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Chapter 4. Protocols
4.1 About Protocols
Protocols allow a NetVue Agent to communicate with any device from any vendor. Protocols are also
known as drivers.
4.1.1 XML-based protocol descriptions
Each NetVue protocol is a comprehensive, XML-based description of a third-party protocol. In a NetVue
protocol, you can specify all of this information:
• Conditional device polling mechanisms
• Layout of the user interfaces, showing all relevant device data in real time
• Element Display
• Element Cards (NetVue Cube)
• Default port settings, Alarm thresholds, Parameter labels, etc.
• All information NetVue needs to build the MIB necessary for device communication via SNMP
4.1.2 Protocol versioning
On a NetVue System, you can install multiple versions of the same NetVue protocol in parallel.
Because of the advanced overlay design in NetVue, you can redefine some parts of a NetVue protocol
without changing the protocol itself:
• Reuse your personal overlay files when you receive a new version of a protocol.
• Maintain multiple versions of each overlay file and apply them as you see fit.
4.1.3 Manage the Protocols
Manage the protocols in a NetVue system from the Protocols page in System Display.
1. Open the Protocols & Templates page.
2. In NetVue Cube, go to the top menu and choose Start | Apps | Protocols &Templates.