3Com CommWorks 5210 - Manual (Page 17)

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NSTALLATION
This chapter contains an overview of IP Telephony Manager and installation
procedures for UNIX.
This chapter contains the following topics:
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Overview
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Management Workstation
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Prerequisites
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Before You Begin
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Removing Previous Versions
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Installing IP Telephony Manager
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Starting IP Telephony Manager
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Connecting to Entities
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Integrating with HP OpenView
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Linking CommWorks Objects
Overview IP Telephony Manager, previously known as Total Control Manager is a
software application that runs on a UNIX management station. This application
remotely manages CommWorks Network Application Cards (NACs) and
Network Interface Cards (NICs) through a Network Management Card (NMC)
installed on the CommWorks 5210 IP Telephony Platform.
Two protocols govern these management functions: Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) between the NMC and the management
station, and a proprietary CommWorks protocol between the NMC and the
managed cards.
IP Telephony Manager communicates with the NMC through SNMP rules.
Because the other NACs in the hub do not use SNMP agent software, the
NMC acts as a proxy agent between these cards and the management station.
Standard SNMP traps can be enabled to send a trap message (or event
notification) to one or more management stations. The management stations
use these traps to create logs, trigger alarms, and initiate actions.