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FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your Network
Adding a Device Manually
To add a single device to the NMS database:
1. Click on SetUp(F) > Add Device at the top of the screen.
Figure 19. SetUp > Add Device
2. The Add SNMP Device window displays.
Figure 20. Add SNMP Device
Enter information for the following fields:
– Device IP Address: Enter the IP address of the device you want to add.
– Netmask: Enter the netmask for the device IP address. Default = 255.255.255.0
– SNMP Password: Enter the password to access the device.
– SNMP Agent Port: Enter the port number where the SNMP Agent is running. Default = 161
– Process Add SNMP Device request in the background: Select this box if you want continue with other
operations in the NMS while the discovery process for the device runs in the background.
3. Click Add Device. If the device has been added to the system previously, a message will display that the
node already exists in the database.