Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100
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Polling and Emailing
September 2004 202-10058-01
4. After adding a new service definition, you need to click the Add>> button if you want this
service to be polled for the currently selected device.
To delete an existing Custom TCP Service definition:
1. Select the service name in the All Services list.
2. Click the Delete button.
To modify an existing Custom TCP Service definition:
1. Select the service name in the All Services list.
2. Make changes to the Service Name, TCP Port, Send String, or Expect String edit boxes.
3. Click the Change button.
Note that service names prepended by an asterisk are built-in and cannot be changed or deleted.
These services are *Ftp, *Telnet, *Smtp, and *Web. These services use a simplified connect-only
form of polling.
Emailing or Paging the Administrator on an Event
This section shows you how to dial a pager or send email to the ProSafe NMS Administrator user
when a selection of devices goes down.
1. First, add the Administrator user to Air Messenger Pro
a.
To use paging you must first install Air Messenger Pro by using the Windows Start/
Programs/NETGEAR ProSafe NMS/Install Air Messenger Pro menu.
b. Start Air Messenger Pro and add a user (not a group) named Administrator.
c.
Configure and test the Air Messenger Pro modem/pager settings and make sure you can
send pages.
