Setting Ping Targets - DPS Telecom NetGuardian 420 Hardware User Manual

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13.3.10 Setting Ping Targets

Fig. 2.23. Configure the ping target parameters from the Ping Info screen
Each of the 32 ping targets can be provisioned with a description, an IP address, primary and secondary
notification devices, and an option to verify connection using SNMPv1 GET.
Note: To set ping response and fail times, see the section titled Setting System Timers.
To configure the ping targets:
1. From the menu select
Edit
2. In the field, enter a description of the device to be pinged.
Description
3. In the field enter the IP address of the device to be pinged.
IP Address
4. Under the column check the box to designate that an SNMP trap will be sent when an alarm condition
Trap
exists. Leaving the box blank indicates that an SNMP trap will not be sent when an alarm condition exists.
5. Set the primary and secondary pagers with a Notification ID from your defined Notification list.
Note: The NetGuardian 420 will notify both the primary and the secondary notification device when point status
changes (both alarm and clear).
6. Under the column enter the appropriate Point Group ID.
Group
7. Under the column check the box to enable pinging of the device using SNMPv1 GETs instead of
SNMP
traditional ICMP. If the box is not checked, the device will be pinged using traditional ICMP.
8.
Select the OID to retrieve with the SNMP GET. The following is a list of available MIB variables in the System
OID field:
sysDescr, OID .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0
sysObjectID, OID .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2.0
SysUpTime, OID .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0
9. In the field enter the community string for the SNMP GET request.The community string must
Community
match the community string configured in the target device.
10. Click to save the configuration settings.
Submit Data
.
Ping Targets.