The "EasyOperation" web network management system (NMS), launched since the switch V200R005, is featured by easy maintenance and simple operation, helping small and medium-sized enterprises complete service
From now on, you will not forget command lines again. Seeing this cool interface, you must feel like using it immediately, so the next five issues will provide some instructions for you to better use this effective tool.
Issue | Content | Description |
Issue 1 | An Introduction to Web NMS | What is web NMS? What is the difference between web NMS and SNMP NMS? How to obtain web files? How to configure and log in to the web NMS? |
Issue 2 (Current Issue) | The "EasyOperation" Web NMS Basic Operations | Create a VLAN and add an interface to the VLAN. Create a VLANIF interface and configure the IP address of the VLANIF interface. Configure interfaces connected to switches and PCs. Configure the DHCP server. |
Issue 3 | The "EasyOperation" Web NMS Security Configuration | Configure the access control list (ACL). Configure MAC address management. Configure access user management. |
Issue 4 | The "EasyOperation" Web NMS Batch Configuration | Use EasyDeploy to batch upgrade and configure multiple devices, and replace faulty devices. |
Issue 5 | The "EasyOperation" Web NMS Maintenance | Use the web NMS to upgrade devices, load patches, manage files, manage logs, and manage local users. |
Networking Requirements
As shown in the figure, the following functions need to be implemented in the local area network (LAN) of an enterprise:
1. The R&D department belongs to VLAN 2 and the finance department belongs to VLAN 3.
2. The R&D department uses the network segment 192.168.1.0 and gateway address 192.168.1.1. The finance department uses the network segment 192.168.2.0 and gateway address 192.168.2.1.
3. SwitchA functions as the DHCP server to automatically assign IP addresses for users.
The previous issue has introduced how to log in through web NMS and HTTP, so the operations are not mentioned here. How to configure a device is the focus of this issue. Let's start.
Create a VLAN and a VLANIF interface, and configure the interface IP address.
Operation on the Web NMS | Command Line |
Take switchA as an example. Enter 2 in the VLAN ID text box to create VLAN 2. Click Create VLANIF Interface and enter the IP address and mask to create VlANIF 2 and configure the interface IP address. The configuration of VLAN 3 is the same as that of VLAN 2. Do not add interfaces to VLANs here. Perform it in the next step. | system-view [SwitchA] vlan batch 2 3 [SwitchA] interface vlanif 2 [SwitchA-Vlanif2] ip address 192.168.1.1 24 [SwitchA-Vlanif2]quit [SwitchA] interface vlanif 3 [SwitchA-Vlanif3] ip address 192.168.2.1 24 [SwitchA-Vlanif3]quit |
Configure interfaces connected to switches. The configuration can be completed within one page and three steps.
Operation on the Web NMS | Command Line |
Take the GE0/0/1 of SwitchB as an example: 1. Click Apply. The device then adds the interface to a VLAN in trunk mode. 2. If a VLAN is not created, select Yes in Automatically Create VLAN. The device automatically creates a VLAN and adds the interface to the VLAN in trunk mode. 3. Configure GE0/0/1 and GE0/0/3 of switchA and GE0/0/1 of SwitchC by repeating steps 1 and 2. | system-view [SwitchB] vlan batch 2 [SwitchB] interface gigabitethernet 0/0/1 [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] undo port trunk allow-pass vlan 1 [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] port-link type trunk [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] port trunk allow-pass vlan 2 [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] port description switch |
Configure interfaces connected to PCs. Also three steps.
Operation on the Web NMS | Command Line |
Take GE0/0/7 of SwitchB as an example: 1. Click Apply. The device then adds the interface to VLAN 2 in access mode. 2. Set the interface attributes. Options with an asterisk (*) in Interface Attribute are mandatory, and others are optional. 3. Connect the interface of SwitchC to PCs in the same way. | system-view [SwitchB] interface gigabitethernet 0/0/7 [SwitchB] port link-type access [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/7] port default vlan 2 [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/7] loopback-detect enable [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/7] port-security enable [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/7] port-isolate enable group 1 [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/7] port description desktop [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/7] quit [SwitchB] interface gigabitethernet 0/0/8 [SwitchB] port link-type access [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/8] port default vlan 2 [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/8] loopback-detect enable [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/8] port-security enable [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/8] port-isolate enable group 1 [SwitchB-GigabitEthernet0/0/8] port description desktop |
Configure the DHCP server.
Operation on the Web NMS | Command Line |
Create two address pools on switchA: 192.168.1.0 and 192.168.2.0 for VLANIF 2. It is a simple operation. You can also manage the corresponding IP addresses, as shown in the following figure. | system-view [SwitchA] dhcp enable [SwitchA] interface vlanif 2 [SwitchA-Vlanif2] dhcp select interface [SwitchA-Vlanif2] quit [SwitchA] interface vlanif 3 [SwitchA-Vlanif3] dhcp select interface
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The scenario-based interface design and simple operation must have impressed you a lot. After the previous configurations, users in VLAN 2 and VLAN 3 can communicate with each other at Layer 3. Some professionals may wonder how to prevent the marketing department from visiting the R&D department. This question will be answered in the next issue: The "EasyOperation" Web NMS Security Configuration.