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EDGELINK HUB
SNMP AGENT

CONTENTS
1. SCOPE ...................................................................................................................................................................1
2. SNMP DESCRIPTION ..........................................................................................................................................1
A. System IP Management ......................................................................................................................................1
B. MIBs Supported .................................................................................................................................................2
C. Obtaining the MIB Source Files .........................................................................................................................3
3. CONFIGURING THE SNMP ................................................................................................................................3

No figures or tables are used in this document.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This section provides information on how to communicate with the EdgeLink Hub (ELHUB) Simple Net-
work Management Protocol (SNMP) agent. Because different SNMP applications have different user interfaces,
the procedural details for performing network management operations will vary depending on which platform is
being used, and are not discussed here.

1.2 Whenever this document is updated, the reason(s) for doing so will be described here.

2. SNMP DESCRIPTION

2.1 SNMP is an industry-standard management tool set that is incorporated as an integral feature of the
ELHUB. It is a management protocol for monitoring and controlling devices and for the exchange of information
or objects. By configuring the IP addresses of the ELHUB to accept SNMP messages addressed to it, the unit can
be configured and monitored through an SNMP Network Management Station (NMS).

2.2 The SNMP NMS uses two methods, polling and interrupts, to obtain information from devices. The NMS
polls the devices or agents for information such as performance statistics and status information, using GET com-
mands, or to issue configuration commands using SET. The devices or agents in the ELHUB send messages called
Traps to interrupt the manager in response to thresholds, events, and alarm conditions.

A. System IP Management

2.3 A single IP management interface to the ELHUB is provided through the Ethernet connector (Port 1) on
the rear of the ELHUB. Each DS3 Module, if configured for C-Bit IP mode, supports an IP over C-Bit interface for
management of a single remote EL100 (i.e., the EL100 that is connected to the other end of the DS3). This IP over
C-Bit is meant for downstream flow-through management from the ELHUB DS3 Module to the remote EL100. It
is not intended to provide upstream management into the DS3 Module. The second Ethernet connector on the rear
of the ELHUB (Port 2) is intended for use in “daisy-chaining” multiple ELHUBs as described in the procedure
below. Port 2 is not intended to be used as a second management interface. The ELHUB supports only one manage-
ment IP address.

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2.4 Once the ELHUB is configured with appropriate IP settings, the NMS can point to the local address of the
ELHUB through an Ethernet LAN connection.

IMPORTANT: The ELHUB uses a private IP network internal to the chassis. The traffic on this internal
network is not routed to the Ethernet port - it remains internal to the chassis. However, the IP subnet
address used internally MUST NOT CONFLICT with any customer’s external IP network. By default, the
setting for this backplane network is the class C address of 192.168.99.x, with a fixed subnet mask of
255.255.255.0. In the event that this default address conflicts with your IP network, the backplane net-
work address can be changed. To change the backplane network address:
1. Obtain your LAN IP address, LAN subnet mask, and LAN gateway IP address.

2. At the ELHUB Root Menu, type C, 1, 5. (Press the Enter key after each selection).

3. At the System IP Addresses Menu, type 4 (Chassis Backplane Address) to set the new backplane
address. Enter a new unused Class C address.

4. Cycle power to the entire chassis to invoke the new IP addressing.

NOTE: The new backplane address is stored in non-volatile RAM and will not be erased - even when the
chassis is reset to factory defaults.

2.5 To set the system IP addresses:

1. See IMPORTANT above. If necessary, change the backplane network address.

2. Obtain your LAN IP address, LAN subnet mask, and LAN gateway IP address.

3. Set up the IP Addresses as follows (press the Enter key after each entry):
- At the ELHUB Root Menu, type C, 1, 5
- At the System IP Addresses Menu, type 1 to set the LAN IP address. Enter the LAN IP address.
- Type 2 to set the LAN subnet mask. Enter the LAN subnet mask.
- Type 3 to set the LAN gateway IP address. Enter the LAN gateway IP address.

B. MIBs Supported

2.6 The SNMP Agent embedded in the ELHUB implements both standard and proprietary Management Infor-
mation Bases (MIBs). Sets, Gets, and Traps are supported.

2.7 The following standard MIBs are supported:

• RFC 1155, RFC 1213, RFC 1215, RFC 1407

2.8 Private MIBs include:

• EdgeLink_Hub_M13.mib (DS3 Module)

• EdgeLink_Hub.mib (Controller Module)

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C. Obtaining the MIB Source Files

2.9 To access the MIB source files, go to www.telco.com. Then click “Service & Support” and “Software/
MIB Upgrades.” Click the appropriate product name and then scroll down to the “Download Source SNMP MIB
Source Files” heading and click the appropriate release number.

3. CONFIGURING THE SNMP

3.1 The SNMP Controls menu is used to set community name (default private), set read community name
(default public), and set up to four trap IP addresses. To access this menu:

1. At the ELHUB Root Menu, enter C and press Enter.

2. At the Controller/Chassis Menu, enter 1 and press Enter.
3. At the Configure Controller/Chassis Menu, enter 7 and press Enter.
4. At the SNMP Controls Menu, make appropriate selections to set values.

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