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and supplementary information to other equipment on the
network.
The 541 will interface directly with a network controller, tech-
nically known as the SNMP ‘Manager.’ The 541 has an embed-
ded ASCII text file named Management Information Base, or
MIB. In setting up for SNMP operation, the MIB file will have to
be downloaded from your unit through the Web interface and
uploaded to the SNMP Manager. This is detailed later-on.
Mode
The SNMP submenu default Mode: setting is Disabled , which in-
hibits communication between the 541 and the SNMP Manager.
Changing
Mode:
to
Read Only
allows the 541 to be interrogated
by the SNMP Manager so that programmed setup parameters,
alarms, etc. can be integrated with other equipment on the net-
work.
Setting the
Mode: to Read & Write allows the SNMP Manager to
send commands to your 541 Monitor for remote control of all
functions.
Security
SNMP ‘Communities’ serve as passwords for this function. In
the
Read Community:
and
Write Community:
fields, overtype the
factory default
public
and
private
entries, entering text that is
specific to the read/write strings on your SNMP Manager moni-
toring device. Do a Save after entering your text.
Ports
The default SNMP Ports,
SNMP Port: 161
and
Trap Port: 162
, are
customary for a majority of SNMP operations. Overtype these
defaults to change them, followed by a
Save
.
Trap
Destinations
When the 541 initiates an alarm, rather than being queried or
polled for one, the alarm is known as a ‘trap.’ Three local net-
work IP addresses may be entered in the Trap Destination 1: , 2: ,
and
3:
fields, each corresponding to other devices on the LAN
that require alarm notifications. Overtype the defaults with
valid IP addresses of other equipment and
Save
.
The MIB File
The
MIB File
is a small text file required by the SNMP Manager.
Click: Download MIB to save this file using the usual Windows
methods. The MIB file is in plain text with a .mib extension,
and may be read with Windows Notepad.
NOTE: This is an abbreviated discussion of SNMP operation.
SNMP is a complex utility, managed exclusively by whatever
SNMP ‘Manager’ (monitoring equipment) is employed. Refer to
all instructions supplied with, and for, the SNMP Manager
hardware and/or software in setting-up the 541.