PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide
action in the status pane. Tick the checkbox at the bottom to log the status message to the alarm log file, which will be saved to the folder Alarm_Log at the install directory.
4.2.3.8Scan IP Address
The Scan IP Address is the IP Address that the scanning process uses when initiate a scan for a SNMP Map.
User might enter the IP Address at the drop down list, or choose from the list. In order to apply the new Scan IP, user is required to restart the network scanning. (A running scan will be stopped when a new IP Address is selected.)
On the other hand, the Scan IP can also be set by selecting Settings > Scan IP from the map container’s toolbar. A window would appear to prompt user for the new IP Address. Hit the OK button to apply the change.
4.2.3.9SNMP Community / Passwords (for Scan-IP)
The PLANET Mesh Network Management Tools use the SNMP method to read the topology of the network. There are two types of SNMP key used for the topology scan, which are the
Commonly, the use of SNMP varies by its version. If a user select version 2c, the SNMP key to use is a community; on the other hand, if version 3 is used, the SNMP key will be a SNMPv3 username, with its corresponding authentication password and privacy pass phrase. As you can see throughout this document, every feature that implements SNMP will have both options (use version 2c or 3).
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