Model 2314/2316 SNMP Alarm Encoder
40 2314/2316-042315
Fial Incorporated
6 Notes
Web page provisioning caution
If two users are editing the configuration of an SNMP Alarm Encoder at the same time, the two users will
not see the changes ‘submitted’ by each other. A separate ‘changes’ buffer is created for each user. The
first user to Save & Reboot will have their changes applied. Any changes made by the second user will be
lost, and the second user will have to log in again and start over.
Remote Web or Telnet provisioning caution
If remotely provisioning the device, be careful not to enter an incorrect IP address, netmask or gateway
value. When you save and reboot, the device may become inaccessible to you. Be wary of changing IP
addresses, netmasks or gateway settings remotely. When you upload and ‘submit’ a config file, the IP
address, netmask, gateway, serial number and MAC address are not changed. This allows you to
import a configuration from another unit without losing the current IP address, netmask, gateway, serial
number and MAC address settings unique to each unit. All other settings in the config file will take effect
after you Save & Reboot.
The Craft interface can always be used to correct the IP address, netmask or gateway setting. You may
also change the administrator login name and password there. HyperTerminal is generally used with a
laptop computer to connect to the craft interface (On Unix/Linux, use minicom or equivalent). The Craft
interface parameters are: 9600-baud 8N1. Be sure that Flow Control is set to ‘none,’ in other words, no
handshaking. The craft terminal connections are on pins 4, 5 and 8 of the front panel Ethernet RJ45 . The
pin designations are in Table 8-2 At 9600 baud, the RS-232 cable should not be over 50 feet long.
Each telecommunications site generally has a specific range of IP addresses available, along with a
netmask and gateway (router) IP address suitable for the site. You may need to get that information from
your network administrator. No two devices at a site can have the same IP address. If this happens, one or
both devices will be inaccessible.
If you configure the SNMP encoder in your office, it may be best to leave the IP address, netmask and
gateway settings for last, after you have configured the device and verified your configuration. Set the final-
destination IP address, netmask and gateway as a last step, then Submit and Save & Reboot. The device
is now ready for installation at the remote site.
Hostname
The Hostname entry on the IP Settings screen allows device tracking by name instead of IP address. Enter
the hostname only, not the domain. The hostname must be a valid Internet hostname, for example:
Only a to z, A to A, 0 to 9 and hyphen are allowed.
Underscore is not allowed. Case is ignored.
Valid: 6Westlake-9 (host
name
can not start with a number)
Invalid: west_lake
(underscore not allowed)
Invalid: west.lake
(dot not allowed in host name)
Invalid: west-lake#95 (pound-sign not allowed)
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