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Cisco Media Gateway Manager 5.0 User Guide
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Chapter 4 Building the Network
How Do I Add and Delete Network Elements?
• 4.2.4 Network Element Discovery
• 4.2.5 Copying a Network Element from One Group to Another
• 4.2.6 Moving a Network Element from One Group to Another
• 4.2.7 Deleting Network Elements
• 4.2.8 Restoring a Deleted Network Element
4.2.1 Prerequisites for Adding Network Elements
You must enable the NE service before you can add an NE. You must also meet certain other specific
prerequisites depending on the type of NE you are adding. The following aspects must be configured
before adding NEs:
• Hostnames and IP addresses
• SNMP community strings
• Topology setup
• Performance monitoring (optional)
4.2.1.1 Enabling the NE Service
Before adding a new NE, you must enable the NE service for that NE.
The NE Service is enabled by default. However, if you need to enable the NE service:
Step 1 In the Domain Explorer window, choose Administration > Control Panel. The Control Panel appears.
Step 2 In the tree view of the Control Panel, expand NE Service.
Step 3 Select an NE type.
Step 4 In the property sheet of the Control Panel, click Activate in the Service Control field.
Note The service is not started as a process unless you activate an NE for that particular service.
4.2.1.2 Hostnames and IP Addresses
All NEs must be configured with unique hostnames and IP addresses.
4.2.2 Enabling Performance Monitoring
Performance monitoring is optional, but you must enable it if you want to collect performance
parameters:
Step 1 In the Domain Explorer window, choose Administration > Control Panel. The Control Panel appears.
Step 2 In the tree view of the Control Panel, expand PM Service.