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Remote RMM-1400 Version 2.0x Configuration Guide

Remote RMM-1400 Product Overview: Remote Product Overview

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Summary of Remote RMM-1400 Functions

Remote RMM-1400 product functions include:

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Compatibility with Optima Management Portal or any standard SNMP-based
management system

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Intelligent connectivity to remote network elements

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Powerful event-response subsystem

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Custom application extension support

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Security and network access control

Remote Features

All Remote products include the following features:

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Telnet to asynchronous craft and alarm ports

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Discrete and analog input alarm mediation and reporting

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Operations Support Systems (OSS) to relay output mediation

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Aggregation of performance data

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Mediation between OSS equipment and network elements

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Scripts designed for performing corrective actions on monitored equipment

Summary of Contents for RMM-1400

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Page 3: ...and operate the Remote RMM 1400 intelligent remote site management device and RMB peripheral units Remote RMM 1400 system administrators should have a working knowledge of Telecommunications networks TCP IP networking including Telnet and FTP FTP tools SNMP DHCP IP tables ...

Page 4: ... statement square brackets indicate an optional parameter Two or more parameters in square brackets with a vertical bar between them indicate a choice of optional parameters In a command statement two or more parameters in braces with a vertical bar between them indicate a choice of required parameters Menus and Menu Commands This style indicates menu and menu commands A right arrow separates the ...

Page 5: ...emphasize or supplement important points of the main text Important Important messages provide information that is essential to the completion of a task Tip Tip messages provide information that assists users in operating equipment more effectively CAUTION Caution messages indicate that failure to take a specified action could result in loss of data and or harm to the software or hardware Table 1 ...

Page 6: ...oactive fields Ground Caution CAUTION For Kentrox equipment to operate safely and correctly there must be a safety ground strap between the equipment ground bolts and the office ground FCC Warning The Federal Communications Commission has set limits for emitted radio interference and Remote RMM 1400 is constructed with this electromagnetic interference EMI limitation in mind Remote RMM 1400 is cla...

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Page 9: ...n 2 2 Setting Up the Initial Remote RMM 1400 Configuration 2 4 Accessing the CLI Using a Remote Connection 2 7 Accessing the Web Interface 2 8 Chapter 3 Configuring Users in the CLI 3 1 Adding a New User 3 2 Enabling the Strong Password Feature 3 3 Changing a User Password 3 4 Deleting a User 3 5 Creating a Custom Profile 3 6 Chapter 4 Saving and Applying Configurations 4 1 Saving the Running Conf...

Page 10: ...ntrollers 6 2 Interface Descriptions 6 3 Bridge Interfaces 6 3 Ethernet Interfaces 6 3 OpenVPN Interfaces 6 3 Serial Interfaces 6 3 Chapter 7 Configuring Static Routes 7 1 Adding a Static Route to the IP Routing Table 7 2 Adding the Default Static Route to the IP Routing Table 7 3 Chapter 8 Configuring a Wireless Network with Remote RMM 1400 8 1 Getting Started 8 2 Wireless Network Overview 8 2 Re...

Page 11: ... 12 3 Raw 12 3 SNMP 12 3 Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Temperature Sensor 12 4 Configuring Analog Input Values 12 6 Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Discrete Input 12 8 Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Serial Connection Failure 12 10 Configuring an Alarm Entry for a TCP Connection that Goes Down 12 12 Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Telnet Connection that Comes Up 12 14 Testing Alarm Table Con...

Page 12: ...Management Subsystem 16 1 Peripheral Management Subsystem Overview 16 2 RMB 1 Peripheral Unit 16 2 RMB 2 Peripheral Unit 16 2 Expansion Peripheral Unit Discovery 16 4 Expansion Peripheral States 16 5 Configuring Remote RMM 1400 to Manage an Expansion Peripheral 16 7 Configuring Discrete I O Points on an Expansion Peripheral 16 9 Configuring Alarms for an Expansion Peripheral 16 11 Configuring SNMP...

Page 13: ...ipt Package 18 5 Configuring a Job with a Script Package and Script 18 7 Configuring a Job with a Job Property 18 8 Configuring a Job with a Job Task 18 10 Configuring Job Start Times 18 12 Configuring Dynamic Memory for a Job 18 13 Chapter 19 Using Configuration Wizards 19 1 Configuration Wizard Overview 19 2 Using the initsetup Wizard 19 3 Using the bistate alarms Wizard 19 6 Using the serial po...

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Page 15: ... overview of Remote product features and functionality In addition the hardware architecture and components of the Remote RMM 1400 and RMB peripheral units are described Guide to this Chapter Remote Product Overview Remote RMM 1400 Hardware Configuration RMB Peripheral Units ...

Page 16: ...ng environmentally hardened locations An integral part of the Kentrox Optima Site Manager solution the Remote products reside at your network s remote locations and connect to each element via a wide variety of interface options Remote RMM 1400 performs protocol mediation and interface conversion collects alarms and monitoring data and supports bi directional management control with the Optima Man...

Page 17: ...ote network elements Powerful event response subsystem Custom application extension support Security and network access control Remote Features All Remote products include the following features Telnet to asynchronous craft and alarm ports Discrete and analog input alarm mediation and reporting Operations Support Systems OSS to relay output mediation Aggregation of performance data Mediation betwe...

Page 18: ...compliant devices Four serial ports provide connectivity to any asynchronous device and can be used as part of the Telnet to asynchronous protocol mediation application Serial ports 1 and 2 operate only in RS 232 mode Serial ports 3 and 4 operate in RS 422 mode or RS 485 mode Serial port 4 can serve as a console port to provide local asynchronous access for configuration and diagnostics from a lap...

Page 19: ...sitive only A four terminal SiteBus Four sets of auxiliary terminals which are not electrically connected to other RMB 1 I O terminals Built in temperature and humidity sensors For details on physically connecting to RMB 1 terminals see the Remote RMM 1400 Installation Guide Figure 1 3 RMB 1 Peripheral Unit RMB 2 Peripheral Unit The RMB 2 peripheral unit shown in Figure 1 4 offers similar capabili...

Page 20: ...Guide Remote RMM 1400 Product Overview RMB Peripheral Units 1 6 Figure 1 4 RMB 2 Peripheral Unit For technical specifications on RMB 1 and RMB 2 and for details on physically connecting to RMB terminals see the Remote RMM 1400 Installation Guide ...

Page 21: ...udes step by step scenarios on how to access the CLI set up the initial configuration and access the Web interface Guide to this Chapter Accessing the CLI Using a Local Connection Setting Up the Initial Remote RMM 1400 Configuration Accessing the CLI Using a Remote Connection Accessing the Web Interface ...

Page 22: ...device as shown below Note If the Remote RMM 1400 device is not discovered within one minute select Help About in Kentrox Kickstart then click the Network Troubleshooting Guide link for instructions 4 Click Telnet Terminal or select Tools Telnet Terminal A Telnet window opens displaying the Remote RMM 1400 login prompt 5 At the login prompt enter your user name admin In this scenario you will Conn...

Page 23: ... using the default password On your sixth login Remote RMM 1400 will prompt you to change the default password to a new password The main CLI prompt appears 7 optional Access help information help or Note For more information on using the CLI refer to section CLI Overview in the Remote RMM 1400 Command Reference Guide _ __ _____ _ _ _______ _____ ____ __ __ ___ ___ ___ _ ___ _ ___ _ ___ _ _ _____ ...

Page 24: ...ow 3 When prompted to confirm re enter the password Again the characters that you enter appear as asterisks 4 Configure a banner with as the delimiting character config banner The following message appears Enter the banner text End the banner with a character 5 Configure the banner with display text This is my banner and the current date and time This is my banner d t The prompt re appears In this...

Page 25: ... default 10 40 0 1 10 Configure the remote access protocol as telnet ftp config remote access telnet ftp enable Note Additional remote access protocols supported include SSH SFTP HTTP and HTTPS Refer to the remote access configuration commands in the Remote RMM 1400 Command Reference Guide for more information 11 optional Verify that the user environment has been set up properly running config The...

Page 26: ...le was obtained using a supervisor profile which displays the entire configuration users with management and status profiles can view limited configuration data The e preceding the encrypted text indicates that the password and password confirmation have been encrypted 12 Save the configuration Refer to Saving the Running Configuration on page 4 2 ...

Page 27: ...e of software you are using To log into Remote RMM 1400 via SSH you must execute command config remote access ssh sftp enable 3 Enter the IP address of the Remote RMM 1400 to which you want to connect 4 At the login prompt enter your user name janedoe 5 At the password prompt enter your password mypassword Notes Passwords are case sensitive admin is the default user name and password is the defaul...

Page 28: ...formation refer to Setting Up the Initial Remote RMM 1400 Configuration on page 2 4 Important If using the HTTPS protocol and accessing the Web interface for the first time an error page will display indicating that there is a problem with the website s security certificate Click Continue to this website to accept the security certificate and continue with the acceptance options as prompted To acc...

Page 29: ... Interface 2 9 4 Enter your password mypassword The Web interface opens to the Home page as shown in Figure 2 1 5 To display the system information click the System button on the left side of the screen or click the System Info link Figure 2 1 Remote RMM 1400 Web Interface Home Page ...

Page 30: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Getting Started Accessing the Web Interface 2 10 ...

Page 31: ...in the CLI This chapter provides step by step scenarios on how to configure users Guide to this Chapter Adding a New User Enabling the Strong Password Feature Changing a User Password Deleting a User Creating a Custom Profile ...

Page 32: ...ompted to confirm enter the same password Again the characters that you enter appear as asterisks Notes User names and passwords are case sensitive Available profiles are status management supervisor and restricted For more information on these profiles refer to the Remote RMM 1400 Command Reference Guide 4 optional Verify that the new user has been added properly show users The command response a...

Page 33: ...abled show users The command response appears similar to the following 3 Change the existing password for user ebh The following example shows the additional restrictions of the strong password feature In this scenario you will Enable the strong password feature Change an existing user password Dub show users Strong Password Support enabled Login Name Profile 1 bob restricted 2 ebh restricted 3 je...

Page 34: ...pears Please enter the new password 2 Enter the new password oldguy Note Passwords are case sensitive and appear as asterisks on the screen as you type them The following message appears Please confirm the new password 3 Re enter the new password oldguy Note Passwords always appear in an encrypted format within the system There is no way to verify that the user password has been changed 4 Save the...

Page 35: ... config users delete johndoe 2 optional Verify that the user has been deleted properly show users The command response appears similar to the following Note If the user has been deleted it will no longer appear in the list of users 3 Save the configuration In this scenario you will delete a user Dub show users Login Name Profile 1 janedoe supervisor 2 test supervisor Dub ...

Page 36: ...st of valid command identifications see Appendix A Command Identifications 4 Exclude the command set show resource tracking from the tech profile config profile tech exclude show resource tracking 5 Add user ebh to the newly created tech profile with password technician config users add ebh tech technician technician 6 optional Verify that the custom profile has been configured properly show profi...

Page 37: ...chapter provides information on saving and applying configurations Guide to this Chapter Saving the Running Configuration Applying Configuration Fragments to an Existing Configuration File Restoring Factory Defaults Restoring Basic Network Settings ...

Page 38: ...onfiguration button on the left side of the screen or Configuration from the Main Menu 2 In the Save section of the screen click one of the three options and make the appropriate selection or entry as required 3 Click the Save link The screen refreshes and confirms your selection See Accessing the Web Interface on page 2 8 for details In this scenario you will save the running configuration Note Y...

Page 39: ...e individual command lines are displayed as the patch file is applied In this scenario you will apply a configuration fragment patch file to an existing configuration file This feature lets you apply a group of configuration commands without individually entering each one in the CLI Patch files are transferred to their own directory on Remote RMM 1400 config patches with an FTP utility Once a patc...

Page 40: ... configuration to the running configuration all configured settings are removed You need a console port connection to re establish communications with Remote RMM 1400 To restore the factory default settings copy the factory configuration to the running configuration copy factory config running config In this scenario you will restore Remote RMM 1400 s factory default settings ...

Page 41: ...backup file then select network recovery from the drop down menu 3 Click the Restore link The screen refreshes and confirms your selection See Accessing the Web Interface on page 2 8 for details In this scenario you will restore Remote RMM 1400 s basic network settings These settings are entered in the initsetup wizard The running config file is now automatically saved to a network recovery file w...

Page 42: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Saving and Applying Configurations Restoring Basic Network Settings 4 6 ...

Page 43: ...n how to configure network setup parameters for Remote RMM 1400 Guide to this Chapter Configuring the Domain Name DNS Servers and IP Forwarding Configuring NTP Configuring System Clock Settings Configuring Custom System Clock Settings Configuring a Timezone Definition File Configuring SNMP ...

Page 44: ...w kentrox com config ip domain name www Kentrox com 2 Configure the primary DNS server with IP address 10 25 2 5 config ip name server 10 25 2 5 3 Configure the secondary DNS server with IP address 10 25 2 20 config ip name server 10 25 2 20 4 Enable IP forwarding config ip forward 5 optional Verify that the IP settings have been configured properly running config In this scenario you will Configu...

Page 45: ...6 Save the configuration Dub running config Product Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 00 Created 2010 11 22 16 46 13 0 0000 User janedoe Bootloader Version 1 00 config banner This is my banner d t config hostname Dub config ip domain name www Kentrox com config ip forward config ip name server 10 25 2 5 config ip name server 10 25 2 20 config ip route default 10 40 0 1 config timeout 20 config users add j...

Page 46: ...nfigured becomes the secondary server unless indicated otherwise by entering prefer as in step 2 2 Configure the second NTP server with IP address 10 50 18 33 and set it as the preferred server config ntp server 10 50 18 33 prefer 3 Define the minimum NTP polling interval as 7 128 seconds and maximum NTP polling interval as 12 4096 seconds config ntp poll interval 7 12 Tip The value for the interv...

Page 47: ...rsion 2 00 Created 2010 11 22 16 46 13 0 0000 User janedoe Bootloader Version 1 00 config banner This is my banner d t config hostname Dub config ip domain name www Kentrox com config ip forward config ip name server 10 25 2 5 config ip name server 10 25 2 20 config ip route default 10 40 0 1 config ntp enable config ntp poll interval 7 12 config ntp server 10 50 18 33 prefer config ntp server 10 ...

Page 48: ...rmat for configuring a timezone Depending upon the format used the daylight savings command will have different usages Configuring Default Settings Important You must disable NTP before you can configure the Remote RMM 1400 system clock locally 1 At the config clock prompt configure the timezone as EST with an offset of 5 00 This puts the daylight savings configuration into default mode config clo...

Page 49: ...in custom mode you can use subcommands to customize the daylight savings parameters Important You must disable NTP before you can configure the Remote RMM 1400 system clock locally 1 At the config clock prompt configure the timezone as EST with an offset of 5 00 and set the daylight savings configuration in the custom mode config clock timezone custom EST 5 00 Dub show clock Wed Jan 20 11 22 30 ED...

Page 50: ...any applicable rules Rules which define valid date and time ranges and the amount of time saved Dub config Dub config clock Dub config clock daylight savings Dub config clock daylight savings indicator EDT Dub config clock daylight savings start month march Dub config clock daylight savings start day 23 Dub config clock daylight savings start time 01 00 00 Dub config clock daylight savings end mon...

Page 51: ...ezone definition file config clock timezone from file EST 3 optional Verify that the clock parameters have been configured properly show clock The command response appears similar to the following display 4 Save the configuration In this scenario you will Install the timezone definition file Apply daylight savings rules from the timezone definition file Dub show Dub show clock Wed Jan 20 11 22 30 ...

Page 52: ...o to http www3 kentrox com Support Documentation Library aspx To configure SNMP 1 At the main prompt configure an SNMP version 1 community string named newadministrator and assign read only access to objects in the MIB config snmp community public v1 readonly In this scenario you will Configure an SNMP version 1 community string Configure an SNMP management station Configure an SNMP manager for ve...

Page 53: ...e occurs on an SNMP host for all other conditions related to trap queuing Trap queuing is always enabled for v2 inform type hosts however ping is not used Instead the oldest request in the queue is retried until a response is received 6 Assign a high priority for a linkDown trap with OID 1 3 6 1 6 3 1 1 5 3 config snmp trap queue priority 1 3 6 1 6 3 1 1 5 3 high 7 optional Verify that SNMP has be...

Page 54: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Configuring Network Setup Parameters Configuring SNMP 5 12 ...

Page 55: ...rstanding Controllers and Interfaces This chapter provides information about controllers and interfaces and how they operate on Remote RMM 1400 Guide to this Chapter Controller Descriptions Interface Descriptions ...

Page 56: ... model They represent the four local switched Ethernet ports and can be included or excluded on the bridge controller OpenVPN Controllers OpenVPN controllers use the OpenVPN software package which establishes a VPN between Connect SCS and Remote RMM 1400 SSL is used to manage the VPN connection and encrypted UDP packets are used for data transmission Both the management and data traffic are passed...

Page 57: ... information refer to Setting Up the Initial Remote RMM 1400 Configuration on page 2 4 Ethernet Interfaces Ethernet interfaces are individually configurable on Remote RMM 1400 allowing you to set them up with static routes By default Ethernet interfaces are part of the bridge switch To configure an Ethernet interface with its own IP address you must first remove it from the bridge switch with the ...

Page 58: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Understanding Controllers and Interfaces Interface Descriptions 6 4 ...

Page 59: ...tes This chapter provides step by step scenarios on how to configure static routes in the IP routing table Guide to this Chapter Adding a Static Route to the IP Routing Table Adding the Default Static Route to the IP Routing Table ...

Page 60: ...length 16 and gateway address 10 40 2 18 config ip route 128 14 0 0 16 10 40 2 18 2 optional Verify that the static route has been added properly show ip route The command response appears similar to the following 3 Save the configuration In this scenario you will add a static route to the IP routing table Dub show ip route Destination Gateway Interface Flags 10 40 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 bridge switch Up ...

Page 61: ...0 40 0 1 config ip route default 10 40 0 1 2 optional Verify that the default static route has been added properly show ip route The command response appears similar to the following 3 Save the configuration In this scenario you will add a default static route to the IP routing table Dub show ip route Destination Gateway Interface Flags 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 0 1 bridge switch Up 10 40 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 bri...

Page 62: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Configuring Static Routes Adding the Default Static Route to the IP Routing Table 7 4 ...

Page 63: ...Network with Remote RMM 1400 This chapter provides information about configuring a wireless network with Remote RMM 1400 Guide to this Chapter Getting Started Sample Configuration Configuring the Wireless Modem Configuring the VPN ...

Page 64: ...tocols over the network The wireless Remote RMM 1400 communicates with the service provider s management network by delivering alarms to it The management network tries to establish connections to Remote RMM 1400 or to network elements connected to the Remote RMM 1400 Required Components When operating in a wireless network Remote RMM 1400 works in conjunction with the following Kentrox products C...

Page 65: ... run the Director SCD client application Once the Director SCD client application is running the technician must Add Remote RMM 1400 as a new client Create an association between Remote RMM 1400 and the appropriate Connect SCS VPN server Generate a new token for Remote RMM 1400 4 optional If management network access is not available then the technician must Access the SCD client from a location t...

Page 66: ... displays Remote RMM 1400 being used in a wireless network with Connect SCS which acts as the VPN server and Director SCD which manages the VPN client and server Figure 8 1 Wireless Network Example Sections Configuring the Wireless Modem on page 8 5 and Configuring the VPN on page 8 8 provide procedures for making the above configurations on Remote RMM 1400 ...

Page 67: ... for controller serial modem config controller serial modem description UMTS wireless modem 2 Configure the modem serial controller s connection string as AT CGDCONT 1 IP i2gold AT ATD 99 1 config controller serial modem connect string AT CGDCONT 1 IP i2gold AT ATD 99 1 3 Assign controller serial modem as a resource config controller serial modem assign Note For an EvDO modem only activate the net...

Page 68: ...m encapsulation ppp remote method pap config controller serial modem encapsulation ppp remote identity isp providerx com PROVIDER1 config controller serial modem encapsulation ppp defaultroute config controller serial modem encapsulation ppp lcp requests disable 5 optional Verify that the UMTS serial controller has been configured properly show controllers serial modem The command response appears...

Page 69: ...face has been configured properly show interfaces serial modem The command response appears similar to the following Dub show interface serial modem serial modem name serial modem system name ppp_umts status enabled link state up address 167 214 133 56 pointopoint 10 0 0 1 Stats Bytes Packets Errors Dropped Overrun Framing Rx 31242388 182608 0 0 0 0 Tx 29748523 173100 0 0 0 0 Dub ...

Page 70: ...Connect SCS If there s a mismatch the VPN will not be established 3 Configure server IP address 205 245 180 48 and port number 1194 for OpenVPN controller client config controller openvpn client server 205 245 180 48 1194 4 optional Verify that the OpenVPN controller has been configured properly show controllers openvpn The command response appears similar to the following In this scenario you wil...

Page 71: ...onfigure IP address 192 168 100 80 and subnet mask length 24 for OpenVPN interface client config interface openvpn client ip address 192 168 100 80 24 The command response appears similar to the following Dub show interfaces openvpn openvpn client system name ovpn_client status enabled link state up address 192 168 100 80 24 Dub ...

Page 72: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Configuring a Wireless Network with Remote RMM 1400 Configuring the VPN 8 10 ...

Page 73: ...tions Events and Responses This chapter provides information about actions events and responses Guide to this Chapter Overview Event Components Response Components Action Components Configuring an Event Response and Action ...

Page 74: ...at create associations between responses and events During normal Remote RMM 1400 operation internal event messages are generated A subsystem called the Action Manager keeps a list of actions and monitors all the event messages When an event message matches an event configured in an action the Action Manager generates the corresponding response message Each responder in the system monitors the res...

Page 75: ...nts An event name which is a user defined name for the event An event originator which is a system component that generates the event An event type which is a system occurrence that signifies the event Options for the event type vary based on the event originator Note For more information about event configuration commands and parameters refer to the Remote RMM 1400 Command Reference Guide event n...

Page 76: ...esponse name which is a user defined name for the response A responder which is a system component that processes the response A response type which defines what the response does when the associated event occurs Options for the response type vary based on the responder Note For more information about response configuration commands and parameters refer to the Remote RMM 1400 Command Reference Gui...

Page 77: ...eclarations consist of the following elements An action name which is a user defined name for the action An event name which is a previously user defined name of an event The response name which is a previously user defined name of a response Note For more information about this command refer to the Remote RMM 1400 Command Reference Guide action name event name response name config action MyAction...

Page 78: ...emote RMM 1400 Command Reference Guide 2 Configure response Output1_3 with responder output 1 3 and response type open config response Output1_3 content output 1 3 open Note For information about specific responders and response types refer to the response configuration commands in the Remote RMM 1400 Command Reference Guide 3 Configure action Chassis_Temp_High with event High_Temp and response Ou...

Page 79: ...p_High The command response appears similar to the following 5 Save the configuration Dub show actions Chassis_Temp_High Action Name Chassis_Temp_High Action Description Event Name High_Temp Event Description Event Originator analog 1 temperature Event Type high Response Name Output1_3 Response Description Response Responder output 1 3 Response Type open Response Parameters No parameters configure...

Page 80: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Configuring Actions Events and Responses Configuring an Event Response and Action 9 8 ...

Page 81: ...0 This chapter provides information on configuring Remote RMM 1400 network access to locally connected technician laptops Guide to this Chapter Configuration Overview Assigning IP Addresses to Technician Laptops Configuring IPTables for Network Address Translation ...

Page 82: ...he network by connecting to Remote RMM 1400 Figure 10 1 Technician Laptop Access via Remote RMM 1400 IP Network Server Technician Laptop IPTables Remote RMM 1400 64 152 3 27 DHCP Server 10 10 10 12 Private Address The DHCP Server assigns a private IP address to the technician laptop 184 155 22 36 Public Address IPTables rules allow laptops on the private network to send packets to the WAN with Rem...

Page 83: ...nds in the Remote RMM 1400 CLI For more information on configuring the DHCP server refer to section Assigning IP Addresses to Technician Laptops on page 10 4 IPTables is configured for Network Address Translation NAT to allow multiple laptops to use private IP addresses on the local network and a single public IP address on the WAN For more information on configuring IPTables and NAT refer to sect...

Page 84: ...Configure the DHCP server subnet as 10 10 10 0 24 config dhcp server subnet 10 10 10 0 24 5 Configure the DHCP server router as 10 10 10 1 config dhcp server subnet 10 10 10 0 24 router 10 10 10 1 Remote RMM 1400 uses the DHCP server to assign IP addresses to network devices CLI commands are entered to specify valid ranges of IP addresses that may be assigned Important For a laptop to access the n...

Page 85: ... config dhcp server subnet 10 10 10 0 24 default lease 4500 8 Configure the maximum time that a network device can keep an IP address assigned by the DHCP server as 6000 seconds config dhcp server subnet 10 10 10 0 24 max lease 6000 9 optional Verify that the DHCP server has been configured properly show dhcp server The command response appears similar to the following 10 Save the configuration Du...

Page 86: ...ccepts all packets from source subnet 10 10 10 0 24 and to destination address 184 155 22 36 config iptables t mangle A PREROUTING s 10 10 10 0 24 d 184 155 22 36 j ACCEPT 3 Set the default action for the PREROUTING chain to drop all packets config iptables t mangle P PREROUTING DROP CAUTION If you are connected to Remote RMM 1400 via a Telnet connection and you set the default action to drop all ...

Page 87: ...The command response appears similar to the following 6 Save the configuration Dub show iptables configuration Table nat Chain PREROUTING policy ACCEPT Chain POSTROUTING policy ACCEPT s 10 10 10 0 24 p tcp j MASQUERADE Chain OUTPUT policy ACCEPT Table filter Chain INPUT policy ACCEPT i lo j ACCEPT Chain FORWARD policy ACCEPT Chain OUTPUT policy ACCEPT d 127 0 0 0 8 j ACCEPT Table mangle Chain PRER...

Page 88: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Configuring Technician Laptop Access for Remote RMM 1400 Configuring IPTables for Network Address Translation 10 8 ...

Page 89: ...1 11 Configuring Event Correlations This chapter provides information about configuring event correlations Guide to this Chapter Overview Correlation Expression Components Configuring an Event Correlation ...

Page 90: ... management system Include the correlated condition as an individual component in other event correlations if defined Perform an automatic response if defined Event Correlation Components Event correlation is represented by an event originator named correlation and the following components A description of the event correlation A boolean like expression to define the event correlation Properties c...

Page 91: ... case of a measurement the state may be a relational operator and a numeric value for example 48 or 95 Originator Types and States Table 11 1 lists the types of originators that are valid for the correlation expressions the associated events that are valid as a state comparison and those originators that can be used as multi originators Multi originators must have either an any or an all operator ...

Page 92: ...cal with most programming languages Nested expressions in parentheses are supported allowing complex expressions to be contained in a single correlation expression The use of parentheses can improve the readability of expressions which mix and not and or operators Operator Usage Example Result and expression analog 1 4 high and output 1 2 open When both expressions are true the evaluation is true ...

Page 93: ...correlation myCorrelation false all input 1 1 3 5 7 open and correlation myCorrelation true all input 1 2 1 4 open Configuring a Time Period Optional You can optionally configure a time period duration during which a correlation expression must remain in a true or false state before the correlation itself changes state to match the expression For example you may want to configure a scenario where ...

Page 94: ...nfig correlation DoorAlarms duration 900 0 3 Configure the correlation expression for the two doors as input 1 1 open and input 1 2 open config correlation DoorAlarms expression input 1 1 open and input 1 2 open 4 optional Verify that the action has been configured properly show correlation DoorAlarms The command response appears similar to the following In this scenario you will Configure a corre...

Page 95: ...rity major alarm message Door is open config alarm entry dooropen event correlation DoorAlarms true major Door is open 3 Configure the alarm entry dooropen with the following parameters event originator correlation DoorAlarms event type false event severity normal alarm message Door is closed config alarm entry dooropen event correlation DoorAlarms false normal Door is closed 4 Save the configurat...

Page 96: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Configuring Event Correlations Configuring an Event Correlation 11 8 ...

Page 97: ... the central alarm table Guide to this Chapter Overview Alarm Protocol Formats Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Temperature Sensor Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Discrete Input Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Serial Connection Failure Configuring an Alarm Entry for a TCP Connection that Goes Down Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Telnet Connection that Comes Up Testing Alarm Table Configurations...

Page 98: ...ng the action subsystem which requires three commands for associating events with alarm responses Alarm Nagging Alarm nagging causes an alarm entry to send an alarm message in all formats enabled for that entry at a specified time interval For information about configuring the alarm nagging interval refer to section Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Temperature Sensor on page 12 4 Alarm reporting i...

Page 99: ...an have both formats enabled Raw The central alarm table supports raw alarm output that can be used for alarm formats that are not directly supported by Remote RMM 1400 A script or application can take the alarm information from the raw output and translate it into any type of alarm message SNMP The central alarm table supports SNMP through alarm traps in the aiMediationV2 mib Alarm traps are sent...

Page 100: ...ch the alarm entry sends its state information to 5 seconds when the alarm state is critical config alarm entry tempSensor nagging 5 critical 6 Configure network element name sensorUnit config alarm entry tempSensor ne name sensorUnit In this scenario you will Configure an alarm entry description Configure a category name Configure SNMP trap support Configure the interval at which the alarm will s...

Page 101: ...the analog input does not contain an event message value no substitution takes place 8 Configure a second event for alarm entry tempSensor with the following settings Event originator analog 1 1 Important All events configured for an alarm entry must have the same event originator Event trigger low Event severity level minor Alarm event message Temperature below low threshold followed by the actua...

Page 102: ...urements to the user To compensate for these variations Remote provides two analog input features analog averaging and analog adjustment Analog Averaging Users can specify the level at which Remote will average measurement values The goal is for a reasonable steady state value to measure consistently with both the Remote and an external meter Summarized in Table 12 1 are the valid averaging values...

Page 103: ...onfig discrete analog 1 1 minimum 0 7 config discrete analog 1 1 maximum 10 107 Table 12 1 Analog Averaging Values Value Description Measurement Example high Provides the most averaging but provides slower response to rapid changes in the measured value This setting is typically used with environmental or other sensors which measure conditions that do not change quickly Temperature Humidity medium...

Page 104: ...g alarm entry input1_1 event input 1 1 open major Light off 4 Configure an event for alarm entry input1_1 with the following settings Event originator input 1 1 Event trigger close Event severity level major Alarm event message Light on config alarm entry input1_1 event input 1 1 close major Light on In this scenario you will Configure an alarm entry description Configure SNMP alarm protocol suppo...

Page 105: ...erly show alarm entries name input1_1 The command response appears similar to the following 6 Save the configuration Dub show alarm entries name input1_1 Name input1_1 State normal Current Message Description Nagging Interval 0 Nagging Level major Trap enabled Trap Priority disabled Raw disabled Category NE Name Originator input 1 1 Alarm Actions Severity Trigger Message major open Light off major...

Page 106: ...an event for alarm entry SerConnFail with the following settings Event originator serial 3 Event trigger conn failed Event severity level major Alarm event message The serial connection has failed config alarm entry SerConnFail event serial 3 conn failed major The serial connection has failed In this scenario you will Configure an alarm entry description Configure SNMP alarm protocol support Confi...

Page 107: ...m entries name SerConnFail The command response appears similar to the following 5 Save the configuration Dub show alarm entries name SerConnFail Name SerConnFail State normal Current Message Description Serial connection failure Nagging Interval 0 Nagging Level major Trap enabled Trap Priority disabled Raw disabled Category NE Name Originator serial 3 Alarm Actions Severity Trigger Message major ...

Page 108: ...description TCP connection down 2 Enable SNMP trap alarm protocol support config alarm entry TCPConnDown trap enable 3 Configure an event for alarm entry TCPConnDown with the following settings Event originator tcp 192 168 0 12 5001 Event trigger conn down Event severity level major Alarm event message TCP connection down config alarm entry TCPConnDown event tcp 192 168 0 12 5001 conn down major T...

Page 109: ... alarm entries name TCPConnDown The command response appears similar to the following 5 Save the configuration Dub show alarm entries name TCPConnDown Name TCPConnDown State normal Current Message Description TCP connection down Nagging Interval 0 Nagging Level major Trap enabled Trap Priority disabled Raw disabled Category NE Name Originator tcp 192 168 0 12 5001 Alarm Actions Severity Trigger Me...

Page 110: ...t config alarm entry TelnetConnUp trap enable 3 Configure an event for alarm entry TelnetConnUp with the following settings Event originator telnet 192 168 0 4 6001 Event trigger conn up Event severity level normal Alarm event message Telnet connection now up config alarm entry TelnetConnUp event telnet 192 168 0 4 6001 conn up normal Telnet connection now up Tip This same scenario can be followed...

Page 111: ...rm entries name TelnetConnUp The command response appears similar to the following 5 Save the configuration Dub show alarm entries name TelnetConnUp Name TelnetConnUp State normal Current Message Description Telnet connection up Nagging Interval 0 Nagging Level major Trap enabled Trap Priority disabled Raw disabled Category NE Name Originator telnet 192 168 0 4 6001 Alarm Actions Severity Trigger ...

Page 112: ...e using the default timeout period 10 minutes diag test mode enable 2 Simulate a test trap for alarm entry GPS_Failure diag test alarm entry GPS_Failure 3 optional Verify that the GPS_Failure alarm entry is being simulated show test alarm entries This command response displays the alarm entries that are currently being simulated in test mode In this scenario you will Enable the alarm table test mo...

Page 113: ...g with step by step scenarios for configuring a measurement table entry an alarm entry for a measurement and an event correlation for a measurement Guide to this Chapter Overview Configuring a Measurement Table Entry for a Temperature Sensor Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Measurement Configuring an Event Correlation for a Measurement ...

Page 114: ... RMM 1400 measurement table stores a 24 hour history of collected values Figure 13 1 Remote RMM 1400 Measurement Table Each entry in the measurement table is identified by a name and contains an analog value units of measure such as V deg C or deg F the originator of the data such as analog 1 1 or script jobname_measurementname the NE name an optional description and category and the maximum minim...

Page 115: ... triggered in response to fluctuations in the current state of a measurement See section Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Measurement for an example Use with Event Correlations You can create event correlations to be used with measurement table entries The example in section Configuring an Event Correlation for a Measurement correlates a temperature measurement exceeding a specified value with an ...

Page 116: ... Configure network element name sensorUnit config meas table entry ExtTemp1 ne name sensorUnit 5 Configure the normal range for measurement values config meas table entry ExtTemp1 band 65 80 6 Configure the maximum measurable value config meas table entry ExtTemp1 maximum 130 7 Configure the minimum measurable value config meas table entry ExtTemp1 minimum 30 8 Configure the originator for this me...

Page 117: ...or1 category Temp Sensor config meas table entry TempSensor1 description One Wire Temp Sensor config meas table entry TempSensor1 originator sitebus Temp temperatureF config meas table entry TempSensor1 report interval 15 config meas table entry TempSensor1 band 20 110 config meas table entry TempSensor1 hysteresis 2 config meas table entry TempSensor1 maximum 150 config meas table entry TempSenso...

Page 118: ...arm protocol support with priority normal config alarm entry ExtTemp trap enable config alarm entry ExtTemp trap priority normal 5 Configure an event for alarm entry ExtTemp with the following settings Event originator measurement ExtTemp1 Event trigger high Event severity level major Alarm event message value Note Keyword value is replaced with the current measurement value config alarm entry Ext...

Page 119: ...n band Event severity level normal Alarm event message value config alarm entry ExtTemp event measurement ExtTemp1 in band normal value 8 Configure an event for alarm entry ExtTemp with the following settings Event originator measurement ExtTemp1 Event trigger input saturated Event severity level critical Alarm event message Input saturated config alarm entry ExtTemp event measurement ExtTemp1 inp...

Page 120: ... to the following 11 Save the configuration Dub show alarm entries name ExtTemp Name ExtTemp State normal Current Message Description Exterior temperature alarm Nagging Interval 0 Nagging Level major Trap enabled Trap Priority normal Raw disabled Category envAlms NE Name sensorUnit Originator measurement ExtTemp1 Alarm Actions Severity Trigger Message major high value major low value normal in ban...

Page 121: ...se conditions persist for two minutes set the false duration time to 0 seconds immediate meaning an alarm will be sent immediately when either condition no longer exists config correlation FireDanger duration 90 0 4 optional Verify that the action has been configured properly show correlations FireDanger The command response appears similar to the following In this scenario you will Configure a co...

Page 122: ... dooropen with the following parameters event originator correlation FireDanger event type true event severity critical alarm message Fire alarm exists config alarm entry fireDanger event correlation FireDanger true critical Fire alarm exists 3 Configure the alarm entry doorclosed with the following parameters event originator correlation FireDanger event type false event severity normal alarm mes...

Page 123: ...ions Guide to this Chapter Overview Secure Terminal Server Access Configuring a TCP to Asynchronous Serial Connection Configuring a Telnet to Asynchronous Serial Connection Configuring a SSH to Asynchronous Serial Connection Configuring an Asynchronous Serial to Asynchronous Serial Connection Configuring an Asynchronous Serial to TCP Connection ...

Page 124: ...d TCP to asynchronous connections Asynchronous to asynchronous connections A mediation connection can be configured to have multiple hops however the connection must have a source endpoint and a destination endpoint at a minimum In addition the connection can have data filters in the middle for example the Telnet filter acts as a Telnet server proxy Mediation connections are established through th...

Page 125: ...RMM 1400 to the NEs is not secure The Secure Shell Protocol SSH is used to provide the secure connection and is suitable for both an interactive user session via a client like PuTTY or through any available SSH client library The Redirect application provides SSH as an option for a virtual serial port s protocol in addition to TCP and Telnet protocols Redirect also allows for user authentication o...

Page 126: ...p40010 content tcp 10 40 57 5 40010 incoming connection Note The TCP originator IP address is optional if it is the same as the Remote RMM 1400 bridge switch interface IP address 2 Configure response tcp40010ToSerial2 with responder tcp 10 40 57 5 40010 and response type dest serial 2 config response tcp40010ToSerial2 content tcp 10 40 57 5 40010 connect dest serial 2 3 Configure action tcpToSeria...

Page 127: ...on destination 7 optional Verify that a connection is established show connections The command response appears similar to the following Note The 4 that comes after the TCP port number is an internal reference number generated by Remote RMM 1400 8 Save the configuration Dub show actions tcpToSerial2 Action Name tcpToSerial2 Action Description Event Name tcp40010 Event Description Event Originator ...

Page 128: ...elnet60002ToSerial3 content telnet 10 40 57 5 60002 connect dest serial 3 3 Configure response telnet60002ToSerial3 to cause a Telnet connection from port 60002 at IP address 10 40 57 5 to operate in binary mode config response telnet60002ToSerial3 content telnet 10 40 57 5 60002 connect options b 4 Configure action telnetToSerial to associate event IncTelnetConn with response telnet60002ToSerial3...

Page 129: ... 8 optional Verify that a connection is established show connections The command response appears similar to the following Note The 4 that comes after the TCP port number is an internal reference number generated by Remote RMM 1400 9 Save the configuration Dub show actions telnetToSerial Action Name telnetToSerial Action Description Event Name IncTelnetConn Event Description Event Originator telne...

Page 130: ...ncSSHConn with response SSH20001ToSerial4 config action SSHToSerial event IncSSHConn response ssh20001ToSerial4 4 optional Verify that the SSH to asynchronous connection has been configured properly show actions SSHToSerial The command response appears similar to the following In this scenario you will configure a mediation connection between an SSH port and an asynchronous serial controller You w...

Page 131: ...mode dcd config controller serial 4 disconnect mode dcd 6 Configure the application mode as destination config controller serial 4 application destination 7 optional Verify that a connection is established show connections The command response appears similar to the following Note The 4 that comes after the TCP port number is an internal reference number generated by Remote RMM 1400 8 Save the con...

Page 132: ...ction serial2ToSerial1 with event serial2Up and response serial2Connect config action serial2ToSerial1 event serial2Up response serial2Connect 4 optional Verify that the asynchronous to asynchronous connection has been configured properly show actions serial2ToSerial1 The command response appears similar to the following In this scenario you will configure a mediation connection between two asynch...

Page 133: ...e activity 7 Configure controller serial 2 application mode as source config controller serial 2 application source 8 Configure connection mode dcd config controller serial 2 connect mode dcd 9 optional Verify that the serial controllers have been configured properly show controllers serial 1 The command response appears similar to the following Dub show controllers serial 1 serial 1 status enable...

Page 134: ... established show connections The command response appears similar to the following 12 Save the configuration Dub show controllers serial 2 serial 2 status enabled link state down encapsulation baud 9600 databits 8 stopbits 1 parity none resource state unassigned flow control none linemode rs232 dial timer 1 init string connect mode dcd rts connect mode on dtr connect mode on disconnect mode rts d...

Page 135: ...response serial3ConnectToNOC config action serial3ToNOC event serial3Up response serial3ConnectToNOC 4 optional Verify that the asynchronous to TCP connection has been configured properly show actions serial3ToNOC The command response appears similar to the following 5 Configure the application mode as source config controller serial 3 application source In this scenario you will configure a media...

Page 136: ... Connections Configuring an Asynchronous Serial to TCP Connection 14 14 6 optional Verify that a connection is established show connections The command response appears similar to the following 7 Save the configuration Dub show connections serial 3 tcp 10 40 57 5 5001 Dub ...

Page 137: ...ion on configuring the DHCP server with an associated host and subnet Guide to this Chapter DHCP Server Overview Configuring a DHCP Server Configuring a DHCP Server Subnet Configuring a Host on a DHCP Server Configuring BOOTP DHCP Relay Configuring DHCP Client Support ...

Page 138: ... automatically assigns new IP addresses to hosts from the pool of IP addresses At startup the DHCP server reads the DHCP configuration file and stores a list of available addresses on each subnet in memory When a client requests an address the DHCP server allocates an address for it Each client is assigned a lease that expires after an amount of time chosen by the administrator Clients to which le...

Page 139: ...Sends Broadcast Packet DHCP Client DHCP Client DHCP Client DHCP Client DHCP Server DHCP Server DHCP Server Server receives packet and offers available IP address to the client Server receives the DHCP request packet and officially grants the IP address lease Client receives the IP address and sends an IP address lease request Client requests extension on lease before it expires Server sends acknow...

Page 140: ...rface bridge switch 4 Configure the DHCP server subnet with IP address 234 55 83 0 and subnet mask 255 255 0 0 config dhcp server subnet 234 55 83 0 255 255 0 0 Note Up to 25 subnets are configurable on the DHCP server For information on further DHCP server subnet configurations refer to section Configuring a DHCP Server Subnet on page 15 6 In this scenario you will Enable DHCP authority mode Enab...

Page 141: ...es an error The following command specifies file dhcpconfig1 txt as the DHCP configuration file config dhcp server config file dhcpconfig1 txt The DHCP server configuration file must exist in Remote RMM 1400 directory config dhcp before you can specify it as the configuration file in the Remote RMM 1400 CLI For information about creating a DHCP server configuration file refer to the dhcpd conf man...

Page 142: ...ault lease 36000 3 Configure domain name server 10 51 2 67 config dhcp server subnet 234 55 83 0 16 domain name server 10 51 2 67 4 Configure IP address range 234 55 83 2 to 234 55 83 30 config dhcp server subnet 234 55 83 0 16 range 234 55 83 2 234 55 83 30 5 Configure router 234 55 83 1 config dhcp server subnet 234 55 83 0 16 router 234 55 83 1 In this scenario you will set up the following ite...

Page 143: ...ommand response appears similar to the following 7 Save the configuration Dub show dhcp server Admin State disabled Broadcast enabled Authority enabled Config file Note User specified configuration files will override configured DHCP server settings Interfaces bridge switch Subnets 234 55 0 0 16 range 234 55 83 2 234 55 83 30 router 234 55 83 1 default lease 36000 max lease 40000 DNS 10 51 2 67 Ho...

Page 144: ...ver For more information refer to section Configuring a DHCP Server Subnet on page 15 6 3 optional Verify that the DHCP server has been configured properly show dhcp server The command response appears similar to the following 4 Save the configuration In this scenario you will Configure a DHCP server host Configure a host hardware address Configure a host IP address Dub show dhcp server Admin Stat...

Page 145: ...nable 3 optional Verify that the BOOTP DHCP relay settings have been configured properly show dhcp relay The command response appears similar to the following 4 Save the configuration In this scenario you will configure the BOOTP DHCP server and enable BOOTP DHCP relay When BOOTP DHCP relay is enabled Remote RMM 1400 acts as a BOOTP DHCP relay agent it passes BOOTP DHCP configuration information b...

Page 146: ...n this scenario you will enable DHCP client support and configure a ten minute interval for Remote RMM 1400 to retry contacting the DHCP server Note DHCP client support cannot be enabled on the bridge group switch if a static IP address has already been configured You must remove the static IP address before enabling DHCP client support Dub show interface bridge switch bridge switch system name br...

Page 147: ... 1400 peripheral management Guide to this Chapter Peripheral Management Subsystem Overview Expansion Peripheral Unit Discovery Expansion Peripheral States Configuring Remote RMM 1400 to Manage an Expansion Peripheral Configuring Discrete I O Points on an Expansion Peripheral Configuring Alarms for an Expansion Peripheral Configuring SNMP to Operate a Relay Output Directly Controlling a Relay Outpu...

Page 148: ...ollowing inputs and outputs Sixty four digital bistate inputs Four relay outputs Four current inputs 4 20 mA Four voltage inputs 0 10V positive only A four terminal SiteBus Four sets of auxiliary terminals which are not electrically connected to other RMB 1 I O terminals Built in temperature and humidity sensors Figure 16 1 RMB 1 Peripheral Unit RMB 2 Peripheral Unit The RMB 2 peripheral unit show...

Page 149: ... 2 and for details on physically connecting to RMB terminals see the Remote RMM 1400 Installation Guide RMB 1 and RMB 2 Identification Each RMB peripheral unit has a name that is defined in the following format RMB1 XXXXXX XXXXXX represents the low order three bytes of the peripheral s MAC address for example RMB1 0E68F4 Note that the name begins with RMB1 regardless of whether the peripheral unit...

Page 150: ...s do not cross bridged or routed WAN links but they do traverse Ethernet bridges and hubs When Remote RMM 1400 discovers an expansion unit it is made available for association with a unit number by user command You can then manually configure the RMB in the Remote RMM 1400 CLI which puts the unit under Remote RMM 1400 s management control For more information on setting up unit number peripheral a...

Page 151: ... manage the peripheral This state goes into effect when the user issues command config peripheral manage for the specified peripheral Unmanaged Indicates that Remote RMM 1400 has not been configured to manage the peripheral Table 16 2 Potential Expansion Peripheral Operation States Operation State Description Unmanaged Specifies that the peripheral has been discovered but has not been configured f...

Page 152: ... 1400 is not currently downloading compatible firmware to the peripheral and perhaps cannot for some reason When a peripheral is in this state only basic peripheral management functions are available such as updating the image and reloading Downloading Specifies that Remote RMM 1400 is downloading a new firmware image to the peripheral Managed Specifies that Remote RMM 1400 has successfully set up...

Page 153: ...ipheral type is inferred from the peripheral name prefix for example RMB1 RMB 1 or RMB 2 If desired you can explicitly configure the peripheral type with command config peripheral type 2 Configure Remote RMM 1400 peripheral unit 1 to manage peripheral device RMB1 0E68FD config peripheral 1 manage RMB1 0E68FD Notes Configuring the peripheral name associated with a unit number causes Remote RMM 1400...

Page 154: ...or more information on management states refer to section Expansion Peripheral States on page 16 5 4 Save the configuration Dub show peripherals unit 1 Unit number 1 Description Unit manages RMB1 0E68FD Type rmb 1 Admin state Managed Name RMB1 0E68FD IP address 0 0 0 0 Oper state Online Manager name RMM Manager IP address 10 39 90 2 Type rmb 1 Model B684 00 A 0 Firmware version 1 00 Firmware build...

Page 155: ...put 1 4 Enable discrete analog 1 3 config discrete analog 1 3 enable Note For more information on discrete analog input settings refer to section Configuring an Alarm Entry for a Temperature Sensor on page 12 4 5 optional Verify that the discrete I O points have been configured properly show discrete inputs 1 2 The display will look similar to the following for the discrete input In this scenario ...

Page 156: ...nalogs 1 3 The display will look similar to the following for the analog input 6 Save the configuration Dub show discrete outputs 1 1 ID 1 1 Description Output 1 Resource State unassigned Value offline Dub Dub show discrete analogs 1 3 ID 1 3 Description State enable Resource State unassigned Low Band 0 High Band 0 Hysteresis 0 Interval 0 Max Loop Value 10 Min Loop Value 0 Max Sensor Reading 10000...

Page 157: ...fig alarm entry Input5_open event input 1 5 open normal Input 5 is open 3 optional Verify that the alarm entries have been configured properly show alarm entries name Input5_closed The display will look similar to the following for alarm entry Input5_closed In this scenario you will Configure an alarm entry that signals when a discrete input on RMB is closed Configure an alarm entry that signals w...

Page 158: ...y will look similar to the following for alarm entry serConnUp 4 Save the configuration Dub show alarm entries name Input5_open Name Input5_open State normal Current Message Input 5 is open Description Nagging Interval 0 Nagging Level major Trap enabled Trap Priority disabled Raw disabled Category NE Name Originator input 1 5 Alarm Actions Severity Trigger Message normal open Input 5 is open Dub ...

Page 159: ...ure response switchClose to close output 1 4 config response switchClose content output 1 4 close 4 Configure response switchOpen to open output 1 4 config response switchOpen content output 1 4 open 5 Configure action snmpOutputClose to associate event snmpClose with response switchClose config action snmpOutputClose event snmpClose response switchClose 6 Configure action snmpOutputOpen to associ...

Page 160: ...ionV2 MIB Use the same names that were used for the manager sets in the SNMP events output4_close and output4_open Dub show actions snmpOutputClose Action Name snmpOutputClose Action Description Event Name snmpClose Event Description Event Originator snmp Event Type manager set output4_close Response Name switchClose Response Description Response Responder output 1 4 Response Type close Response P...

Page 161: ... close a relay output 1 Open output 1 4 diag output 1 4 open 2 Close output 1 4 for 10 seconds diag output 1 4 close 10 3 optional Verify the status of output 1 4 show discrete outputs 1 4 The command response appears similar to the following In this scenario you will directly open and close a relay output Dub show discrete outputs 1 4 ID 1 4 Description Resource State unassigned Value open Dub ...

Page 162: ... Remote RMM 1400 2 Use RMB s punchdown tool to physically connect the device to a SiteBus terminal Note For more information see section Connecting Wires to RMB Punchdown Terminals in the Remote RMM 1400 Installation Guide 3 Power up the RMB peripheral by reconnecting its Ethernet connection to Remote RMM 1400 RMB discovers the newly connected SiteBus device 4 Obtain the hexidecimal ID for the new...

Page 163: ...mp which includes points for Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures The device in this example would have two logical points sitebus temp1 temperatureC and sitebus temp1 temperatureF 8 Add description Temperature Sensor 1 to device temp1 config sitebus temp1 description Temperature Sensor 1 9 optional Verify that the SiteBus device has been configured properly show sitebus The display will look simil...

Page 164: ...o disconnect a managed expansion peripheral configure the unit 1 expansion peripheral to become unmanaged config peripheral 1 no manage When Remote RMM 1400 is reconnected to an expansion peripheral after a temporarily disconnection Output state changes that occurred during the disconnection are applied to the output s points Events are generated that report on the current state of enabled expansi...

Page 165: ...Guide to this Chapter SNMP Proxy Feature Overview SNMP Proxy Configuration Information Configuring a Mediation SNMP Event Template Configuring a Mediation SNMP Point Template Configuring a Mediation SNMP NE Template Configuring a Mediation SNMP Measurement Template Configuring a Mediation SNMP Network Element Configuration Results ...

Page 166: ...t still monitored by Remote RMM 1400 The various states of the NEs are represented in Remote RMM 1400 s alarm table which provides a mechanism for management systems to query the state and receive alarms One major benefit of this feature is a reduction in IP address requirements for sites where private addressing can be used between the SNMP device and Remote RMM 1400 Figure 17 1 shows the interac...

Page 167: ...le severity message varbind offline state message and severity and trap OID The varbind and trap OID are used to match incoming traps Event Template Events are simple stateless mappings between an SNMP trap and a mediation event Events are not mapped to the Remote RMM 1400 alarm table An event template consists at a minimum of a trap oid and a message parameter NE Template The NE template contains...

Page 168: ...ted event template or a point template for part of its definition The name of the NE is used as the NE name value for mediation alarm table entries and responses SNMP Manager The configurable information for the SNMP manager is the port on which the SNMP manager listens for incoming SNMP notifications The default port is 162 Table 17 1 Predefined Template Variables Variable Description point Conta...

Page 169: ...1 4 Configure the message event event on snmpne config mediation snmp event template coldStartDef message event event on NE snmpne 5 optional Verify that the event template has been configured properly show mediation snmp event templates coldStartDef The command response appears similar to the following 6 Save the configuration In this scenario you will configure a mediation SNMP event template na...

Page 170: ...umn ifDescr state table column 8 config mediation snmp point template ifEntryDef poll table 1 3 6 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 ifDescr 8 Note If you configure a dynamic poll table Step 3 you will not configure a poll ID Step 4 and vice versa 4 Configure the poll OID 1 3 6 1 2 1 2 2 1 8 ifIndex for template ifEntryDef config mediation snmp point template ifEntryDef poll oid 1 3 6 1 2 1 2 2 1 8 ifIndex 5 Configure...

Page 171: ...nfig mediation snmp point template ifEntryDef state up message point is up You will now configure similar parameters for the down state using the same point template ifEntryDef 11 Configure the down state for point template ifEntryDef config mediation snmp point template ifEntryDef state down 12 Configure the poll value of 2 for the down state config mediation snmp event template ifEntryDef state ...

Page 172: ...lates ifEntryDef The command response appears similar to the following 19 Save the configuration Dub show mediation snmp point templates ifEntryDef Name ifEntryDef Description Entry in IfTable Poll OID 1 3 6 1 2 1 2 2 1 8 ifIndex Poll Default State up Offline Severity major Offline Message point is offline State down Message point is down Poll Value 2 Severity major Trap OID 1 3 6 1 6 3 1 1 5 3 Va...

Page 173: ...mp ne template Template1 point modem ifEntryDef ifDesc serial_modem 4 Configure event runningConfigChange with the following settings event template existing configChangeDef parameter file value running config config mediation snmp ne template Template1 event runningConfigChange configChangeDef file running config In this scenario you will configure a mediation SNMP NE template which is a template...

Page 174: ... Verify that the NE template has been configured properly show mediation snmp ne templates Template1 The command response appears similar to the following 7 Save the configuration Dub show mediation snmp Dub show mediation snmp ne templates Template1 Name Template1 Description Sample template Event runningConfigChange Template configChangeDef Parameter file running config Point modem Template ifEn...

Page 175: ... value match 2 5 Configure an SNMP trap named critical with a trap OID 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 0 5 for the critical state config mediation snmp measurement template alDef trap critical trap oid 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 0 5 In this scenario you will configure a mediation SNMP measurement template which defines the way a mediation SNMP NE obtains the value for a point on a proxied SNMP network element We w...

Page 176: ...mplate alDef trap critical value match 2 9 optional Verify that the point template has been configured properly show mediation snmp measurement templates alDef The command response appears similar to the following 10 Save the configuration To configure a mediation SNMP measurement template that configures a group of measurements 1 Configure the point template name alTableDef config mediation snmp ...

Page 177: ... for the critical state config mediation snmp measurement template alTableDef trap critical trap oid 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 0 5 6 Configure the varbind OID 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 2 1 7 for the critical state config mediation snmp measurement template alTableDef trap critical varbind id 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 2 1 7 7 Configure a varbind value of for 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 2 1 5 for the critical state confi...

Page 178: ...diation snmp measurement templates alTableDef Name a1TableDef Description Measurement group Poll Table OID 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 2 ID Column 7 Value Column 5 Value Match Index 2 Value Conversion Multiplier 1 Trap critical Trap OID Varbind Value 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 2 1 5 Value Match Index 1 Varbind ID Trap critical Trap OID 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 0 5 Varbind Value Value Match Index 2 Varbind ID 1 3 6...

Page 179: ...ntryDef point template a replaceable parameter name ifIndex and a value for that parameter as 1 config mediation snmpne ProxyNE point ethernet1 ifEntryDef ifIndex 1 6 Configure status point ethernet2 with a link to the previously defined ifEntryDef point template a replaceable parameter name ifIndex and a value for that parameter as 2 config mediation snmpne ProxyNE point ethernet2 ifEntryDef ifIn...

Page 180: ...b show mediation snmpne ProxyNE Name ProxyNE Description Host 10 40 65 90 161 SNMP Community administrator SNMP Version v1 Category NECategory NE Name ProxyNE Measurement Poll Interval 60 Point Poll Interval 3600 Connectivity OID 1 3 6 1 2 1 1 2 0 Connectivity State offline Last Connectivity Poll Reply unknown Event reboot Template coldStartDef Last Trap unknown Point ethernet1 Template ifEntryDef...

Page 181: ... 7 value match 2 exit trap critcal varbind value 1 3 6 1 4 1 539 42 2 2 1 5 exit exit config mediation snmp point template ifEntryDef description Entry in IfTable poll oid 1 3 6 1 2 1 2 2 1 8 ifIndex state up message point is up poll value 1 trap oid 1 3 6 1 6 3 1 1 5 4 varbind match 1 3 6 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 ifIndex exit state down message point is down poll value 2 severity major trap oid 1 3 6 1 6 3 ...

Page 182: ...nd actions automatically config alarm entry ProxyNE_ethernet1_snmpne event snmpne ProxyNE point ethernet1 trap up event message event snmpne ProxyNE point ethernet1 trap down event message ne name MyNE category some category config alarm entry ProxyNE_ethernet2_snmpne event snmpne ProxyNE point ethernet2 trap up event message event snmpne ProxyNE point ethernet2 trap down event message ne name Pro...

Page 183: ...ote RMM 1400 Guide to this Chapter Job Configuration Overview Configuring Access to a Central FTP Package Server Installing a Script Package Configuring a Job with a Script Package and Script Configuring a Job with a Job Property Configuring a Job with a Job Task Configuring Job Start Times Configuring Dynamic Memory for a Job ...

Page 184: ...rties which pass runtime parameters and or settings such as connection information for a network element baud rates TID s phone numbers software version and user name and password information to Remote RMM 1400 when a job is executed In addition a script can define job tasks and the properties required to request IP configuration for a device or open a server socket connection to receive and trans...

Page 185: ...onfiguration Overview 18 3 execute properly Basically a job configured through the Remote RMM 1400 CLI runs the function s within the script module After configuring and executing a job the script package is retrieved from the package database and run by the script engine ...

Page 186: ...est config pkgs server directory packages test 3 Configure the server user name as test and password as test config pkgs server user test test Note The user name and password must match the user name and password configured on the central FTP package server 4 Enable remote access to the central FTP package server config pkgs server enable 5 optional Verify that the central FTP package server has b...

Page 187: ... Continue to step 4 3 At the main CLI prompt install script package exampleScript 1 0 0 pkg to Remote RMM 1400 from the central FTP package server config pkgs install name exampleScript 1 0 0 fromserver Important To install a script package from a central FTP package server you need to configure a static route For more information refer to Configuring Static Routes on page 7 1 4 optional Verify th...

Page 188: ... Package 18 6 Tip To display the contents and attributes of script package examplescript enter show pkgs name examplescript 5 Save the configuration Note Some jobs need to be restarted when the configuration changes including Battery Monitor including the Battery Learner Analog Monitor ...

Page 189: ...cript and script capture_example and define the minimum acceptable version level for an installed package as 1 0 0 config jobs name printlog script examplescript capture_example 1 0 0 3 optional Verify that the job has been configured with the proper script package and script show jobs name printlog status The command response appears similar to the following 4 Save the configuration In this scena...

Page 190: ...nclude spaces or special characters quotes must be included By entering job property value hello world job printlog will run script capture_example and pass runtime job property capture_text This indicates that value Hello World will be written to the stdout log and stderr log files located in the job s data directory on Remote RMM 1400 3 optional Verify that the job has been configured with the p...

Page 191: ...g history The command response appears similar to the following 7 optional FTP to Remote RMM 1400 to verify that the output of the job has been recorded to the stdout log and stderr log files located in the job s data directory jobdata printlog Dub show jobs name printlog history Run ID Start time End time Exit state 1 2010 02 03 22 35 32 2010 02 03 22 35 33 normal Dub show jobs name printlog ...

Page 192: ... name echodata task new_ip property address 192 168 0 215 4 Assign controller property br_switch to task new_ip config jobs name echodata task new_ip property controller br_switcheth0_1 5 optional Verify that the task new_ip has been configured properly show jobs name echodata task new_ip The command response appears similar to the following 6 Create task server_sock and assign the task type as se...

Page 193: ...he command response appears similar to the following 9 Enable capture output for job echodata config jobs name echodata capture 10 Configure job echodata with the job property upper_case and assign it with the value of yes config jobs name echodata property upper_case yes 11 optional Verify that job echodata has been configured with the proper job properly show jobs name echodata properties The co...

Page 194: ... 3 5 A start at index number of 1 is assigned 2 optional Verify that job printlog has been configured with the proper starting times show jobs name printlog starts The command response appears similar to the following 3 Save the configuration In this scenario you will configure a job to start on August 7 and to run through September 30 at 12 30 p m 5 30 p m and 7 30 p m every Monday Wednesday and ...

Page 195: ...onal Verify that the dynamic memory has been configured properly for job printlog show jobs name printlog status The command response appears similar to the following 3 Save the configuration In this scenario you will configure the amount of dynamic memory that Remote RMM 1400 can use while running job printlog Dub show jobs name printlog status Job printlog Package Min version any Script Title Cr...

Page 196: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Configuring Jobs Configuring Dynamic Memory for a Job 18 14 ...

Page 197: ...n Wizards This chapter provides information on the three available configuration wizards Guide to this Chapter Configuration Wizard Overview Using the initsetup Wizard Using the bistate alarms Wizard Using the serial port Wizard ...

Page 198: ...plies the associated commands in running the configuration When you execute the command config use wizard from the CLI you can set up a configuration without entering individual CLI commands Three wizard scripts are provided to help simplify the configuration process for Remote RMM 1400 A setup wizard for initial connectivity configuration on an unconfigured Remote RMM 1400 A wizard for common ser...

Page 199: ...p for Remote RMM 1400 using the initsetup wizard The wizard prompts you for all of the required and optional information Note The running config file is automatically saved to a network recovery file when you run the initsetup wizard and apply the output to the running config file If the running configuration is lost you can copy file network recovery to file running config to restore the initial ...

Page 200: ...he lowest address to serve The number of addresses to serve 9 optional Enter the desired clock settings when prompted The following settings are configurable The standard timezone Daylight savings time The current time and date 10 optional Enter the desired NTP settings when prompted The wizard asks you for the primary and secondary server IP addresses 11 optional Enter the desired SNMP community ...

Page 201: ...n when prompted The following settings are configurable An IP address A package directory on the server An FTP username and password 15 For the final step select one of the following options when prompted a Apply the settings to running config s Save the commands to a patch configuration file v View the commands c Cancel You are returned to the main CLI when complete ...

Page 202: ...e when prompted 6 Select the desired severity level for the alarmed point from the list presented 7 Enter a new alarm message or accept the default alarm message when prompted In this scenario you will configure a bistate point on Remote RMM 1400 with the bistate alarms wizard The wizard prompts you for all of the required and optional configuration information Note This wizard also allows you to ...

Page 203: ...r the alarm entry when prompted 11 optional Enter an alarm category for the alarm entry when prompted The wizard takes you back to the initial bistate point prompt configured in step 2 12 If desired follow this procedure again to configure another bistate point 13 When you are finished configuring points select one of the following options when prompted a Apply the settings to running config s Sav...

Page 204: ...ists the default line settings and asks if you would like to accept those settings In this scenario you will configure an Remote RMM 1400 serial port with the serial port wizard Dub config use wizard serial port serial port setup wizard This wizard configures serial ports An asterisk in a selection list denotes the default value Ctrl c aborts the wizard NOTE This wizard provides only basic configu...

Page 205: ...er serial to IP or none basic async port 6 Select an application for the serial port Note The remaining prompts for the serial port configuration will vary based upon the application you select 7 Enter the desired values for the application as prompted 8 If desired follow this procedure again to configure another serial port 9 When you are finished configuring the ports select one of the following...

Page 206: ...Remote RMM 1400 Version 2 0x Configuration Guide Using Configuration Wizards Using the serial port Wizard 19 10 ...

Page 207: ...g banner config banner config clock config clock config clock daylight savings config clock daylight savings config clock local time config clock local time config clock timezone config clock timezone config controller config controller config controller bridge config controller bridge config controller ethernet config controller eth config controller ethernet assign config controller eth assign c...

Page 208: ... config hostname config interface config interface config interface bridge config interface bridge config interface ethernet config interface eth config interface ethernet config interface eth config interface ethernet disable config interface eth disable config interface ethernet enable config interface eth enable config interface ethernet ip config interface eth ip config interface openvpn confi...

Page 209: ...lude config profile exclude config profile include config profile include config profile priv lvl config profile priv lvl config remote access config remote access config response config response config snmp config snmp config snmp auth trap config snmp auth trap config snmp community config snmp community config snmp host config snmp host config timeout config timeout config use wizard config use...

Page 210: ...ug serial debug serial diag diag diag break diag break diag clear diag clear diag controller diag controller diag ip diag ip diag line monitor diag line monitor diag line status diag line status diag mediation diag mediation diag mmdisplay diag mmdisplay diag output diag output diag peripheral diag peripheral diag ps diag ps diag snapshot diag snapshot diag tcpdump diag tcpdump diag test diag test...

Page 211: ... show audit show banner show banner show bootp show bootp show clock show clock show compact flash show compact flash show config file show config file show connections show connections show controllers show controllers show correlations show correlations show debugging show debugging show dhcp relay show dhcp relay show dhcp server show dhcp server show discrete show discrete show events show eve...

Page 212: ...n show ntp show ntp show peripherals show peripherals show pkgs show pkgs show product show product show profiles show profiles show pydoc show pydoc show remote access show remote access show resource tracking show resource tracking show responses show responses show running config show running config show snmp show snmp show test show test show timeout show timeout show users show users show ver...

Page 213: ...ns a Python document string If Python module subdirectories are not used this file does not need to exist A action An action is a correlation between an event and response that controls system alarming logging and connection behavior on Remote RMM 1400 AID AID is an acronym for access identifier It identifies the NE system component to which an alarm applies alarm affect The alarm affect designate...

Page 214: ...alarm message The alarm message is the text displayed for an alarm when a specified environmental event occurs alarm type The alarm type is the value for an environmental alarm response For valid alarm type values refer to the Bellcore GR 833 CORE documentation analog reporting interval The analog reporting interval is the rate at which events are generated for an analog input analog input Analog ...

Page 215: ...ow threshold values for analog input event generation banner The banner is the initial text that appears when the user logs into Remote RMM 1400 baud rate The baud rate is the speed of a connection in bits per second bit level encoding Bit level encoding is the method by which binary codes represent characters of data T1 lines have available linecode options Binary 8 Zeros Substitution B8ZS and Al...

Page 216: ... IP address bridge interface The bridge interface routes packets to and from the bridge controller C CDMA Code Division Multiple Access CDMA is a digital technology that uses spread spectrum techniques for transmitting voice or data over the air Spread spectrum technology separates users by assigning digital codes within the same broad spectrum The benefit of CDMA is that it provides higher user c...

Page 217: ... user interface whereby the user types one line of instructions at a time at a command prompt CLI session timeout The command line interface CLI session timeout is the amount of time in minutes that can elapse before an Remote RMM 1400 session expires due to inactivity clock source The clock source determines how a serial controller s clock is set The two options are loop and internal The loop opt...

Page 218: ...he connection settings this string may or may not be sent to the attached device controller A controller is a concept that is applied throughout the CLI It is a software object on Remote RMM 1400 that sends and receives a stream of bytes A controller can be a physical device such as an Ethernet transceiver or a T1 framer or it can be a virtual entity such as a T1 channel group cost Cost is a metri...

Page 219: ...y the user default static route The default static route is used to route a packet to a destination when there is no other better route in the IP routing table delimiting character The delimiting character defines the beginning and ending of the banner Most characters such as and can be applied as the delimiting character destination address In a static route the destination address is the IP addr...

Page 220: ... host that is served by the DHCP server It can access and obtain IP address and network configurations from the server digital input Digital inputs generate two events that reflect the state of the input open and close disconnect mode The disconnect mode is a handshake from a device attached to Remote RMM 1400 that terminates or accepts termination of an asynchronous connection discrete alarm Digi...

Page 221: ...ing the on board discrete I O subsystem domain name Domain names are used to represent IP addresses on a network and are formatted as a series of alphanumeric characters separated by periods for example www domainname com DNS server A DNS server translates alphanumeric addresses into corresponding IP addresses DTR signal DTR is a control signal on an Remote RMM 1400 asynchronous RS 232 serial port...

Page 222: ...em has an upgraded packet data transmission control system that allows for bursty data transmission rather than for more continuous voice data transmission The industry standard for EvDO is IS 856 event An event is an incident that is triggered by an external or internal event An event can be anything from a discrete input opening or closing a serial controller going up or down a TCP connection re...

Page 223: ... receiver can process it and to start sending it when the receiver is ready framing Framing is an error control procedure with multiplexed digital channels such as T1 where bits are inserted so that the receiver can identify the timeslots that are allocated to each subchannel Refer to the Remote RMM 1400 Command Reference Guide for information on the framing formats Remote RMM 1400 utilizes FTP FT...

Page 224: ...ge or when it is trying to become the root bridge history runs The history runs is the number of history entries kept for a job HSPA High Speed Packet Access HSPA is a collection of mobile telephony protocols that extend and improve the performance of existing UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System protocols HTTP HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol provides a standard for Web browsers and se...

Page 225: ...plied throughout the CLI It is an entity to which you can route IP packets An interface must be associated with a controller which may be an underlying physical port IP forwarding IP forwarding allows IP packets received on an interface to be forwarded to other interfaces IP routing table The IP routing table is a database in a router that keeps track of paths to particular networks and network de...

Page 226: ...onal initialization step for a job before it runs a script Tasks are used when a super user is required for job configuration since scripts cannot be run by a privileged user on Remote RMM 1400 K keep alive disconnect time The keep alive disconnect time defines the number of seconds that a peer receives no packets before it is considered to be disconnected Valid values are 20 to 3600 keep alive in...

Page 227: ...1 line or the level of attenuation in decibels required for the devices on each end of a T1 line to communicate Buildout is usually specified by cable length for shorter connections and by level of attenuation for longer connections linemode Linemode is the type of hardware connection of an asynchronous link There are two values for linemode RS232 and RS422 RS232 is a set of standards that specify...

Page 228: ...ntified at the Media Access Control layer in the network architecture MAC address capture MAC address capture refers to the process of listening to traffic on an Ethernet controller and then adding any MAC addresses learned to the controller s MAC address table MAC address table A MAC address table is a list containing the MAC addresses of all the devices that are permitted access to Remote RMM 14...

Page 229: ...ctions are connections that allow the interconnection of different protocols The protocols on each side are terminated in the middle so that the interconnection can occur minimum current The minimum current is the lowest valid current that will be present on the specified analog input and the sensor value associated with that current MRU The MRU sets the maximum number of data bytes that can be re...

Page 230: ...nd its state to all enabled protocols Network Address Translation Network Address Translation NAT is an iptables chain that allows multiple devices on a private network to share a single globally routable public address network element A network element is a processor controlled entity on the telecommunications network that provides switching and transport network functions and contains network op...

Page 231: ...ents SSL is used to manage the VPN connection and encrypted UDP packets for data transmission Both the management and data traffic are passed as UDP packets on a single port The customer s external firewall needs to open one UDP port for all connected client network elements originator An originator is a physical and visible component within Remote RMM 1400 that generates the event such as an anal...

Page 232: ...not bits of data have been altered during data transmission peripheral device A peripheral device is a system component that expands Remote RMM 1400 s functionality The only peripheral device currently available for Remote RMM 1400 is the discrete expansion peripheral which adds additional I O points that are controlled by Remote RMM 1400 peripheral management subsystem The peripheral management s...

Page 233: ... When carriers change their networks it is useful to update the PRL to pick up the changes priority level The priority level determines which interface within a standby group will become the master router The higher the priority level the more likely an interface will become the master router A priority level of 255 specifies that an interface will become the master router profile A profile gives ...

Page 234: ...rotocol The remote access protocol defines the methods for establishing a CLI session and transferring files remote identity The remote identity is supplied by a remote device and sent to the local device remote method The remote method specifies the protocol a peer device uses to authenticate Remote RMM 1400 for a controller PPP link remote secret The remote identity secret is supplied by a remot...

Page 235: ... activity that can be executed by the responder such as disable enable or close restart attempts The number of times Remote RMM 1400 will attempt to restart a job if it stops abnormally RTS signal The RTS signal is a control signal that may be used as part of the connect and disconnect handshake or for hardware flow control The RTS signal is ignored if flow control is enabled running configuration...

Page 236: ...file that stores Python modules Python packages and the Package Manifest file The modules included in the script package will be referenced by jobs which are configured to run on Remote RMM 1400 secret A secret is a shared encryption key that matches the encryption key configured on the server to provide secure access secure sockets layer The Secure Sockets Layer SSL is the dominant security proto...

Page 237: ... the network comes back up the SNMP traps are sent This feature accommodates wireless connections on Remote RMM 1400 which are less reliable than regular connections When trap queuing is enabled pings are sent to SNMP hosts before traps are sent Traps are queued when the ping to the SNMP host fails Spanning Tree Protocol The Spanning Tree Protocol deactivates links between networks so that informa...

Page 238: ... for a task These parameters differ depending on the task type ifconfig or serversocket configured for a task task type There are two types that can be assigned to a task The task type ifconfig creates a subinterface for the job which lasts for the lifetime of the job The task type serversocket binds a socket for the lifetime of the job text block A text block is a field of an alarm response The t...

Page 239: ... also being developed into a 4G technology units Units is the unit name for measurements associated with analog inputs user datagram protocol The user datagram protocol UDP is part of the TCP IP protocol suite It was created to provide a way for applications to access the connectionless features of IP UDP provides for exchange of datagrams without acknowledgements or guaranteed delivery This proto...

Page 240: ...es By extension VLAN is used to mean the traffic separated by Ethernet frame tagging or similar mechanisms VPN client The VPN client is the device that requests for a VPN session to be established on the VPN network VPN server The VPN server is a device that provides a VPN session to clients on the VPN network W WAN Wide Area Network WAN is a computer network that covers a broad area i e any netwo...

Page 241: ...s the wireless connection from an individual base station tower to the central network backbone The Kentrox wireless backhaul solution layers a VPN on top of the wireless network The VPN network is a logical extension of the overall private management network ...

Page 242: ...Glossary 30 Glossary ...

Page 243: ...9 initial setup using wizard 19 3 IP address 2 5 IP settings 5 2 IPTables 10 6 jobs 18 1 measurement table entry 13 4 NTP 5 4 OpenVPN 8 8 ppp encapsulation settings 8 6 remote access protocol 2 5 script package 18 5 serial port using wizard 19 8 session timeout 2 5 SiteBus devices 16 16 SNMP event template 17 5 SNMP measurement template 17 11 SNMP NE 17 15 SNMP point template 17 6 17 9 SNMP to man...

Page 244: ... Python modules 18 2 R relay output configuring SNMP 16 13 open and close 16 15 Remote RMM 1400 features 1 2 front panel connectors 1 4 responder 9 4 response components 9 4 configuring 9 6 description 9 2 restore network settings 4 5 RMB peripheral units features 1 5 RMM Overview 1 4 running configuration 4 2 running config 2 5 S script components 18 2 Package Manifest file 18 2 Python modules 18...

Page 245: ...ontains multiple components some of which fall under different licenses By using OpenVPN or any of the bundled components enumerated below you agree to be bound by the conditions of the license for each respective component Copyright 2000 2002 by the netfilter coreteam coreteam netfilter org Paul Rusty Russell rusty rustcopr com au Marc Boucher marc nf mbsi ca James Morris jmorris intercode com au...

Page 246: ...Copyrights 2 Copyrights and License Statements ...

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