How to Set Up Devices for Remote Monitoring Using the On-Site Monitoring System

The on-site monitoring system uses pre-made templates to monitor devices on the network. To get these templates to work the device being monitored must be configured to accept the requests sent by the system. Not all equipment has had templates made, so if anything is missing from this list, please let us know.

Riello 3kVA UPS with NetMan 204 card

Log into the NetMan’s web interface. Select Configuration from the menu along the top then scroll down the left-hand menu to find SNMP.

Under SNMP, ensure the service us Enabled
Under SNMP Version select SNMP v1/v2
Under Community, set the Get, Set and Trap fields to CT-SNMP-STRING

Click Save

Panasonic Projectors

The templates for the Panasonic projectors use projector’s inbuilt webpages rather than SNMP or PJlink. The templates expect the username and password for the projector to be admin1 / panasonic

Cisco Small Business Switches (SG300)

Log in to the switch.

From the left hand menu select Security -> TCP/UDP Services and ensure SNMP is enabled.
From the left hand menu select SNMP -> Communities and click Add. If the SNMP menu is missing, ensure you are in the Advanced, not the Basic configuration view. This is controlled from the drop-down menu in the top right of all the pages.
To keep things easier we usually set the the SNMP Management Station to All so that any IP address can query the switch.

TrippLite UPS with Management Card

Most modern browsers are unable to open the web pages of these cards, it is easier to SSH into them.
Once you have logged in enter the following to add an SNMP user with the correct community string to allow the monitoring to work.

2 (to select System Configuration)
3 (to select Security)
2 (to select Local Users)
5 (to select User 5 which is likely to be unconfigured at the moment)
2 (to select user 5 as an SNMPv2c user)
CT-SNMP-STRING (this is the community string that SNMP will use)
A (to apply the new user)
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1
X (to return to the previous menu)
Enter (to move to the next option)
Enter (to move to next option)
Y (to accept the changes)
Enter (to apply the changes)
Y (to accept the changes)
Enter (to move to next option)
M (to return to the main menu)
Y (to apply the changes)