IMC Networks Chapter Configuring and Managing FiberLinX, Assigning IP Information to FiberLinX

Chapter 3:

Configuring and Managing FiberLinX

This chapter details the steps you must complete to configure and manage your FiberLinX.

Required Management Configuration Steps

In order for the installed FiberLinX to be managed using iView or another network management software (NMS) application, the following steps need to be completed:

1)Hardware installation of FiberLinX (see Chapter 2).

2)Assign IP information (i.e., IP address, subnet mask and, if desired, default gateway) to FiberLinX using either the unit’s serial port or HUBCTRL32. (More on this later in this chapter.)

3)Installation of iView or another SNMP network management software package on the management PC.

4)Integration of IMC Networks’ MIB files into the SNMP management software. (NOTE: If using iView, this will be done for you automatically. Otherwise, refer to your NMS’s documentation and see the section “If NOT Using iView” later in this chapter for integration assistance.)

Assigning IP Information to FiberLinX

In order to manage FiberLinX, it is first necessary to give it an IP address so that is accessible via SNMP. There are two ways to assign IP information to FiberLinX:

•using HUBCTRL32 (need Windows 98/NT)

•via the unit’s serial port

Besides assigning an IP address and subnet mask, both methods will also allow you to create community strings, assign access rights, send traps and more. However, HUBCTRL32 offers more options than the serial port method (e.g., you can select which traps to assign with HUBCTRL32).

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