Total Control MP/16, Operator'S Manual

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Management Over a LAN 2-11
Additional Configuration Options
In addition to setting the IP addresses and subnet mask, the
Configuration UI allows you to do the following:
♦
View Local Ethernet MAC Address. The MP/16 has a unique
MAC address burned in at the factory. This address cannot be
changed.
♦
Set Local SNMP Community Strings , which determines the
level of access for the MP/16 from a Management Station. The
default Community strings are “public” for read-only and
“private” for read-write.
♦
Re-initialize Authorized Access List . This clears the authorized
access list as set in
Total Control Manager/SNMP (TCM) ,
granting access to all users.
NOTE:
If you are using TCM/SNMP, these options may be set at
a later time through the TCM interface.
Management Over a LAN
Two types of Ethernet connectors on the back of the MP/16 (AUI
and UTP) allow SNMP management over a LAN. The LAN IP
address and subnet mask are assigned through the MP/16 User
Interface (UI) as explained in the previous section.
NOTE:
We suggest the MP/16 be on an isolated LAN segment
that does not receive Medium Access Control (MAC) layer
broadcasts. This will prevent the MP/16 from expending too
much time on nonproductive traffic and allow it to concentrate its
resources on other, real-time management functions.