the Monitor your browser may have responded with a message that verified the
security certificates validity but noted that it is not necessarily verified by a certifying
authority. So it is recommended you generate and install a new base64 X.509 certificate
that is unique for you.
Select System: SSL Certificate, fill out the fields and click on Generate
CSR for the Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
Download the CSR string and send it to a Certification Authority (CA) for
certification. They will return you a new certificate which you can then Upload
to Monitor

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Step 8 Commence monitoring
Monitor runs Nagios (www.nagios.org) and the Current Status , Reports and System
menu show the status and history of all the applications, computers and devices in your
distributed networks - highlights problems and giving warnings
To remedy identified problems simply click on the Connect or Manage
Power or View Status/Logs button. Your browser will download a
configured SDT Connector Java application from the CMS6100 Monitor which
will run on your computer and securely connect you to the relevant screen on
the Managed Device or Managed Console Server