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PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide
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How to Use PLANET Mesh Network
Management Tools
4.1 Quick Start
First of all, make sure the terminal where you installed your PLANET Mesh Network
Management Tools is connected to the network, via Wireless or Wired LAN. Then, launch the
NMS at the location where you install it.
For a Layer 3 Mesh network:
Click the Create Map button on the toolbar to generate a new map profile. A dialog box would
appear, select SNMP Map and enter the name of the new profile. After that, hit the OK button
to complete the set up. A new map will be inserted into the NMS.
Then, click on the drop-down list on the toolbar of the new profile, where it prompts users to
insert the Scan IP Address, the destination IP Address to be scanned. Enter the desired IP
and click the button next to the list to save the IP. Finally, select the Start Scan button on the
map’s toolbar, the scan will be initiated and run. The result of the scan will be plotted on the
map area. User is free to adjust the position of the found-unit on the map.
For a Layer 2 Mesh network:
Prior to set up the utility, user is required to add the IP address of the NMS terminal on the
web page (Management > NMS Addresses) of Layer 2 nodes.
After the Layer 2 node configuration is done, activate the NMS and click the Create Map
button. A dialog box would appear, select Layer-2 Map and enter the name of the new profile.
After that, hit the OK button to complete the setup. A new map will be inserted into the NMS.
Before shutting down the NMS, user can save the profile settings, including the coordinate of
the found Mesh AP units on the map, by click on the Save Map button on the map toolbar.
The saved profile can be loaded directly to the NMS next time using the Open Map button on
the toolbar.
For further description regarding the functions and features of the PLANET Mesh Network
Management Tools, user may refer to the following section.