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Edgewater Networks  / 2895 Northwestern Parkway, Santa Clara, CA  95051 

Phone: +1  (408) 351-7200   / Email: [email protected] 

Getting Started with the 
EdgeView 5300LF2 

 

 

Version 1.0 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Summary of Contents for EdgeView 5300LF2

Page 1: ...Edgewater Networks 2895 Northwestern Parkway Santa Clara CA 95051 Phone 1 408 351 7200 Email support edgewaternetworks com Getting Started with the EdgeView 5300LF2 Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...omply with FCC standards for home and office use Licensing Use of this product is subject to Edgewater Networks Software License Agreement Portions of this product include software sponsored by the Fr...

Page 3: ...Hardware Installation Guide EdgeView 5300LF2 System Administration Guide You can download these documents and additional application notes to help you configure administer and troubleshoot your EdgeV...

Page 4: ...dgeMarc 10 EdgeView GUI 10 Using Auto Discovery 17 Adding a Group 23 EdgeMarc Management 25 Backing Up EdgeMarcs 25 Upgrading EdgeMarcs 29 Resetting an EdgeMarc Password 32 Device Status View 34 Syste...

Page 5: ...t and assigning Users Creating and deploying pushing EdgeMarc configuration templates Restoring and Comparing backup files Setting up email and SNMP trap notifications Syslog filtering and Syslog matc...

Page 6: ...EdgeView 5300LF2 System Administration Guide to set the IP Address for this EdgeView you can find this document at http www edgewaternetworks com kb If not set the default IP address is 192 168 1 1 Ne...

Page 7: ...3 EdgeView Quick Tour The EdgeView is divided into separate panels for easy navigation and views...

Page 8: ...t The main panel is the area that changes when an EdgeView function is selected This area offers specific views and submenus according to the EdgeView function selected License If EdgeView has not bee...

Page 9: ...5 When completed successfully the page will be updated with the values...

Page 10: ...build in Firewall for advanced security access control You can manage the system security in details via the EV System System Security Menu In the top panel select the EV System icon A sub menu within...

Page 11: ...nable anonymous FTP The whitelist in particular can be used to restrict access to EdgeView to only those IP Addresses in the whitelist Users should review this page thoroughly to ensure EdgeView follo...

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Page 13: ...9 The bottom half of the page manages the Whitelist and whether anonymous FTP is allowed Note It is strongly recommended a Whitelist be specified if EdgeView is accessible from unauthorized users...

Page 14: ...and using the Web based User Interface will be discussed in this Quickstart guide EdgeView GUI To add an EdgeMarc to a group or to the top level using the EdgeView GUI click on the Group in the devic...

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Page 16: ...12 This brings up the EdgeMarc Edit page...

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Page 18: ...discovery feature is used When complete hit Save After saving it is strongly recommended users test the ssh connection using the Test button It may take a couple of minutes to complete the ssh and SNM...

Page 19: ...oring Control Edit Device The result of a successful test looks like this If the tests are successful then EdgeView will automatically begin managing the EdgeMarc To see the status of the EdgeMarc cli...

Page 20: ...ng cycle To gather information EdgeView will ssh into each EdgeMarc on a default 5 minute interval Some of the information is shown here such as the EdgeMarc s model the VOS firmware version RAM stati...

Page 21: ...geMarcs can be Auto Discovered by EdgeView when they come online This requires some initial setup on both the EdgeMarc and EdgeView in order for EdgeView to see the EdgeMarc and for EdgeView to automa...

Page 22: ...erify that the EdgeView is accepting Auto Discovered EdgeMarcs Under the EV System menu click on System Settings then if the Automatically Add Discovered EdgeMarc checkbox is unchecked check it and hi...

Page 23: ...later when the EdgeMarc comes online or is rebooted it sends a message through syslog and EdgeView will then automatically add it to the Unassigned group the Unassigned group is automatically created...

Page 24: ...20 Once the EdgeMarc appears in the Unassigned group it can and should be moved to its proper group To move the EdgeMarc first select it on the Device Tree then select Monitoriing Control Edit Device...

Page 25: ...21 Modify the Group and hit Save...

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Page 27: ...e operation For example an entire group of EdgeMarcs can be backed up at one time rather than individually EdgeView also supports adding groups within groups providing a powerful way to manage entire...

Page 28: ...24 Enter a Name and some descriptive text under Description Hit Add Group when done In a minute or two the new Group will appear in the Device Tree...

Page 29: ...Status page This menu provides management functions initiated by EdgeView for that particular EdgeMarc Backing Up EdgeMarcs To backup the EdgeMarc configuration select Backup Restore from the Device M...

Page 30: ...26 To do a simple backup click on the Do Backup Now button This will bring up the Backup Restore Device Status page which monitors the command to the EdgeMarc...

Page 31: ...27 This page will indicate whether the backup was completed successfully or if there was an error Next click on the Click Here text to return Notice that the backed up file is in the Archived section...

Page 32: ...transitional backups have a rule that automatically deletes the oldest backup file once there are 10 and a new one is added Backup files can be moved from the transitional area to the Archived area b...

Page 33: ...29 Upgrading EdgeMarcs EdgeView can initiate an EdgeMarc upgrade to the latest VOS firmware version From the EdgeMarc Status Page menu select Upgrade Device This brings up the EdgeMarc Upgrade page...

Page 34: ...it the Do Upgrade Now to initiate an EdgeMarc upgrade Note Calls will be interrupted if the Force Upgrade checkbox is checked The Upgrade Status Report page will then monitor the EdgeMarc upgrade proc...

Page 35: ...31 The upgrade status will show Completed Successfully upon completion of the upgrade...

Page 36: ...32 Resetting an EdgeMarc Password To change the EdgeMarc root password or the EdgeMarc GUI password go to the Reset Password menu item under the Status page Device Management menu...

Page 37: ...33 This brings up the Reset Password page...

Page 38: ...can be entered If successfully changed the Reset Password Status page will indicate the password s were set Device Status View The Device Status View shows EdgeMarcs Groups Phones etc in a tabular for...

Page 39: ...s are sortable and the Search option provides a way to find a particular device or group or show only a limited set In addition the user can specify how many items to show on a page and at what rate t...

Page 40: ...l system level or administrative capabilities but we ll only cover the Administrator Tools in this Quickstart guide In the top panel select the EV System icon Then select Administrator Tools This will...

Page 41: ...g file without going into a command prompt Check the Operating System Verify all the EdgeView processes are running as expected or restart them if not We will briefly cover the Database section Databa...

Page 42: ...hat all the tables are working properly This is particularly important if the system seems to be having problems or if there was a hard reboot or unexpected shutdown To check the database click on the...

Page 43: ...other EdgeView users should be warned or asked to not use the system until this is complete Backup Database and Restore EdgeView should be backed up on a regular basis especially before an upgrade The...

Page 44: ...stem Administrator can backup the database locally or to an external FTP server When needed the Restore Database link will let the System Administrator select the backup file and restore the EdgeView...

Page 45: ...ewater Networks Inc 2895 Northwestern Parkway Santa Clara CA 95051 Phone 408 351 7200 info edgewaternetworks com Copyright 2011 Edgewater Networks Inc All rights reserved Converged Networking Simplifi...

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