ACCESS GATEWAY
System Administration 65
Using an SNMP Manager
Once the SNMP communities are established, you can connect to the Access Gateway via the Internet using
an SNMP client manager (for example, HP OpenView). SNMP is the standard protocol used in the Network
Management (NM) system. This system contains two primary elements:
Manager – The console (client) through which system administrators perform network
management functions.
Agent – An SNMP-compliant device which stores data about itself in a Management Information
Base (MIB). The Access Gateway is an example of such a device.
The Access Gateway contains managed objects that directly relate to its current operational state. These
objects include hardware configuration parameters and performance statistics.
Managed objects are arranged into a virtual information database, called a Management Information Base
(MIB). SNMP enables managers and agents to communicate with each other for the purpose of accessing these
MIBs and retrieving data. See also Installing the Nomadix Private MIB on page 62.
The following example shows a (partial) SNMP screen response.
Using a Telnet Client
There are many Telnet clients that you can use to connect with the Access Gateway. Using Telnet provides a
simple terminal emulation that allows you to see and interact with the Access Gateway’s Command Line
Interface (as if you were connected via the serial interface). As with any remote connection, the network
interface IP address for the Access Gateway must be established (you did this during the installation process).
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