ZyXEL Communications ENTERPRISE NETWORK CENTER User manual

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Enterprise Network Center
Network Management System
Version 1.0
Edition 1, 7/2010
DEFAULT LOGIN DETAILS
Username root
Password root
2010 ZyXEL Communications Corporation
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Introducing ENC
Enterprise Network Center allows multiple network
administrators to monitor and manage ZyXEL
Enterprise Ethernet switches and wireless access
points (A). You can perform management through the
ENC server itself (B) or another computer (C).
The ENC can manage any device that supports the
SNMP protocol. At the time of writing, the ENC can
automatically recognize the following devices when
they are added.
Switch XGS-4528F, GS-4024, GS-2200-24, ES-3124PWR,
ES-2024A, ES-2024PWR, ES-3124, ES-3148, ES-
4124, XGS-4526, ES-2108, ES-2108-G, ES-
2108PWR
Wireless
AP NWA1100, NWA3160, NWA3166, NWA3500, NWA3550, NWA3100, NWA3165, NWA3163
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Hardware Requirements
Server:
• CPU: Intel Pentium 4; 2.8 GHz or above
• 2 GB RAM or above
• 10 GB Hard Disk free space or above
Client:
• CPU: Intel Pentium 3; 450 MHz or above
• 256 MB RAM or above
Software Requirements
Server:
Windows 7 (32 bit or 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit),
Windows XP Professional (32 bit), Windows server
2008 (R2 Enterprise 64 bit or R2 Standard 64 bit)
Client Browser:
• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or above (recommended),
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or above
• Adobe Flash Player plug-in

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Installation
It is recommended that you close all other applications
on your computer before installing the ENC software.
Follow these steps to install ENC:
1. Find the execution file on the ENC disc. Double-click
the installation program to run it. Click Next.
2. Enter the User Name and Company Name. Click
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3. Click Browse if you want to change the default
directory to install ENC. Click Next.
4. Check the settings and click Next.
5. This screen reminds you how to access the ENC
later and the default password of the Postgres
database that you may need to use later. See
Troubleshooting on page 16. Click OK.

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6. You must restart your computer to complete the
installation. After your computer restarts, the ENC
will automatically start.
Using the ENC
1. Start the ENC by clicking Start > Programs > ZyXEL
> Enterprise Network Center > Start ENC.
2. To access the ENC service on the ENC server itself,
open a web browser and type http://localhost or
http://{ENC server’s IP address}. The ENC
automatically routes this request to its HTTPS
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3. A login screen displays. The default user name and
password are both root. Click Login to proceed.
4. Select I have a license if you have already bought
one or I want to try ENC to use a trial version. The
third option is about re-installation if you want to use
the same license on another computer in the future.

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5. Select New myZyXEL.com account if you do not
have an account on www.myZyXEL.com yet.
Otherwise, select Existing myZyXEL.com account.
Enter the required information and then click Apply.
Device Discovery
Devices can be discovered automatically or manually.
Click Tool > Auto-Discovery to configure the
Automatic discovery settings.

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To scan your network, select Entire Network in the
Discover Type field. Click Add and configure the
gateway information of your network. For example,
10.1.1.254 in the Seed field and 255.255.255.0 in the
Net Mask field. Click OK and then Discover to start the
scan.
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