System management
Chapter 1 Product description
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UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Feb 2010
System management
Management agent
PTP 600 equipment is managed through an embedded management agent.
Management workstations, network management systems or PCs can be connected to
this agent using standard management protocols multiplexed with user traffic at the
Ethernet data port.
Web interface
The PTP 600 management agent contains a web server. The management agent
provides comprehensive web-based fault, configuration, performance and security
management functions. Web-based management offers a convenient way to manage
the PTP 600 equipment from a locally connected computer or from a network
management workstation connected through a management network, without
requiring any special management software. The web-based interface is the only
interface supported for installation of PTP 600, and for the majority of PTP 600
configuration management tasks.
There are two servers, HTTP and HTTPS which, depending on prevailing licence key,
can be independently controlled
Management tasks using the web-based management interface are described in detail
in
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Installation wizard
The web-based interface includes an Installation wizard. This feature simplifies the
process of entering initial configuration details and arming the PTP 600 ready for
installation.
Configuration pages
The web-based interface includes a number of configuration pages. These pages allow
for modification of the system configuration of an installed link. Configuration pages
include controls relating to the management agent IP interface, the Ethernet
interfaces, quality of service at the wireless interface, security passwords and AES
keys.
