Digi MIL-3000FTX manual Discovery Application, Introduction to Discovery, Discovery Features

C h a p t e r 9

Discovery Application

Chapter 9 describes the features of Discovery, including features for the MIL-3000FTX FastPort.

9.1 Introduction to Discovery

Discovery detects SNMP manageable devices over IP, IPX, and NetBEUI (NetBIOS) networks. On IP networks, Discovery supports and performs the following:

•Reads entries from a local host table and sends an SNMP query to each one of them

•Pings to a local broadcast address to detect all devices

•Using the subnet mask and the IP address of the device, detects all of the devices in the current subnet

•Through SNMP traps, FastPort sends a “power-on trap” at power-up if they are configured with a manager address

Discovery options are user configurable and are stored in the issnmp.ini file. Discovery uses icons to identify an SNMP device on the Map:

•Click once on the icon to display information for a device

•Double-click on the thumbnail to launch a device

9.1.1Discovery Features

•Discovery supports a limited amount of placement so that users can position the device on the Map

•Users can make devices invisible

•Store or restore a Map

•Contains a “TFTP” client

•Users can download flash image to upgrade the device to a different firmware level

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