Communications
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7 Click on each of the tabs for details of the EFX48 control and monitoring functions available
via the web.
8 To change a setting click the text field, type the new value, then press
Enter
on the PC
keyboard.
The status section in the upper right hand corner will indicate “Sending”, “Update
Sent” and then “Refreshing”.
Check that the required parameter has updated before making the next change.
Also ensure that the status section does not return a message of “update not sent”, as
this will require the parameter to be changed again.
9 Click “
Disconnect
” (top right of window) to cease a connection.
Note that the “session” will only be completely closed once the browser has been
closed. Ensure this step is followed once any connection to an EFX48 is completed.
Communication via a Network Management System using SNMP
The EFX48 system controller can be configured to allow access by a Network Management
System (NMS), and/or to send alarms as SNMP traps to up to eight different SNMP trap
receivers on an NMS.
► To allow SMNP access to the EFX48
10 Set up Ethernet communications (see details on page 83).
11 In
Web
go to
Comms
>
SNMP access
and
Trap Receivers
.
12 Set the following parameters:
Trap Accounts: If SNMP-V3 traps are to be used then one of the user
accounts must be defined as the “Trap-Sender”
account. This account provides the authentication
credentials which are sent to the SNMP Trap
receiver(s) when a trap occurs.
Protocol Version: V1, V2c, and V3: V3 is set by default. Only use V1 or
V2c once information in Cybersecurity section has
been reviewed.
SNMP access is disabled when set to V3 but no
“Authentication” and “Privacy” password is set (see
below)
Read Community,
Write Community:
Do not change the default settings unless requested by
the network administrator.
Password:
(User Account - tab)
Authentication Password
The EFX48 unit always uses MD-5 for authentication
of the SNMP username and the NMS must be
configured to use the correct username, password and
pass phrase combination.
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