Remaining steps are valid for all multi-unit installations.
The 512 IP addresses used by the headend(s) must not
conflict with any of the IP addresses used either within the
network or for services.
1. Enter the first of the 512 IP addresses used for
internal purposes in the
Start
field.
2. Press the
UPDATE
button, down below.
A message is displayed if the headend needs to be rebooted
due to IP address changes having been made.
SNMP stands for “Simple Network Management
Protocol”.
SNMP is an Internet standard protocol that you use
for exchanging management information between
the equipment in a CATV network. You can use
SNMP to monitor sub-headends, fibre notes and
amplifiers or to check the status of the equipment.
1. Press the
Admin
button at the top right-
hand corner of the System window.
2. Expand the
SNMP settings
area.
3. Specify the IP address of the computer
that monitors the network, i.e. the SNMP
manager.
4. Specify new SNMP port numbers if you
want to change the default values in the
two SNMP port fields.
5. Enter a password to access the SNMP
manager in the
Community string
field.
6. Press the
UPDATE
button, down below.
For an overview of SNMP traps, see “SNMP Traps”.