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4. DESCRIPTION OF THE WEB INTERFACE
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4.6 Add Device
The Add Device item from the Configuration part of the main menu is available only when
the Device List page is displayed. It is also necessary to have administrator privileges.
You can add routers to the R-SeeNet database in two ways. The first possibility is manually
fill and submit the form by clicking on the Add Device button. The items in this form have the
following meanings:
Item
Description
Hostname
IP address of primary SIM card
Hostname Alt
IP address of secondary SIM card
MAC Address
MAC address of the router being added
Description
Description of the router being added
Community
Password for SNMP access to routers
Location
Location of the router being added
Note
Any user-defined note about the router being added
Phone
Phone number for sending SMS message
Phone Alt
Alternative phone number for sending SMS message
Group
Name of the routers group into which the router belongs
Read period
Defines read period
Access mode
Informs about the way of reading the router:
• Polling – router is reading in a standard way
• SNMP trap – router is reading via SNMP traps
Accounting Start
Specifies when the accounting period begins
Table 12: Add Device
Items marked with an asterisk (see figure on the next page) can be blank.