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Installation and User Guide

Vista Manager

Introduction

Vista Manager gives you access to view and monitor your AMF and Wireless networks

from a web browser.

AMF Management

The AMF network catalog displays a graphical view of your AMF networks. You can have

a maximum of 10 networks. This high level display shows the network name, IP address

of the Controller, IP address of the Master and the number of Areas for each network.

Selecting a specified network takes you to the Topology Map Summary where you can

see the logical topology of your network structures and nodes displaying Controller,

Master and Member devices. From this level the node list and details can be displayed

showing Basic Information, Detailed Information, System Environment and Log.

AMF operations that can be performed on the nodes from Vista Manager include:

Managing Accounts

Registering a new AMF Network

Graphical display of AMF networks

Display of status information of the AMF network and AT-TQ series

Accessing the command line for a working set of AMF nodes

Notification of automatic recovery

Equipment search

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Wireless Management

If you have the Allied Telesis Wireless Manager or UWC (Unified Wireless Controller)

installed in your network, you can use the Wireless Deployment Catalog and upload

floor maps of the physical location of your TQ access points. You can then view each

Floor Map Summary and see radio signal strength configurations and channels. You can

view the wireless network detail from the summary level. The information displays profile

ID and name, IP address, MAC address, AP location, hardware model name, software

version and AP profile application status. This information can be sorted, searched and

filtered by tags that have been created.

Event Management

Events that have occurred in the AMF network and Wireless Manager are accessed from

the Event Log Summary. This feature has to be enabled to give you access to display all

event information. This event and status information is useful for troubleshooting health

issues on your AMF and Wireless networks.

You can also use the fast search feature to locate and display the status of specified

devices. You can tag specific devices with a label and then filter by label to modify your

views.

Audience for this guide

This guide is intended for computer system administrators and network engineers.

Expertise in the field of AMF and Wireless Management networks and configuration is

highly recommended.

This guide describes how to install and operate Vista Manager for AMF and Wireless

networks. Planning an AMF network is beyond the scope of this installation guide. For

further documentation of AMF configuration, including examples and command

references, please see the links provided in the “Related documents” section below.

Related documents

The following documents give more information about AMF:

AMF Feature Overview and Configuration Guide

AMF Solution - reducing the cost and complexity of enterprise network management

AMF Solution - a simple powerful, cost-effective SDN solution

These documents are available from the links above or on our website at alliedtelesis.com

| Wireless Management

http://www.alliedtelesis.com/documents/allied-telesis-management-framework-amf-brochure

http://www.alliedtelesis.com/documents/amf-simple-powerful-cost-effective-sdn-solution

http://www.alliedtelesis.com/library

http://www.alliedtelesis.com/documents/amf-feature-overview-and-configuration-guide

ContentIntroduction.........................................................................................................................1

AMF Management ........................................................................................................1

Wireless Management ..................................................................................................2

Event Management.......................................................................................................2

Audience for this guide.................................................................................................2

Related documents ......................................................................................................2

How do I Obtain Vista Manager and Configure it? .............................................................4

System Specifications ........................................................................................................4

Installation and Configuration .............................................................................................4

Enable the HTTP server on your devices .....................................................................4

Install the Vista Manager software on your Microsoft Server 2012..............................5

Operating Vista Manager ..................................................................................................10

Log in to Vista Manager..............................................................................................10

Managing account types ............................................................................................11

Register a new AMF network .....................................................................................12

New devices added to your AMF network .................................................................12

Create a floor map to add the Wireless Access Points ..............................................12

Displaying information about your AMF network .......................................................13

Related documents |

How do I Obtain Vista Manager and Configure it?

To obtain and configure a Vista Manager you need to:

Step 1. System specifications.

Specifications for Vista Manager is described in this section: "SystemSpecifications" on page 5

Step 2. Install a copy of the Allied Telesis Vista Manager software on your MicrosoftServer 2012.

Prerequisites and installation of Vista Manager is described in the section:"Installation and Configuration" on page 5

Step 3. Operating Vista Manager.

Configuring Vista Manager is detailed in the section: "Operating VistaManager" on page 11

System SpecificationsHardware Requirement

CPU - Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or faster

Memory - 8GB RAM or larger

Hard Disk Drive - 128GB or larger

Software Requirement

Windows Server 2012 R2

Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7, Windows 8.1

Google Chrome on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1

Installation and Configuration

Enable the HTTP server on your devices

When using Next Generation Firewalls and VAAs (Amazon Virtual AMF Appliances), the

HTTP service is not enabled by default. Vista Manager needs this service enabled.

To enable the HTTP service, use the commands:

awplus#configure terminal Enter the Global Configuration mode.

awplus(config)#service http Enter the service http command to enable the service.

| Enable the HTTP server on your devices

Install the Vista Manager software on your Microsoft Server2012

You can download Vista Manager from the Allied Telesis download center. The executable

file is called atvm100w.exe for version 1.0.0. Running this installation program opens the

following AT-Vista Manager window:

In the AT-Vista Manager window:

Select the language from the drop down list

Click OK

The following Introduction window is displayed:

This program will guide you through the installation of the current version of Vista

Manager.

Click Next >

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The following License Agreement window is displayed:

Read the software license agreement terms and conditions. If you agree to accept the

terms of the license agreement:

Click I accept the terms of the License Agreement

Click Next >

The following Choose Install Folder window is displayed:

This window allows you to browse to a destination folder to install the software at your

chosen location.

| Install the Vista Manager software on your Microsoft Server 2012

Click Choose

Click Next >

The following Choose Shortcut Folder window is displayed:

This window allows you to choose a shortcut folder.

Select an option from the list or click Choose to browse to a chosen location

Click Next >

The following Pre-Installation Summary window is displayed:


Check that your Product Name, Install Folder and Shortcut Folder details are correct.

Click Install>

The following Installation window is displayed:

The software is now installing and this window shows you the installation progress.

The following Please Wait window is displayed:

This window shows the progress of installing the database.

The software is now installing and this window shows you the installation progress.

| Install the Vista Manager software on your Microsoft Server 2012

The following Install Complete window is displayed:

This window shows the installation is complete and the location where the software has

been installed.

Install the PuTTY software

To use Vista Manager to create working sets of AMF nodes and manage them via the

command line, you need to install the PuTTY SSH client application and set up some file

directories. PuTTY is an SSH and telnet client for the Windows platform. To do this:

1. Copy the following directory from the server to the top level of each client:

%Vista Manager Install Directory%\tools\ssh_client (the server directory)

to: (for example)

C:\tools\ssh_client (the client directory)

2. Download the SSH client PuTTY to the client directory from:

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

3. Save the putty.exe file to the ssh_client directory:

to: (for example)

C:\tools\ssh_client\putty\putty.exe

4. Run the following .reg file with Administrator permission in the client directory:

ssh_client\putty\putty_register.bat


http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

5. Check your routing:

Ping from the client PC to the ATMF Master/Controller IP address configured in VistaManager.

If the ping fails, configure the routing between these two devices to establishconnectivity.

Operating Vista Manager

Log in to Vista Manager

Start your web browser

Enter the IP Address of the Vista Manager server in the address field

From the login screen enter your User ID and Password

Change password

Hover your mouse over the login icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen

Click Change Password from the menu that appears

Enter your current password and new password and then re-enter your new

password to confirm

Click Apply

Logout

Hover your mouse over the login icon in the upper right hand corner

Click Logout from the menu that appears

After logging out the login window will appear

| Log in to Vista Manager

Managing account types

The following account types are available:

Create an account

1. Log in with an Administrator account type

2. Select Account Settings from the menu

3. Click the New button in the upper right hand corner of the screen

4. From the New dialog box enter the following:User NameUser IDPasswordConfirm PasswordSpecify the session time-out period (for example 0:30 for 30 minutes)

5. Click the Add button

Edit an existing account



3. Select the account you want to edit from the account list

4. Click the Edit button

5. From the Edit User dialog box make the changes

6. Click the Save button

Delete an existing account



3. Select the account you want to delete from the account list

4. Click the Delete button

5. From the Delete User dialog box click the Delete button again

Account Type Description

Administrator Add/modify/delete all functions

General Viewing and monitoring functionality

Managing account types |

Register a new AMF network


2. Click the AMF Network Map button from the Menu

3. Click the New button in the upper right corner of the screen

4. From the New Network dialog box enter the following:IP Address (of the AMF master)Administrator User Name and Password (corresponding to the in-putted IP Address)

5. Click the Add button

6. Polling will start automatically

7. The new network will display in the AMF Network Map

8. Click on the new network to display the AMF Area Map

9. Click on an area to display its Topology Map

10. From the Topology Map you can select any device to display its details

New devices added to your AMF network


2. Click the Polling icon

3. After polling is complete the Web browser will update the status of the equipment andthe new devices will appear. Polling occurs every 30 minutes automatically.

Create a floor map to add the Wireless Access Points

1. Create a background image that shows the building layout that you want to display asthe Wireless Floor Map and save it in the graphical format of your choice

2. Log into Vista Manager with an Administrator account type

3. Click the Wireless Map button from the left hand Menu

4. Click the Create button in the upper right corner of the screen

5. From the Create Deployment Map dialog box, enter the following:Map NameBackground Image File (specifies the background image of the map, png, gif etc)Click the Select File buttonNetwork (select the network it belongs to)Tags (enter specific tag names for filtering if required and press Enter)Comment (enter comments if required)


7. Click the AP Arrangement button at the top right of the screen

| Register a new AMF network

8. Select the Wireless AP you want to place on the Floor Map (It will be placed when youclick and move to the desired position in the map)

9. You can move the Wireless AP icon to another position by drag and drop


Displaying information about your AMF network

AMF Network Map

To display the AMF Network Map from the MENU area on the left, click on the AMF

Network Map button, the following window is displayed:

This top level view shows all AMF networks in the AMF Network Catalog with the

following high level information for each network:

From the AMF Network Catalog you can choose the network that you want to display by

clicking on it. The following window is displayed showing the AMF Area Map:

Field Description

Network Name The given name of the network is displayed at the top

IP Address The IP Address is displayed underneath the network name

AREAS Displays the total number of areas for the network

NODES Displays the total number of nodes for the network

Displaying information about your AMF network |

The following information is displayed relating to the AMF Area Map:

From the AMF Area Map for a specified network you can display more detail by clicking

on either the Area Icon or the Area Name from the list in the window on the right. The

following screen is displayed:

Field Description

Breadcrumbs menu Directly at the top the breadcrumb menu is displayed. You can use this tonavigate back to previous windows

Network Name The given name of the network is displayed directly above the diagram

IP Address The IP Address is displayed next to the network name

Topology Map This area in the diagram frame shows the AMF Network Topology Map.You can zoom in or zoom out with your mouse wheel and click and dragto move your view.

Area Icon The icons displaying the named network areas. These icons display whitein a normal state or red if in an abnormal state.

Connecting line The lines that connect the area icons are displayed in black or blue forvirtual links.

AREAS The total number of areas in the network is displayed at the top left in thewindow to the right of the Topology Map

Search AMF Area You can search for keywords, this is case sensitive

State Icon The State icon displays a green tick for normal status of an area or redwarning icon for an abnormal status

Area Name The area name is displayed beside the status icon

Nodes The number of Nodes is displayed to the right of the Area Name

| Displaying information about your AMF network

The following information is displayed relating to the Node Map for the selected area:

Field Description

Network and AreaName

The AMF network name and area names are displayed at the top left ofthe map

SSH to Node button From this button you can connect via SSH to a selected node. There is alimit to the number that can be connected. If you cannot connect, tryagain by reducing the number of selected nodes.

Details button This button takes you to another window with more details about the nodeyou have selected

Unselect button This button deselects all selected nodes at once

Firmware Updatebutton

This function will be available in a later version

Reboot button This function will be available in a later version

Recovery button This function will be available in a later version

Topology Map You can click and drag the map within the window and zoom in and outwith your mouse wheel

Node Icon The icon will appear semi-transparent if the node is disengaged and red ifit is in an abnormal state

Wireless Icon You can click on this icon to display details of the wireless network

Node link AMF links are blackAMF virtual links are blueAMF cross-links are green

Back>> This button returns you to the previous area map view

Group, Depth display /hide button

You can select the whole area or select by level of hierarchical depth

Group You can select a specific depth level or select all levels grouped together

Depth You can select specific depth levels

Coordinate settingbutton

You can save your current topology map coordinates of the node positionsetting, reset it or auto position it

Floor map move button This button takes you to the floor map area

Detail View Displays greater detail for the selected node


Select the node or nodes and click on the Details icon in the window to the right of the

Topology Map and the following screen is displayed:

The following information is displayed in the Node Details window:

NODES Shows the total number of nodes under the selected AMF network

Search AMF node You can search for case sensitive keywords

Filter You can narrow your search by creating and filtering using tags

Checkbox Use this check box to select a node or multiple nodes

Status Shows a green tick if normal or red warning if abnormal status

Node Name Displays the given name of the node

Roll AMF role, such as Master, Controller or Member

Field Description

Detail View You can toggle back to the previous Node Map view by clicking on theDetails icon

NODES Displays the total number of nodes

Search AMF node You can search the list using specific keywords

Filter You can filter your search by using the filter tag

Tag Displays tags created for all nodes

Edit Tag button You can edit existing tags

Checkbox You can select one or multiple nodes by clicking on the checkbox

Status Displays current status of each node, green tick is normal and red warningis abnormal status

Node Name Displays the given name for each node

Management IPAddress

Displays the IP address for each node

Roll Displays the AMF role of each node such as Member, Master or Controller

Firmware Displays the version of AlliedWare Plus that is running on each node

Model Lists the mode for each node

Tag Displays tags created for each node

Field Description


To create a tag for a node, from the details window select the node and click the Edit Tag

button. The following screen is displayed:

Enter a classification name tag for the node and click the save button.

Select a node by clicking on the checkbox and then click on the Details button to display

greater detail. The following screen is displayed:

The following information is displayed when you click on the Details button:

Field Description

Node Name The given name and the AMF role is displayed

Sub Menu icon Mouse over to see the sub menu options for wireless network details andprofile list for the node

Node Operation menu Mouse over to see the sub menu options to add, delete or displayinformation for the node

Comments icon Mouse over to add, delete or edit comments for the node

AMF Status The state of the node is displayed as either Fault or Normal

AMF Network The given name of the network

Current Domain Nodes Displays the number of AMF nodes that belong to the same domain

AMF Area The given name of the area is displayed

Restricted Login Displays members login status as either Enabled or Disabled


Wireless Map

Click on the Wireless icon from the Topology Map to display the wireless network. The

following screen is displayed:

Node ID The number assigned as the unique node ID

Node Address The node address can be used for access to the node file in the copycommand

Depth Distance from the master at 0

Domain Controller Displays Yes or No if the controller appears

Domain BackupController

Displays Yes or No if the backup controller appears

Domain VLAN ID The VLAN ID of the domain LAN

Recovery State The status is displayed as:inactive - recovery has not been attemptedin-progress - during the recovery runfailure - recovery has failedsuccess - recovery is successfulrebooted - a reboot has occurred after recoveryprovision-in-progress - Zero Touch installation runningprovision-success - Zero Touch Installation is successfulprovision-rebooted - Zero Touch installation run and a reboot hasoccurred

VLAN ID VLAN ID of the management VLAN

Management Subnet The Subnet Management address

Management Mask The Management Mask address (IP is reserved for Management)

Management IPv4Address

The Management IPv4 address (IP is reserved for Management)

Management IPv6Address

The Management IPv6 address (IP is reserved for Management)

Field Description


The following information is displayed when you click on the Wireless icon:

Click on the Wireless Network Details button to display greater detail, the following

screen is displayed:

Field Description

Wireless AP (MACaddress)

Wireless APs MAC address is displayed

Node operation menu You can use this button to connect a node if it is not managed by theWireless Manager

Comments icon Add, edit or delete comments

MAC Address Wireless APs MAC address is displayed

IP Address Wireless APs IP address is displayed

Location Wireless APs location is displayed

Profile Name The given name for the profile

Channel Channel information of Radio 1 and Radio 2

Power The strength of the radio wave output of Radio 1 and Radio 2

Status of AP The current Wireless AP status is displayed:Unknown - state is not knownDiscovered - detected stateAuthenticated - authenticated stateManaged - management state

Status of Profile The current profile status is displayed:Unknown - state is not knownNot-Configured - unassigned stateIn-Progress - application in progressSuccess - applications successFailure - application failure

Status of FirmwareDownload Request

Firmware Download status:Unknown - statue not knownNot-Started - application not startedRequested - application is requestedIn-Progress - application is in progressFailure - application has failedAborted - application has been cancelled and is not completeWaiting - application waitingUpdating - application restartingTimed-Out - application failed to detect the Wireless AP

Hardware ID Product name is displayed

Software Version Version of the firmware is displayed

Current Channel Displays current channel in use

Number of Clients Displays number of clients that are connected to the Wireless AP

Status of ManualChannel Plan Request


Status of Manual PowerPlan Request



The following information is displayed when you click on the Wireless Details button:

Click on the Profile List button to display profile detail. The following screen is displayed:

Field Description

Node Name Given Node Name

Wireless AP button This function will be available in a later version

Connection Stationbutton


CSV Output button You can save the list in CSV format

Wireless AP Displays the total number of Wireless APs management by the networkmanager

Search Use keywords to search (case sensitive)

Filter User filters to narrow down your search with tags that have been created

Tag Create Tags to classify nodes

Edit Tag button Add, edit or delete existing tags

Checkbox Select one or more nodes by clicking in the checkbox

Status icon Displays current status of each node, green tick is normal and red warningis abnormal status

Profile ID Displays Wireless APs Profile ID

Profile Name Displays Wireless APs Profile given name

IP Address Displays Wireless APs IP Address

MAC Address Displays Wireless APs MAC Address

Location Displays Wireless APs Location

Firmware Displays Wireless APs Firmware Version

Device Type Displays Wireless APs Device Type

Number of Connections Displays the total number of connections

Tags Displays existing tags for the nodes listed


The following information is displayed when you click on the Profile List button:

Field Description

Node Name Displays the given name of the node

Profile Number Displays the Profile Number

Profile Name Displays the Profile Name

Device Type Displays the Device Type

Profile Number/ProfileName

Displays both the number and name of the profile

Status Displays radio waves of Radio 1 or Radio 2 as enable or disabled

Mode Supported mode is displayed

Automatic ChannelSelection


Automatic PowerAdjustment


Default Power This function will be available in a later version

VAP ID Displays the VAP ID

SSID Displays the SSID of the corresponding VAP

VLAN ID Displays the VLAN-ID of the corresponded VAP


Event Log

Click on the Event Log button to display a list of all events, the following screen is

displayed:

The following information is displayed when you click on the Event Log button:

Device Search

Click on the Device Search button to search for a specific device, the following screen is

displayed:

Field Description

Display Warnings only/Show All

You can choose to display warning only or toggle back to Show All

CSV Output button You can save the events list to CSV format

Event The total number of events is displayed

Search Use keywords to search for events

Event Name Displays the name of the event

Message The event message is displayed

Network The network is displayed that the event occurred on

Area The area is displayed that the event occurred on

Equipment Name The Event target device name is displayed

Date and time of event Date and time of the event are displayed


The following information is displayed when you click on the Device Search button:

Field Description

AMF Node button Performs a search of the AMF Node

Wireless AP button Performs a search for wireless AP

Connection Stationbutton


CSV Output button You can save the list in CSV format

Equipment Shows the total number of devices that have been registered

Search Use keywords to search for equipment

Filter Use the filter to narrow your search by tag category

Equipment Name Displays the equipment name

Device Type Displays the Device Type

Network Displays the Network Name

Area Displays Area Names

Firmware Displays the Firmware version of the Wireless AP

IP Address Displays the IP Address

MAC Address Displays the MAC Address

Other Information More information registered in the AMF network are displayed

Tag Displays existing tag names

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