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7700 MultiFrame Manual
7780ASIB2-DS3/E3 2 Channel ASI + Ethernet DS3/E3 Transceiver
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7.
VISTALINK
®
REMOTE MONITORING/CONTROL
7.1. WHAT
IS
V
ISTA
LINK
®
?
Vista
LINK
®
is Evertz’s remote monitoring and configuration platform which operates over an Ethernet
network using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is a standard computer network
protocol that enables different devices sharing the same network to communicate with each other.
Vista
LINK
®
provides centralized alarm management, which monitors, reports, and logs all incoming alarm
events and dispatches alerts to all the VLPro Clients connected to the server. Card configuration through
Vista
LINK
®
PRO can be performed on an individual or multi-card basis using simple copy and paste
routines, which reduces the time to configure each module separately. Finally,
Vista
LINK
®
enables the
user to configure devices in the network from a central station and receive feedback that the configuration
has been carried out.
There are 3 components of SNMP:
1. An SNMP manager, also known as a Network Management System (NMS), is a computer running
special software that communicates with the devices in the network. Evertz VL-Fiber demo Manager
graphical user interface (GUI), third party or custom manager software may be used to monitor and
control Evertz
Vista
LINK
®
enabled fiber optic products.
2. Managed devices (such as 7780ASIB2-DS3/E3 cards), each with a unique address (OID),
communicate with the NMS through an SNMP Agent. Evertz
Vista
LINK
®
enabled 7700 series modules
reside in the 3RU 7700FR-C MultiFrame and communicate with the manager via the 7700FC
Vista
LINK
®
frame controller module, which serves as the Agent.
3. The 7780ASIB2-DS3/E3 card also includes an onboard mini agent that can be accessed through the
CONTROL port on the rear plate of the card. Connecting this CONTROL port to the management
network will allow the unit to communicate without a 7700FC frame controller.
4. A virtual database, known as the Management information Base (MIB), lists all the variables being
monitored, which both the Manager and Agent understand. Please contact Evertz for further
information about obtaining a copy of the MIB for interfacing to a third party Manager/NMS.
For more information on connecting and configuring the
Vista
LINK
®
network, see the 7700FC Frame
Controller chapter.