
Frame Manual
500IDA9-IG Series SDI IntelliGent Distribution Amplifier
6.
VISTALINK
®
MODULE CONTROL
This section describes the VistaLINK
®
control and monitoring available on the 500IDA9-IG.
6.1.
WHAT IS
VISTA
LINK
®
?
VistaLINK
®
is Evertz’s remote monitoring and configuration platform which operates over an Ethernet
network using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is a standard computer network
protocol that enables different devices sharing the same network to communicate with each other.
VistaLINK
®
provides centralized alarm management, which monitors, reports, and logs all incoming alarm
events and dispatches alerts to all the VLPro Clients connected to the server. Card configuration through
VistaLINK
®
PRO can be performed on an individual or multi-card basis using simple copy and paste
routines, which reduces the time to configure each module separately. Finally, VistaLINK
®
enables the
user to configure devices in the network from a central station and receive feedback that the configuration
has been carried out.
There are 3 components of SNMP:
1. An SNMP manager also known as a Network Management System (NMS) is a computer running
special software that communicates with the devices in the network. Evertz
Vista
LINK
®
Pro Manager
graphical user interface (GUI), third party or custom manager software may be used to monitor and
control Evertz
Vista
LINK
®
enabled products.
2. Managed devices, each with a unique address (OID), communicate with the NMS through an SNMP
Agent. Evertz VistaLINK
®
enabled 500series modules reside in the 3RU 500FR MultiFrame and
communicate with the manager via the 500FC VistaLINK
®
frame controller module, which serves as
the Agent.
3. A virtual database known as the Management Information Base (MIB) lists all the variables being
monitored, which both the Manager and Agent understand. Please contact Evertz for further
information about obtaining a copy of the MIB for interfacing to a third party Manager/NMS.
For more information on connecting and configuring the
Vista
LINK
®
network, see the 500FC Frame
Controller chapter.
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