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Cisco Media Gateway Manager for the Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateway User Guide

Release 1.0, Part Number 78-11705-01, December 2000

Chapter 1 Cisco MGM Orientation

Cisco WebViewer Features

Using the Cisco WebViewer, you can perform the following tasks:

• Enforce security

The Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateway enforces security with user accounts and access levels. Users

must log onto the Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateway before performing any task, and authenticated

users can perform only those tasks permitted by their access level. The Cisco MGX 8260 Media

Gateway supports up to 20 user accounts, each with access privileges ranging from full control to

guest.

• Manage Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateway nodes and the services they provide

The Cisco WebViewer provides dedicated Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateway information, including

system settings, node configurations, service provisioning, and system test features. The Cisco

WebViewer get information from the SNMP core, but presents it in simple text and graphic forms.

• Monitor the Cisco MGX 8260 status and alarms

The Cisco WebViewer provides real-time information on Cisco MGX 8260 status, alarms, events,

and statistics. Using Java scripts and applets, the Cisco WebViewer constantly monitors the Cisco

MGX 8260 Media Gateway and updates the user interface.

Every screen has a prominent alarm indicator that shows the current operational status. With a single

click, users can obtain detailed information on outstanding alarms and events.

Also, the Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateway can notify users by email when alarms or events occur.

• Monitor performance

The Cisco WebViewer reports current and historical performance data, and displays performance

statistics when performance drops below user-defined levels. Using this feature, operators can react

to problems that could degrade performance before the system fails.

• Maintain the system

Using the alarm and test features, maintenance personnel can often diagnose and solve equipment

problems directly from the Cisco WebViewer. For example, if a DS1 line raises a performance

alarm, maintenance personnel can diagnose the problem with loopback and BERT tests and initiate

corrective action.

Cisco Voice CORBA Gateway Features

Network management layer applications can communicate with Cisco MGM through an optional

CORBA/IDL interface provided by the Cisco Voice CORBA Gateway. Using this gateway, network

managers can monitor and configure Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateways.

Cisco VCG provides the following network management interfaces:

• Alarm surveillance

An event notification service filters and reports alarms and events to client applications. Clients

• Configuration management

An object access process traverses the object hierarchy to discover and upload MGX 8260 objects

in bulk. Client applications can configure individual attributes on a single chassis, or perform bulk

configurations across multiple chassis.