Main window



File menu : The file menu is used to quit the application.
Edit menu : The edit menu is used to open the preferences dialog, or to make specific selections on the products list.
Help menu : The help menu is used to to get some help to use the application, or to get informations about the application.
Refresh button : Clears the list and rescan the network.
Configure IP button : Opens the IP configuration dialog for the selected products.
Upgrade button : Opens the firmware upgrade dialog for the selected products.
Web button : Accesses the embedded configuration pages of the selected product.
Hide selection : This check box is used to hide the selected products from the products list.
Products tree : Shows the products grouped by kind and state, when you make a selection on the tree, the products list reflects the selected set.
  • All products : It is the root of the tree, all product are in this set.
  • Infrastructure station: In this node, you will find all infrastructure-mode client stations like infra bridges. They will be grouped by access point. If the station is not associated with an access point, it will be shown in Unassociated set.
  • Ad-hoc stations : In this node, you will find all Ad-hoc stations like Ad-hoc bridges.
  • Unmanageable products : Here are the the products which NDM cannot fully manage. Products can be unmanageable for various reasons, for example if their SNMP server is disabled, or the SNMP community used is not correct.
Products list : This list shows informations about the set of products selected in the tree pane.
It is updated at the rate set in the Edit/Preferences dialog.
  • IP addresses appearing in red indicate a detected IP address conflict
  • Empty cells indicate that SNMP is not available on the corresponding product
  • Cells containing "N/A" mean that the firmware of this product does not advertize the corresponding SNMP value.
Status bar : Shows the number of products detected.
Name column : Shows the name of the products, which can be changed by the user (eg, with the web configuration pages.
Association column : Shows the number of clients if the product is in Access point mode, or the RSSI if the product is in Bridge mode. The refresh rate of this column can be changed in preferences dialog
Channel column : Shows the number of the wirless channel and the type of Wi-Fi substandard.