Multiple servers can also be deleted by selecting all of the servers to be deleted before selecting the "Remove Server..." menu item. The message box asking you to confirm the deletion will then appear for each selected server.

Opening a LiveGateway Server

The list displayed in the SNMP Manager main window identifies the LiveGateway servers and the number of boards installed on each server.

If this is the first time you are accessing the LiveGateway SNMP Manager, the list is empty, and you will need to add servers in order to work with them.

Perform one of the following actions to open a server.

After clicking on a server in the list to highlight the server, select Operations > Open Server... from the LiveGateway SNMP Manager's menu bar.

Double-click the server's entry line in the list box area of the LiveGateway SNMP Manager window.

Right-click your mouse when it is positioned over the server's entry line and select "Open Server..." from the popup menu.

Click your mouse in the server's status box, located to the left of the server's name. Note: clicking in this status box after the server is opened will close the server.

When you have selected a LiveGateway server, a checkmark appears in the server's status box and the LiveGateway Server window for the selected server is displayed. If a red "X" is present in the check box for a server and a status of "No Response" is displayed for the server, then one of the following conditions exist:

The LiveGateway server is not running

The server's SNMP Agent is not running

The SNMP timeout interval is too short

An SNMP community name is incorrect

The server's IP Address is inaccessible.

Note: If you open more than one LiveGateway server, a separate LiveGateway Server window will be displayed for each server. They will be displayed as a series of cascading windows.

The LiveGateway Server Window

To configure, monitor, and test the installed LiveGateway boards in a server, you must open the server. When you open a server, the LiveGateway Server window appears. This window displays information from the server and permits operations to be performed upon the server. For instructions on how to open a server, see the section "Opening LiveGateway Servers" in this document.

After a server is opened, a LiveGateway Server window, similar to the one shown below, is created. The server name (or address if the server has no name) is shown in the title bar of the window. The following window is displayed for a server named "oberon."

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PictureTel 3.1 appendix Opening a LiveGateway Server, LiveGateway Server Window

3.1 specifications

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