Before enabling SSO function on NetAct, you need to add the IP address of the network element as Trusted sites of Internet browser. This section takes Internet Explorer as an example.
1. On the menu bar of Internet Explorer, select Tools → Internet Options.
2. On the opened dialog, click Security and select Trusted sites as the zone. 3. Click Sites.
Expected outcome
The Trusted sites dialog opens.
4. In Add this website to the zone, fill in https://<IP address of the network element>
or http://<IP address of the network element> based on the network element version and click Add.
5. Click Close. 6. Click OK.
3 Integrating Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE to NetAct
manually
3.1 Checking and creating the root object in NetAct
Before NetAct can receive and store network element data, ensure that the managed objects are created under one root object for the network elements in NetAct Monitor.Ensure that the required root object is in NetAct. If it is not, then create the root object.
Note: The root object for Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE has the distinguished name PLMN-PLMN
and the instance ID PLMN.
1. Log in to NetAct Start Page as the integration user.
2. In NetAct Start Page, click Monitoring → Monitor.
3. In Monitor, open the Object Explorer panel by selecting Tools → Managed Objects → Object
Explorer.
Expected outcome
The Object Explorer panel appears in the left side of the Monitor window with the existing root object instances displayed in it. If the root object instance already exists, skip steps 4 to 6.
4. In the Objects panel, right-click a blank area and select New → Object....
5. From the Object Class drop-down list, select PLMN(PLMN) and click Next. 6. In the Instance field, fill in the instance ID and click Finish.
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Figure 4: Creating the PLMN-PLMN root object
Expected outcome
The PLMN-PLMN root object is created and shown in the Objects panel. The default Object State for the created root object is Operational in the Properties panel. To open the Properties panel, right-click the PLMN-PLMN root object and select Properties.
3.2 Checking and creating maintenance region
A NetAct Maintenance Region (MR) is used to maintain a group of network elements which share the credentials for accessing the network element.
Consider your network layout and the location of Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE in the network layout. Based on the location, place the Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE network element in an existing MR. Create a new MR if there is none representing the new area.
For instructions on checking or creating maintenance region, refer to Creating Maintenance Region.
3.3 Creating service users required for LTE iOMS Integration
To connect and integrate Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE to NetAct and then manage Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE using NetAct tools, a number of mandatory service users have to be created in NetAct. At the same time, the corresponding service users have to exist in Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE.
The credentials of the service user in NetAct must match the credentials of the service user on the network element.
You can manage network element credentials (create and modify service users) with Network Element Access Control.
The following table lists the service users needed during the Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE integration to NetAct. Username Service type NWI3 Access EM Access Interface type NWI3 EM Profile Default Default Service user's username example Nemuadmin Nemuadmin
Note that Nemuadmin
and password dependencies
You can define any username and password, but an identical username and password must exist in every LTE iOMS in the same MR.
The username can be freely selected,
Connected to Application Group
End-user group which needs an access to NE (sysop, cmauto, and cmwsapi) sysop Needed for HW Manager and connection between NetAct and NE.
Application group
cmwsapi is part of
HW Manager feature in NetAct8 and next releases. Application group cmauto is part of "autoconnection and autoconfiguration" and "Intelligent configuration synchronization for LTE" features in NetAct 8 EP1 and next releases.
Connection between NetAct and LTE
is the default user and but a matching user may have changed
during provisioning.
must exist in GUI and the user in GUI must belong to the domain Adminstrator`s group.
Table 18: Service users required for LTE integration
Service users required for Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE integration and management have to be granted to the sysop user group, so that the system administrator can verify the integration (for example FM and PM data flow). Once the Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE has been integrated and verified, other user groups which need access to the Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE have to be connected to required service users as well.
To create service users using Network Element Access Control:
1. Log in to the NetAct Start Page as user with Network Element Access Control permission, for
example, as user of system administrator group sysop.
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Expected outcome
The Network Element Access Control application opens.
3. Create the required service users given in Service users required for LTE integration.
a) Click the New button.
b) Select the desired Service Type, and specify mandatory service user properties (profile, username, password, network element type or maintenance region).
c) Click Save.
Repeat step 3 for all mandatory service users.
Note:
NWI3 access is needed only on LTE iOMS so the NWI3 account must be manually created on LTE iOMS only, and not in Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE. On the other hand, EM access is supported on LTE iOMS and LNBTS so the account must be created on LTE iOMS and LNBTS.
Ensure that the accounts have the same user ID and password, which are defined in Network Element Access Control.
Figure 5: Example for Creating new Service user in Network Element Access Control
To assign service users to user group:
1. Select the service type, and then click Grant/Revoke.
2. Select sysop, cmauto, and cmwsapi in the Application Group section, and then click Save. Note:
•
Grant the given service users to sysop, cmauto, and cmwsapi to enable the hardware change notifications between the network element and NetAct.•
Given service type must be granted to all MRs to which LNBTS are integrated.•
Granting of this service type must be done for all end-user groups which must haveaccess to a given MR and its associated LNBTS.
Expected outcome:
The name Several Groups appears under Group in the Credentials tab.
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3.4 Creating managed objects for LTE iOMS in NetAct
Before NetAct can receive and store network element data, use NetAct Monitor to create the managed objects for the network element.
For Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE, create the managed objects under PLMN root object. Under the network element managed object, create the interface objects.
You must create the following objects manually in NetAct: |-PLMN-PLMN
|-OMS-<OMS-ID> |-HTTP-1