Patton electronic 6300 Network Hardware User Manual


 
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FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing Devices
Introduction
Devices can be individually configured and monitored through the FS6300 NMS. The NMS organizes devices
by geographical area in the Network Maps section of the menu tree, where device-specific menus can be
viewed by right-clicking on a device. Devices can also be monitored through the Network Database section of
the menu tree.
This chapter describes what information you can find and configure about specific devices through the Net-
work Maps and Network Database sections of the FS6300 NMS.
Adding Devices
To add individual devices to the FS6300 NMS:
1. Click Setup(F) at the top of the screen, then click Add Device(o).
OR
, press Ctrl+O. The Add SNMP Device window appears.
Figure 44. Add SNMP Device window
2. Enter the IP address and Netmask of the device you want to add.
3. If desired, you may modify the SNMP Password and SNMP Agent Port.
4. If you don’t want to monitor the status of your request to add this device to the system, select the checkbox
for Process Add SNMP Device request in the background.
5. Click Add Device.