ZyXEL Communications VANTAGE CNM User manual

Vantage CNM
Centralized Network Management
Quick Start Guide
Version 2.2
5/2005

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Overview
Vantage Centralized Network Management 2.2 (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 2.2 will be referred to as “Vantage CNM” in this document.
This Quick Start Guide shows you to install Vantage CNM. See the User’s Guide for more information.
The following figure displays a Vantage CNM application:
1This is the Vantage CNM “client” that manages ZyXEL devices via the Vantage CNM “server”.
2The Vantage CNM “server” is the computer with Vantage CNM software installed.
3These are the ZyXEL devices being managed by Vantage CNM.
This Quick Start Guide shows you:
1The Vantage CNM Requirements
2A Vantage CNM Installation Procedure
3How to Start and Stop Vantage CNM
4How to Access Vantage CNM
5How to Uninstall Vantage CNM
6How to Activate Vantage CNM on a ZyXEL Device
7Troubleshooting
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1 Requirements
1.1 Vantage CNM Server Requirements
1.2 Vantage CNM Client Recommended Requirements
1.3 ZyXEL Device Requirements
2 Vantage CNM Installation Procedure
Before you install Vantage CNM, make sure that Red Hat Linux is already installed; see the User’s Guide
Appendix for further information.
• Use the Vantage CNM installation wizard to install Vantage CNM server software.
Note: In each wizard screen, click Next to proceed to the next screen in the wizard, click Back to return
to the previous screen or click Cancel to abort the installation and exit the wizard.
Hardware CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 mouse
Monitor
HP ProLiant DL380
Hard Disk 2 x 73 GB SCSI-3
Software Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.
Vantage CNM
CPU Pentium IV Dual 2.8 GHz Xeon
RAM 4 GB or more
Browser Internet Explorer 6.0 or above with 1024*768 resolution
CPU Pentium III 450 MHz or faster
RAM 256 MB or more
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000/ Windows XP Professional
Browser Internet Explorer 6.0 or above with 1024*768 screen resolution
Firmware For details, see the Vantage CNM software release notes.
Please read the device release note carefully if you have to upload
new device firmware.

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• Use the Terminal screen to run Linux commands. To open the Terminal screen, select the main menu Red Hat
icon (usually located on the bottom left of the screen), System Tools and then Terminal.
• You also need to open a text file so that you can add to and modify existing Linux code. To open the Text Edi-
tor1screen, select the main menu Red Hat icon, Accessories and then Text Editor. To locate the file that you
want to add commands to or modify, click the Open button and browse for the command sequence using the
vertical scroll-bars in the Folders and Files sections. Save the file when you are satisfied with the command
changes.
Note: You should uninstall any previous versions of Vantage CNM before beginning. Make sure that
you uninstall any existing MySQL servers. You may have to remove the /etc/my.cnf file if it
exists. In the Text Editor, browse for the
/etc/my.cnf
file and delete the file.
2.1 Extracting Vantage CNM
1Insert the Vantage CNM CD into the CD-ROM or download the Vantage CNM software and save it to a
folder; for example, ./root/Vantage-CNM.
2Navigate to this folder using the “cd” command and type the following to extract the Vantage CNM files.
./Vantage_CNM.bin
1. At the time of writing Linux RedHat Text Editor was used to modify and amend commands. Other text editing tools can be used; for
example gedit or Emacs.

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(You may need to make the file executable first using chmod +x Vantage_CNM.bin)
Alternatively, double-click the Vantage_CNM.bin icon.
3Vantage CNM must be able to ping the hostname of your computer; otherwise you see the next screen.
[root@localhost Vantage-CNM]# chmod +x Vantage_CNM.bin
[root@localhost Vantage-CNM]# ls -1 Vantage_CNM.bin
Vantage_CNM.bin
[root@localhost Vantage-CNM]# ./Vantage_CNM.bin
Preparing to install...
Extracting the JRE from the installer archive...
Unpacking the JRE...
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
Launching installer...

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4The Vantage CNM logo appears briefly when extraction begins.

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2.2 Installation Wizard
1The first wizard screen appears after successful extraction. You should prepare all FTP, SMTP and syslog
server IP addresses and login names/passwords. For syslog, you need an SSH login name and password.
You can configure these servers during the wizard installation or after you install Vantage CNM in the
System > Preferences > Servers screen.
If a MySQL server is detected, you see the following screen.

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2Select a folder where you would like to install Vantage CNM. Spaces in the folder name or path are not
allowed.
You will see an error screen as shown next if your installation folder or path has a space.

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3The next screen asks you where you want to create a Vantage CNM link or shortcut. After you install
Vantage CNM you will see a Launch Vantage icon in this folder.

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4You next configure a syslog server. syslog is a logging system that is used by most versions of UNIX. If
Vantage CNM finds an existing syslog server on your computer, you see the next screen asking you if this
is the syslog server you wish to use. If not, choose No.