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11.5 SNMP Setup

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) as its name

suggests is used for network management. You may use the SNMP

conguration page to enable or disable the SNMP support.

11.5.1 SNMPCongurationParameters

The table below describes the conguration parameters available

for SNMP setup.

Table 11.1. SNMP Conguration Parameters

Field Description

SNMP Enable Check this box to enable the SNMP support; otherwise,

uncheck this box.

R O C o m m u n i t y

Community string is a clear text string that is used as

Name

password between the SNMP management station

and the Internet Security Router. This “Read Only”

community name is used by the SNMP management

station to read the settings in the Internet Security

Router.

R W C o m m u n i t y

Community string is a clear text string that is used

Name

as password between the SNMP management

station and the Internet Security Router. This “Read

and Write” community name is used by the SNMP

management station to read and configure the

settings in the Internet Security Router.

Trap Address Trap message is sent by the Internet Security Router

to tell the SNMP management station that something

has happened on the Internet Security Router. This

field is used to enter the IP address of the SNMP

management station that is supposed to receive trap

messages from the Internet Security Router.

11.5.2 ConguringSNMP

1. Click the

Management ->SNMP

menu to open the SNMP

conguration page.

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Figure 11.5. SNMP Conguration Page

2. Check the

SNMP Enable

box to enable the SNMP support;

otherwise, uncheck the box.

3. Enter

RO

(read only) and

R/W

(read and write) community

names.

4. Enter the IP address of the SNMP management station that

receives trap messages from the iPBX30.

5. Click on

Apply

button to save the settings.

11.6 Log Setup

Log messages are stored in dynamic memory and will disappear

after system is rebooted. To keep a copy of the log messages,

you can setup a syslog server and have iPBX30 send out the log

messages to the server.

11.6.1 Setting Up Remote Logging Using a Syslog Server

Figure 11.6. Syslog Server Conguration

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1. Cli ck t he

Ma nagement - >Lo g

menu to open the L og

conguration page.

2. Click

Enable Remote Log

check box to enable remote logging.

3. Enter the syslog server IP address in the

Syslog Server IP

Address

eld.

4. Click on

Apply

button to save the settings.

11.6.2 View the System Log

You may open the firewall log page by clicking

Firewall/NAT

->Log

menu to see any logged. You may click on the

Reload

button at the bottom of the Log configuration page to see the

updated log messages. To clear the log messages, just click on

the

Clear Log

button.

Figure 11.7 Sample Log

11.7 CongurationManagement

11.7.1 RestoreSystemCongurationtoFactory

Default Settings

At times, you may want to restore system configuration to the

factory default settings to eliminate problems resulted from incorrect

system conguration. Follow the steps below to reset the system

conguration:

1. To open the Factory Default conguration page, click the

Man-

agement ->Conguration ->Factory Default

menu.

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Figure 11.8 Factory Reset Page

2. Click on

Apply

button to restore the system conguration to the

factory default settings.

3. A dialog window will pop up to ask for conrmation. Click on the

OK

button to proceed; otherwise, click on the

Cancel

button to

cancel the action.

Figure 11.9 Factory Reset Conrmation

4. iPBX30 will then reboot thereafter to make the factory default

conguration in effect. A count-down timer displays to indicate

when the reboot process will be completed.

Figure 11.10 Factory Reset Count Down Timer

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Sometimes, you may find that you have no way to access the

iPBX30, e.g. you forget your password or the IP address of

iPBX30. The only way out in this scenario is to reset the system

conguration to the factory default by pressing the reset button for

at least 5 seconds. The system conguration will be reverted back

to the factory default settings after iPBX30 is rebooted.

11.7.2 BackupSystemConguration

Follow the steps below to backup system conguration:

1. Click the

Management ->Configuration ->Backup

menu to

open the Conguration Backup page.

2. Click on

Apply

button to backup the system conguration.

Figure 11.11 Backup System Conguration Page

3. Click on

Save

button to backup the system conguration.

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4. Click on button to backup the system conguration.

11.7.3 RestoreSystemConguration

Follow the steps below to backup system conguration:

1. Click the

Management ->Configuration ->Restore

menu to

open the System Conguration Restore page.

Figure 11.12 Restore System Conguration Page

2. Enter the path and name of the system conguration le that you

want to restore in the

Conguration File

text box. Alternatively,

you may click on the

Browse

button to search for the system

configuration file on your hard drive. A window will pop up for

you to select the conguration le to restore.

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Figure 11.13 Selecting System Conguration from the File Manager

3. Click on

Apply

button to restore the system configuration. A

dialog window, such as the one below, will pop up to ask for

confirmation for restoring the system configuration. Click the

OK

button to proceed; otherwise, click the

Cance

l button to

cancel the action. The iPBX30 will reboot for the new system

conguration to take effect.

Figure 11.14 System Conguration Restoration Conrmation

4. A system reboot count down timer will display. You’ll be

reconnected back to iPBX30 when the counter returns to zero.

You may need to manually connect back to the iPBX30 if you

are not connected back to iPBX30 automatically.

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Figure 11.15 System Reboot Counter Timer

11.8 Firmware Upgrade

ASUSTeK may from time to time provide you with an update to the

rmware running on the iPBX30. All system software is contained

in a single le, called an image. Web UI Management provides an

easy way to upload the new rmware image. To upgrade the image,

follow this procedure:

1. Click the

System ->Firmware Upgrade

menu to open the

Firmware Upgrade page.

Figure 11.16 Firmware Upgrade Page

2. In the Select Firmware text box, enter the path and name of

the rmware image le. Alternatively, you may click on

Browse

button to open a le manager to search for the rmware image

on your computer.

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Figure 11.17 Selecting Firmware from the File Manager

3. Click on

Apply

button to update the rmware. A dialog window,

such as the one below, will pop up to ask for conrmation of the

firmware upgrade. Click the OK button to proceed; otherwise,

click the Cancel button to cancel the action.

Figure 11.18 Firmware Upgrade Conrmation

4. Firmware upgrade status and progress will be shown.

Figure 11.19 Firmware Upgrade Progress

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5. A count down timer will display after the firmware upgrade is

completed. You’ll be reconnected back to iPBX30 when the

counter returns to zero. You may need to manually connect

back to the iPBX30 if you are not connected back to iPBX30

automatically.

Figure 11.20 System Reboot Count Down Timer for Firmware

Upgrade

6. When you are reconnected to the iPBX30, click

Status

menu to

check if the new rmware is properly upgraded. You probably

need to clear the cache of your web browser to see the new

System Information page. Following is the procedure to clear

the browser cache for Microsoft Internet Explorer:

a) Click on

Tools

menu.

b) Click on

Internet Options

menu.

c) Click on

Delete Files

button to clear the browser cache.

11.9 Restart System

1. Click the

Management ->Restart System

menu to open the

Restart System page.

2. Click on the

Apply

button to restart the system.

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