STATUS MONITORING
3. Status Monitoring
3.1. Chassis Interface Options
The Active MAXNET II product line can be monitored and controlled in either of two ways:
a) A free, web-based interface. This comes pre-installed on every chassis and provides a user friendly method of
configuring the administrative setup and all monitoring and control. It is based on SNMP, but requires little knowledge
of SNMP. Any internet browser, such as Internet Explorer, is all the software that is required.
b) Any third-party SNMP Management software (e.g.
www.ndt-inc.com/SNMP/MIBrowser.html
) may be purchased separately. These suites tend to be expensive and
not as user friendly as the web interface. The web interface is also still required for administrative set-up. The 3rd
party interface is recommended only for systems that have an existing SNMP architecture. All MIBs (Management
Information Bases) are freely downloadable from the SCTE (
). ATX was able to support all
modules using the SCTE standard HMS MIBs, so no custom MIBs are required.
3.2. SCTE HMS MIB Software Definition of Module
The headend RF Switch MIB is used to provide switch thresholds and alarming capabilities.
Other parameters, such as
Hysteresis and Wait to Restore Time
allow even greater control by preventing oscillating switch
conditions (square wave on the DC logic signal being output) when received power is near the switch threshold.
3.3. Web Interface
The MAXNET II chassis uses an integrated web page to supplement the SNMP management. All configurations of the
chassis (static IP address, trap/email recipients, firmware upgrades, etc) must be done through the web page. Simply use
any web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc) and enter the IP address of the chassis as the URL. Login as administrator
to modify configuration and have full read/write access to monitor and control modules. Login as Operator to have full read/
write access or login as observer to have read-only access. There is only one password per login level.
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CHAPTER 3: STATUS MONITORING
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION
