EQT Router User Manual
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5. VistaLINK® REMOTE MONITORING/CONTROL
5.1. WHAT IS VISTALINK
®
?
VistaLINK
®
is Evertz’ 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. A 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 fiber optic products.
2. Managed devices (such as EQT), each with a unique address (OID), communicate with the NMS
through an SNMP 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.
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