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Preliminary Issues
There are several pieces of information to collect before setting up the RemotEye II and an NMS. As a
bare minimum, know the following prior to system setup:
The IP Address of the RemotEye II.
The Gateway Address of the RemotEye II.
The IP Address of the Network Management Station.
RemotEye II (Agent) Settings
Before using the RemotEye II in an SNMP environment, the RemotEye II must be programmed to
coordinate with a particular NMS.
Examining Network Pathway
Several RemotEye II parameters determine the networks available for RemotEye II data transmission.
These parameters are the IP Address, the Gateway Address, and the MIB System Group.
The IP Address of RemotEye II must place it on the same network as the NMS. If the two elements are
not located on the same network, a gateway between the RemotEye II and the NMS must exist.
The Gateway Address indicated in RemotEye II must identify a network device providing access to the
network of the NMS. For instruction on defining which gateway RemotEye II uses, consult the System
Group section on page 29.
The MIB System Group of RemotEye II must match that of the NMS (see the section titled System Group
on page 29 for further information). This parameter will allow an NMS within the group to access
RemotEye II data.
Granting Write Access
The RemotEye II controls permissions for workstations. Any workstation attempting to alter UPS
parameters through RemotEye II must have permission.
By default, the RemotEye II will allow any workstation the ability to write new configuration information to
RemotEye II and its attached Toshiba UPS. This is accomplished through SNMP sets using the default
read/write community string.
To restrict access to only NMS machines, the SNMP Communities and Control Group of RemotEye II
must be programmed accordingly. See the section entitled SNMP Communities on page 34 for details on
adding workstations to the SNMP Communities.
If the IP address of the NMS is not added to the SNMP Communities with Read/Write permissions, the
NMS software can only read the status of the UPS, and changes to UPS parameters will be prohibited.
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