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Installation and Operation
In the SNMP Setting block, under the "Basic" heading, set Read and Write Community to "public" and set Location to a meaningful name
of your choice. This entry will help you identify the specific PSX-NL4 board when multiple PSX-NL4 boards are installed on the same
subnet. This entry will be read by an SNMP system as "syslocation", OID .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.6. The port used for SNMP may also be changed
in this section. The default port for SNMP is port 161. Be sure to open the SNMP port if accessing SNMP outside your firewall. Click the
"Submit" button at the bottom of the "Basic" section to save the settings, otherwise you will lose the settings. These settings will take effect
after a reboot of the PSX-NL4.
The "Security Name" section of the SNMP Setting block allows you to grant only specified computers (by IP address) SNMP v1 and
v2 access. Since v1 and v2 do not have password protection, the Security Name settings add security to v1 and v2 access. The web
server is password protected and a user must have the web server password in order to setup a computer in the Security Name set-
tings and gain v1 and v2 access.
Multiple source networks can be added to the Security Name Setting block. Be sure to click the "Submit" button to save the settings.
The settings will take effect after a reboot of the PSX-NL4.
The "V3 User" section of the SNMP Setting block allows for a user to set up an SNMP v3 user name and password. With a user name
and password, the PSX-NL4 board may be accessed from anywhere via the internet by using the SNMP v3 protocol. No security name
setup is required for v3 users and multiple v3 users may be set up in the same table. Click the "Submit" button to save the settings,
which will take effect after rebooting the PSX-NL4.
The SNMP Trap Receiver IP and Port settings should be set to the proper address for the SNMP Trap receiver. Click the "Submit"
button and reboot the PSX-NL4 for the settings to take effect. The SNMP Inform Log may be seen by clicking the "Show Inform Log"
button. Click "Hide Inform Log" to hide the log window.
2.2.5 Configuring the Email Settings
The PSX-NL4 can be configured to send email alerts on user-specified conditions and periodic status reports. Underneath the SNMP
Settings block on the Configure page is the Email Settings block (See Figure 2.6).
Under "Receive Addresses", the email address or addresses to receive the alerts and reports should be entered. Up to four recipient
email addresses may be entered.
Under "Sender", the settings of the account to send the emails should be entered. These settings include:
Sender SMTP Server This is the address of the SMTP server for the email provider. Consult with your email provider for this address.
Sender's Email This is the email address which the PSX-NL4 will use to send emails.
Sender Email
Password
This is the password associated with the Sender's Email account
TLS Check this box if your email provider requires TLS or SSL encryption
SMTP Port # Enter the port number required by your email provider for sending email. Usually this is "25"
Authentication Choose the proper authentication method for your email provider from the drop-down list. Usually, this is
"login". Select "off" to completely disable authentication.
Send Period Selects how often the PSX-NL4 sends a regular email status report. The period can vary from 1 hour to
6 months or, if you do not want the PSX-NL4 to send periodic reports, select "Never". Note that the "Send
Period" setting does not affect the sending of email alerts generated on faults or events selected by the user,
only the periodic status report.
i Note: Regarding Microsoft Exchange – By Default, Microsoft Exchange will not accept SMTP connections. To use the PSX-NL4’s
email functions through Microsoft Exchange, the Exchange service must be configured to allow SMTP connections. Consult with the
administrator of your Microsoft Exchange Server.
i Note: Click the "Submit" button to save the settings, which will take effect after rebooting the PSX-NL4.
TIP: Most mobile phone providers have an email address available which will convert an email into an SMS text message. This email
address is usually in the form of: (the mobile phone number)@xxxxxx. Consult with your mobile provider for more information. The CSV
attachment will be removed, since SMS text messages are not compatible with attachments. Because of this, it is recommended that the
SMS email be entered as an ADDITIONAL "Receive Address" on the PSX-NL4, so that the CSV file will still be available via regular email.
2.2.6 The Email Test Section
Below the Email Settings section is the Email Test section. (See Figure 2.6 page 12) After configuring the email settings, the Email
Test button will send a test email to all Email Receive addresses. Please note that it could take up to several hours to receive an email,
depending on the speed of your email server. Clicking the Show Email Log button will show the feedback from the email server. This
can be useful for diagnosing email problems.
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