evertz 7700 - 3. VISTALINK PRO OPERATION; 3.1. What is VistaLINK?

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3. HOW TO OPERATE THE DOWNSTREAM KEYER
USING VISTALINK
®
PRO
3.1. WHAT IS VISTALINK
®
?
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.
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 VistaLINK
®
Pro Manager
graphical user interface (GUI), third party or custom manager software may be used to monitor and
control Evertz VistaLINK
®
enabled products.
For more information on connecting and configuring the VistaLINK
®
network, refer to sections 3.2 to
3.13.