S&C IntelliTeam CNMS Communication Network Management System Operation Topology Table of Contents Section Page Section Page Overview.... 2 Topology Discovery... 4 Viewing the Network.... 4 Add Entire Network Range.... 5 Add Specific IP Range.... 6 Importing Network Elements... 8 View Network Details.... 9 Edit Network Details....10 Deleting Network Details...11 Modifying Network Details...11 Stopping Discovery....12 Setting Auto Discovery Enable/Disable....12 Viewing Discovery Progress....12 Enable Schedule....13 Disable Schedule....14 Subgroup...14 Adding a Subgroup....14 Editing a Subgroup....15 Deleting a Subgroup....16 Save Map Location....17 Element....18 Adding an Element....18 Viewing an Element...19 Editing an Element.... 20 Editing Radio Type... 21 Deleting an Element.... 21 Moving an Element.... 22 Managing/Unmanaging an Element.... 22 Manage/Unmanage a Subgroup.... 23 Refreshing an Element.... 23 Ping.... 24 View Route.... 24 Notes... 25 Links.... 27 Viewing Link Information.... 28 Link History.... 29 Asset Management.... 30 Google Earth View.... 30 January 25, 2016 S&C Electric Company 2012-2016, all rights reserved Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Overview The IntelliTeam CNMS Communication Network Management System is a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based solution for monitoring and managing a network of S&C SpeedNet Radios. It provides the following features: Monitors performance of SpeedNet Radio Ethernet and wireless interfaces Provides consolidated performance reports on a per radio subgroup level Supports continuous monitoring and management of radio configuration Supports continuous monitoring and management of network topology Supports scheduled software upgrade and backup for one or more radios Supports periodic configuration backups SpeedNet Radios enable utilities to build wireless mesh networks for small area coverage such as an electrical distribution feeder, and networks can be expanded to cover an entire metropolitan area. The SpeedNet system provides fully integrated, twoway communication of real-time information between smart grid components over a peer-to-peer mesh network. SpeedNet Radios automatically build routing tables that define message paths so, if a link is lost, a new path will be quickly established. Operating in the unlicensed 902- to 928-MHz band, the typical range with an omnidirectional antenna is 2 to 5 miles in mesh mode, and more than 6 miles in point-to-multipoint mode with directional antennas. If needed, SpeedNet Repeater Radios can be installed to increase transmission range and provide alternate nodes for message routing. See Figure 1. Figure 1. A typical SpeedNet Radio Mesh Network. 2 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Overview The modular sections of the IntelliTeam CNMS system are opened from the main menu accessed with the Start button. See Figure 2. A hierarchy of menus and submenus are available in each module: Topology Configuration Error Management Performance Security Report Manager Application Settings Tools Help Figure 2. IntelliTeam CNMS main menu. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 3
The Topology module builds and depicts the network topology. This module provides tools for the user to build a physical and logical topological model of the network. Modeling radios as objects that can be stored in the database helps manage an individual radio or a set of radios. It also provides a view of the geographical deployment and the interconnectivity of the radios. Discovery The Discovery process identifies devices of interest deployed in the local network or in the specified networks. A network can be discovered by specifying a network IP address and netmask combination, by providing an IP address range, or by importing the network details from a spreadsheet document. The IntelliTeam CNMS system uses SNMP standard sysobjectid to verify whether each located device is equipment of interest. After determining the device availability, an SNMP ping is issued to find the radio type, by querying the sysobjectid. Once the radio is identified as equipment of interest, the IntelliTeam CNMS system proceeds with the Deep Discovery process and collects the necessary inventory details from each radio. Users can view the discovery progress and discovery results at any time, and the Discovery Engine can be configured to periodically search for new radios that have been added to the network. Viewing the Network The Discovery window lists all networks scheduled for discovery. Use options on the toolbar to carry out such operations as Add, Modify, Delete, and Filter on the displayed list of network details: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery. The Discovery window is displayed. See Figure 3. For each network it lists: The Network, Mask, Start IP, and End IP of the network range The Discovery Status The scheduler type The last execution The admin status 2. Use the options in the toolbar to carry out actions on the listed networks. Figure 3. Discovery window. 4 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Add Entire Network Range You can configure the discovery process to discover devices of interest in a given IP range: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery, to open the Discovery window. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Click on the Add Network Details icon in the tool bar. The Add Network Details window opens. See Figure 4. 3. To select the entire network, select Entire Network option. 4. Specify the network and mask addresses of the network, and provide the required information. 5. To set the rediscovery interval, set the parameters in the Recurrence Details panel. 6. Click Save to commit the data. Note: The Discovery Progress View window displays the status of the discovery process of the added network. See Figure 5 on page 6. Figure 4. Add Network Details window. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 5
Figure 5. Discovery Progress View window. Add Specific IP Range When specific ranges are assigned to different device types, you can specify the appropriate IP address range to discover a particular device type: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery. The Discovery window opens. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Click on the Add Network Details icon in the tool bar. The Add Network Details window opens. See Figure 6 on page 7. 3. To select only a specific range of IP addresses in the network, select the IP Range option. 4. Enter the Start IP address and the End IP address. 5. To set the rediscovery interval, set the parameters in the Recurrence Details panel. 6. Click Save. Note: The Discovery Progress View window displays the status of the discovery process for the added network. See Figure 7 on page 7. 6 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Figure 6. Add-Network Details window. Figure 7. Discovery Progress View window. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 7
Importing Network Elements You can configure the discovery process to discover specific devices of interest mentioned in a spreadsheet document: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery. The Discovery window opens. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Click on the Add Network Details icon in the tool bar. The Add Network Details window opens. See Figure 8. 3. To import network elements, select the Import option. 4. Specify the location of the file you need to import. See the Import File pane in Figure 8. Note: Clicking the View Sample File option will show the format of the spreadsheet document. 5. To set the rediscovery interval, set the parameters in the Recurrence Details panel. 6. Click Save to commit the data. Note: The Discovery Progress View window opens to display the status of the discovery process for the added network. See Figure 9 on page 9. Figure 8. Add-Network Details window. 8 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Figure 9. Discovery Progress View window. View Network Details To view network details: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery to open the Discovery window. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Select the presently discovered network. 3. Click View Network Details icon from the tool bar, or right click on the selected network and select View Network Details. Note: The View Network Details window is displayed. See Figure 10 on page 10. 4. The network, IP address range, and imported file and recurrence details are displayed. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 9
Figure 10. View-Network Details window. Edit Network Details To edit network details: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery. The Discovery window opens. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Select the required network from the list. 3. Clickon the Edit Network Details icon in the tool bar, or right click on the selected network address and select Edit Network Details. The Edit Network Details window opens. See Figure 11 on page 11. 4. Make the required changes in the network details. 5. Click Save to commit the changes. 10 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Figure 11. Edit-Network Details window. Deleting Network Details To delete network details: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery to open the Discovery window. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Select the required network from the list. 3. Click on the Delete Network Details icon from the tool bar, or right click on the selected network and select Delete Network Details. Note: Only the networks with Admin Status set to Disabled can be deleted. 4. Click OK in the confirmation box to proceed further. Click Cancel to abort the delete process. Modifying Network Details You can modifying network details to implement the discovery process instantly, independent of the current discovery status of the selected network: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery. The Discovery window opens. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Select the required network from the list. 3. Click on the Quick Start icon from the tool bar, or right click on the selected record and select Quick Start. The Discovery Progress View window opens and displays the status. See Figure 12 on page 12. 4. To stop the process, click Stop. 5. Click Close to close the Discovery Progress View window. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 11
Figure 12. Discovery Progress View window. Stopping Discovery To stop the discovery process: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery to open the Discovery window. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. The discovery process can be stopped only for those networks which have been marked as Running in the Discovery Status column. 3. Click Stop icon from the tool bar, or right click on the selected record and select Stop. A pop-up message box displays a message that the discovery process is stopped, and discovery status in the Discovery window is set at Stopped. Note: If Next Execution Time is specified, the discovery process will automatically start at the specified time. Setting Auto Discovery Enable/Disable Auto-discovery of the local networks requires a toggle operation. If the toggle operation is enabled, based on the current Network Interface Card (NIC) configuration of the CNMS server the list of local networks that the CNMS is part of is obtained. Upon starting/restarting the CNMS Server, the Auto Discovery process is executed. By default auto discovery is disabled. To enable Auto Discovery: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery to open the Discovery window. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Click on the Enable Auto Discovery icon in the tool bar. Viewing Discovery Progress To view the discovery process: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery. The Discovery window opens. See Figure 3 on page 4. 12 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 2. Select the required network detail from the list.
3. Click on the View Discovery Progress icon from the tool bar, or right click on the selected network and select View Discovery Progress. The Discovery Progress View window opens. See Figure 13. Note: In the Discovery Progress View window, information on IP address range, possible number of nodes, nodes scanned, and other related fields are displayed. The posting for SNMP Ping Status will be Success or Failure if the ICMP Status succeeds. Otherwise the SNMP Ping Status will be N/A. 4. To view the discovery status of a specific device, enter the appropriate IP address in the IP Search section at the bottom of the window. 5. Click Close to close the window. 6. If discovery is in progress, click on the Stop icon to halt the discovery. The Stop button is disabled when no discovery is in progress. Figure 13. Discovery Progress View window. Enable Schedule This option allows the user to enable periodic discovery. It is available only for schedules marked as Disabled in the Admin Status column. To enable periodic discovery: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery. The Discovery window opens. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Select the required network from the list. 3. To enable a schedule, click on the Enable Schedule icon from the tool bar, or right click on the selected record and select Enable Schedule. The status is changed to Enabled in the Admin Status column. Note: Once the discovery is scheduled, the scheduler becomes active and the periodic scheduled process will be executed at the specified time. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 13
Disable Schedule The option to disable periodic discovery is available only for schedules marked as Enabled in the Admin Status column. To disable periodic discovery: 1. Navigate to Topology > Discovery. The Discovery window opens. See Figure 3 on page 4. 2. Select the required network from the list. 3. To disable a schedule, click Disable Schedule icon from the tool bar, or right click on the selected record and select Disable Schedule. Note: The status is changed to Disabled in the Admin Status column. As a result, scheduler will not be executed as specified in the Next Execution Time column. Subgroup A subgroup is a logical collection of radios aggregated together to ease the process of monitoring and control. The Global subgroup is a parent domain under which all the domain/subgroups reside. Users can create subgroups to represent a single radio or a group of radios based on the purpose of the radio deployment. Centralized subgroup management supported by IntelliTeam CNMS reflects any subgroup creation and/or modification in the tree for all the other users. The following operations can be performed on a subgroup: Add Subgroup Adds a subgroup to the Global subgroup or to an existing subgroup in the IntelliTeam CNMS system Edit Subgroup Allows changes to the existing parameters of the selected subgroup Delete Subgroup Allows deletion of any of the existing subgroups. Adding a Subgroup To add a new subgroup: 1. Navigate to Topology > Add Subgroup, or right click on any subgroup and select Add Subgroup. The Add Subgroup window opens. See Figure 14 on page 15. 2. Enter the subgroup name and description for the subgroup in the General Details section. 3. To select the subgroups, expand the tree view displayed in the Subgroup Details section of the window, and click the appropriate check box. 4. Specify the location of the subgroup in terms of one of the following in the Map Location Details section: Address Location the longitude and latitude coordinates 5. Click Save to commit the addition. 6. Click OK in the pop-up box to confirm the addition. 14 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Figure 14. Add Subgroup window. Editing a Subgroup To edit a subgroup: 1. Select the subgroup to be edited from the Tree window. 2. Right click on the selected subgroup, and select Edit Subgroup. 3. Make the required changes in the Edit Subgroup window. See Figure 15 on page 16. 4. Click Save to commit the changes. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 15
Figure 15. Edit Subgroup window. Deleting a Subgroup To delete a subgroup: 1. Select the subgroup to be deleted from the Tree window. 2. Right click on the selected subgroup, and select Delete Subgroup. 3. Click OK in the delete Confirm dialog box. See Figure 16. Click Cancel to abort the delete process. Figure 16. Confirm deletion dialog box. 16 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Save Map Location The Save Map Location option is used to save the map viewing area for a specific subgroup in the hierarchy tree. Once the view area is saved for a subgroup, all users can view the same zoom levels and zones for a specific subgroup. Additionally, the radios will display the same latitude and longitude coordinates for every user. To save a map location: 1. Select any subgroup from the Tree hierarchy view. 2. Click on the Deployment View tab. Note: All associated devices will be listed on the Deployment View window. See Figure 17. If some radios are not displayed, try zooming out to see them. 3. To view the desired street level, zoom in. 4. After positioning all the radios in the correct location and setting the required zoom level, right click on the subgroup and select Save Map Location. The information message is displayed. Figure 17. Deployment View window. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 17
Element A radio connected to the CNMS and managed by the CNMS is called element. They are varyingly referred to as a node, device, resource or network element. You can perform the following operations on an element: Edit Delete Move Manage/unmanage Annotate elements View associated statistics Adding an Element To add an element: 1. Select a subgroup from the Tree window under which the new radio is to be added. 2. Navigate to Topology > Add Element, or right click on any Subgroup and select Add Element. The Add Network Element window opens. See Figure 18. 3. In the General Details panel, enter the mandatory IP Address. Also enter the name, subgroup, description, and other device details. Note: To add a headend radio, enter the radio s Ethernet IP address. To add any other radio, enter the radio s wireless IP address. 4. Enter the required information in the other fields under Protocol Details and Location Details. Note: The fields under SNMP are automatically populated with the values configured in the SNMP Configuration window (Application Settings > Default SNMPv3 Settings). These default values can be changed, based on the authentication and protocol used. 5. Click Save. 6. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box to complete the process. Once a radio is added, CNMS uses the Neighbor Table of the added radio to automatically discover the other radios in the network. 18 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 Figure 18. Add Network Element window.
Viewing an Element To view an element: 1. Select the required element from the Radios tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Click the View icon in the toolbar, or right click on the selected element and select View Element. The View Network Element window opens. See Figure 19. 4. The General Details, Protocol Details and Location Details give information about the element that includes IP address, location, user name, and port. Figure 19. View Network Element window. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 19
Editing an Element To edit an element: 1. Select the element from the Radios tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Click on the Edit icon in the toolbar, or right click on the selected element and select Edit Element. 3. The Edit Network Element window opens. See Figure 20. 4. Make the required changes. The values of following parameters can be changed: Display name and description of the network element Protocol details Location details (address or location of the network element). 5. Click Save to commit the changes. 6. A popup window gives the message on the successful update process. Click OK to return to the Domain view. Figure 20. Edit Network Element window. 20 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Editing Radio Type Upon initial discovery, radios will default to the Endpoint radio type. Network administrators should edit the radio types to define headends, repeaters, and other radio types. The Hops to Headend column data will only be updated once a headend radio has been assigned. To edit the radio type: 1. Select the required element from the Radio tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Right click on the selected network element and select Edit Radio Type from the Radio submenu. 3. Select the radio type from the drop-down menu. See Figure 21. 4. Click Save to reset the radio type. Figure 21. Edit Radio Type window. Deleting an Element To delete an element: 1. Select the required element from the Radios tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Click on the the Delete icon in the tool bar, or right click on the selected element and select Delete. 3. The Confirm delete dialog box opens. See Figure 22. 4. Click OK to delete the element, or click Cancel to abort the process. Figure 22. Confirm dialog box. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 21
Moving an Element To move an element: 1. Select the required element from the Radios tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Click on the Move to Subgroup icon in the tool bar, or right click on the selected element and select Move to Subgroup. The Subgroup Selector window opens. See Figure 23. 3. Select the subgroup to which the element is to be moved, and click Save. 4. Click OK in the confirmation window to move the element, or click Cancel to abort the process. Figure 23. Subgroup Selector window. Managing/Unmanaging an Element To manage or unmanage an element: 1. Select the required element from the Radios tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Click on the Manage/Unmanage icon in the tool bar, or right click on the selected element and select Manage/Unmanage. The Confirm window opens. See Figure 24. 3. Click OK to manage/unmanage the element, or click Cancel to abort the process. Figure 24. Confirm Manage/Unmanage dialog box. 22 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Managing/Unmanaging a Subgroup Unmanaging a subgroup disables all polling schedules for the specified subgroup. Network Administrators may want to unmanage a subgroup during maintenance. To unmanage a subgroup: 1. Select a managed subgroup from the Tree window. 2. Right click on the selected subgroup and select Unmanage Elements. 3. Click OK in the Confirm dialog box, or click Cancel to abort the unmanage process. To manage a subgroup: 1. Select an unmanaged subgroup from the Tree window. 2. Right click on the selected subgroup and select Manage Elements. 3. Click OK in the Confirm dialog box, or click Cancel to abort the manage process. Refreshing an Element When a refresh is triggered, the CNMS system records the latest changes in the configuration and inventory of the radios. To refresh an element: 1. Select the required element from the Radios tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Click on the Refresh icon in the tool bar, or right click on the selected element and select Refresh. 3. Click OK in the alert window displayed. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 23
Ping To ping an element: 1. Select the required element from the Radios tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Right click on the selected element and select Ping. 3. The Ping window opens. See Figure 25. 4. Enter the IP of the destination radio. Click on Ping to initiate the process, or click Cancel to abort the process. Figure 25. Ping window. View Route To view a route: 1. Select the required element from the Radios tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Right click on the selected element and select Tools>View Route. 3. The View Route window opens. See Figure 26. 4. Select the destination from the drop down list 5. Click OK to view the route. See Figure 27 on page 25, or click Close to abort the process. 24 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 Figure 26. View Route window.
Figure 27. View Route display window. Notes The IntelliTeam CNMS system provides an option to add notes for any node that is being managed within the network. These document the information on characteristics that include the use of the network element, key observations about the network element, present special setup, and other similar fields. To add a note: 1. Select the required element from the Radios tab or Deployment View tab. 2. Click on the Notes icon in the tool bar, or right click on the selected element and select Notes. The Notes window opens. See Figure 28 on page 26. 3. Click Close to return to the Domain view. Existing notes are displayed. To add a new Note: 1. Click Add Notes. The Add Notes window opens. See Figure 29 on page 26. 2. Enter the required comment in the text box. The IntelliTeam CNMS system automatically tracks other details like the name of the user providing the note, element name for which the note is made, and the time of the note. 3. Click Apply to commit this comment. 4. Click Close to return to Domain view. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 25
Figure 28. Notes window. Figure 29. Add Notes window. 26 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Links Interconnectivity between radios is represented as in the IntelliTeam CNMS system. To view the links: 1. Navigate to the Links tab window in the Application Landing window. The Links window displays the links between elements and the details. See Figure 30. 2. The link quality is determined based on the reverse link strength of each radio compared against its respective Link Threshold setting. It is categorized as: Good Represented by green Marginal Represented by yellow Bad Represented by red Figure 30. Links window. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 27
Viewing Link Information To view link information: 1. Navigate to the Links tab window in the Application Landing window. 2. Select a link from the Links window. See Figure 30 on page 27. 3. Click on the View Link Information icon, or right click on the selected link and select View Link Information. The Link Details window opens. See Figure 31. 4. Click Close to close the window. Figure 31. Link Details window. 28 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541
Link History Historical link statistics are stored for each link to allow users to identify fluctuations in link performance over time. To view link history: 1. Navigate to the Links tab window in the Application Landing window. 2. Select a link from the Links window. 3. Right click on the selected link, and select View Link History. The Link History window opens. See Figure 32. 4. Click on the Link Chart tab to see a graphical view of link strengths and link-threshold values. See Figure 33. 5. Click Close to close the window. Figure 32. Link History window. Figure 33. Link Chart window. S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541 29
Asset Management The Asset Management section contains additional information about a radio. Asset Management Fields To manage the asset fields: 1. Navigate to Topology > Asset Management > Fields from the main menu. 2. The Asset Management Fields window opens. 3. Specify the field name, and add the field to the list by clicking on Add. 4. Remove the existing fields by clicking on Delete after selecting the specific fields in the list. 5. Click Save to commit all the fields. Asset Management Import To import asset information: 1. Navigate to Topology>Asset Management>Import from the main menu. 2. The Import Asset Management Details window opens. 3. Specify the location of the Import file. 4. Click Save to update asset management details of the radios. Google Earth View The IntelliTeam CNMS system can export radio location and link data to Google Earth. The computer running Google Earth must have IP connectivity to the CNMS server s database. To export radio location and link data to Google Earth: 1. Right click the group or subgroup of radios in the left panel. 2. Select Google Earth View. 3. Configure the desired settings. See Figure 34. 4. Click on Download to create a static.kml file that can be shared offline or click on View Map to create a dynamic.kml file that refreshes radio and link data at the specified interval. Note: When sharing a static.kml file you must also share the images folder in order for icons to display properly. When using the View Map option the computer running Google Earth must have connectivity to the CNMS database in order to display and update the radio data. 5. Open the.kml file with Google Earth. Click on icons and links to view exported data. Figure 34. Google Earth view configuration window. 30 S&C Instruction Sheet 1073-541