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5. SNMP Setup
5.1 SNMP Network Management Platform
Atop GW51C-MAXI Serial Server is an SNMP device that allows many popular SNMP Network
management platforms such as HP Open View and Sun Net Manager to conduct on the SerialManager.
Depending on the network management tools one are using, device (GW51C-MAXI Serial Server)
information can be collected from running the management tools including IP address, DNS name, system
descriptions and NIC information etc.
5.2 Using NetworkView As An Example
The NetworkView is a compact network management tool from NetworkView Software, Inc.
(
www.networkview.com
). It discovers all TCP/IP nodes in a network using DNS, SNMP and ports
information and documents with printed maps and reports for future use. One may visit their web sites and
get a free download.
To use NetworkView, one will need to download and install the tool on ones PC (Windows NT and
Windows 9x only). Please refer to the installation instructions that come with the tool.
1. After one have done the NetworkView installation, start NetworkView.
2. Click on the
button to open a new file. The following screen appears, in the Addresses field,
enter in the IP address range to search.