Manual

Software User Guide 109
Services Tab
EnableSNMPAgent:SelectYEStoenabletheSNMPAgent.Note:EnablingtheSNMPAgentdoesnot,bydefault,
allowSNMPdatathroughthefirewall.Ifyouhaveconnectionproblems,pleasecheckyourfirewallsettings.
CommunityStringforSNMPAgentAccess(Required):Specifythecommunitystringtouseforauthentication
between
theSNMPAgentandManager.Alpha‐numericstringsaresupported.Note:Thecommunitystringmust
matchonbothendsoftheconnectioninordertowork.
OurdefaultcommunitystringfortheRED‐LION‐RAM.MIBis“public”.
AllowSerialNumberOID:SelectYEStoallowusersandmanagementsystemstoretrievethe
unitserialnumberfrom
theSNMPAgent.IfNOisselected,aqueryoftheserialnumberOIDwillreturn“UNKNOWN”.
DownloadMIB:ClickonthisbuttontodownloadtheMIBfile.
• ClickSAVEtostorethesettingsforthenextreboot,orclickAPPLYforthesettingstotak eeff ect
immediately.
SelectingRevert,willresetallfieldstopreviouslysaveddefaults.
3.5.10 PingAlive
Pingisadiagnostictoolusedforverifyingconnectivitybetweentwohostsonanetwork.ItsendsICMP(InternetControl
MessageProtocol)echorequestpacketstoaremoteIPaddressandwatchesforICMPresponses.
• SelectthePingAlivetabmenuandthefollowingdialogwindowwillappear: