User Manual

MDR5800 User Manual
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10 APPENDIX B: MANAGEMENT OF THE MDR5800
All management of the MDR product is implemented using SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol), an open standard. The MDR5800 product can be managed by:
1. Standard SNMP managers such as HP OpenView or SNMPc i.e. there is Open Network
Management compatibility.
2. For rapid product installation, the NMS GUI Application (hereafter referred to as the NMS-
GA) provides extensive management functions on site and, via the microwave radio link,
can be used to access the MDR station on the opposite side of the link. The MDR5800
NMS-GA is a software application that runs on a PC workstation such as a laptop or
notebook computer that is connected to an MDR 5800 Indoor Unit (IU) serial port (DB9
DTE) or an Ethernet connection (10BaseT DTE) (both accessed via the IU front-panel).
10.1 SNMP and the MDR5800
Use of SNMP within the product allows remote: configuration, monitoring of performance,
notification of alarms and firmware upgrades via an IP-network. Within an IP network supporting
routing of IP data, the radios can be supported from any remote location. The product can be
accessed via the Internet if the necessary gateways are provided. A GSM/PCS modem dial-up
capability provides another remote management option.
The MDR Indoor Units have built-in SNMP agents and an extensive MIB (Management
Information Base). The MDR5800 product uses SNMP V1 (RFC1155, 1157). The user has access
to an Enterprise MIB (obtainable though customer services) and MIB II (RFC 1213).
Access to the MIB via the IU SNMP agent is via Ethernet (10BaseT interface on the product's front
panel) or PPP (RFC 1661) via the product's serial channel Element Manager port. The use of
SNMP provides flexibility for operators with central equipment monitoring. It provides
management access to radio configuration (all data interfaces), interface status and statistics, fault
and maintenance information.
SNMP security (if enabled) is ensured by using a login and password to give the user administrator
or basic user rights (a standard user rights option limits the ability to SET MIB variables).
The product has threshold-based alarm generation (there is an extensive SNMP trap list with a
trap filter that is adjustable via SNMP). Network access (wired or wireless i.e. GSM/PCS Modem)
allows over-the-air remote firmware uploading (FTP) with a load verification (and reversion)
capability.