Moxa Technologies ioLogik 2500 Series User manual

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Released on November 25, 2016
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Connecting the ioLogik 2000 to a SolarWinds NPM
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The purpose of this note is to provide a detailed example of how to connect a Moxa Smart Remote
I/O device, the ioLogik 2000 series, with the SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
software via the SNMP protocol. In this example, the SolarWinds NPM receives traps and the
ioLogik 2000 is an SNMP agent. The system architecture is illustrated in the following diagram.
Moxa ioLogik E2200 series
Address: 192.168.126.254
Moxa ioLogik 2500 series
Address: 192.168.127.253
Solarwinds NPM
Address: 192.168.127.100

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There are two sections in this document. The first section introduces how to connect the ioLogik
2000 to the SolarWinds NPM via the SNMP protocol, and second section introduces how to set up
the SolarWinds NPM to receive SNMP traps from the ioLogik 2000 series.
1How to connect the ioLogik 2000 series to a SolarWinds
NPM via the SNMP protocol
1. After installing the SolarWinds NPM, open the Orion Web Console and log in to your account
(you may also log in as admin without using a password).
2. After logging in, use the step-by-step wizard to complete the settings.
Note:
Make sure that the ioLogik 2000 series IP addresses are in the correct IP range.

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3. if you want to add new credentials under SNMP settings, add one of two versions of
credentials: SNMP v1 or v2c, or SNMP v3.
4. Under MONITORING SETTINGS, except for windows servers, SNMP is the recommended
polling method for most network devices.
5. Follow the wizard’s instructions until the system configuration is completed.
2How to set up the SolarWinds NPM to receive SNMP
traps from the ioLogik 2000
1. If you’re using the ioLogik 2200 series, refer to the ioAdmin section below for instructions.
If you’re using the ioLogik 2500 series, refer to the IOxpress section below for instructions.

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ioAdmin
A. Open ioAdmin and click Start Search to locate ioLogik 2200 series devices.
B. Click the Server Settings tab and then click Login.

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C. Click the Click&Go Logic tab to configure an IF-THEN-ELSE logic routine.
D. In the THEN section, choose SNMP Trap, click on the setting buttons, and then customize
your trap message.

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E. After you complete the configuration, return to the Click&Go Logic tab and click on
Upload to ioLogik; the rules will take effect after the system has been restarted.
Note: After logging back in as administrator and returning to the Click&Go Logic tab,
click Retrieve to view the current ruleset. Click Run to activate the ruleset, and click
Stop to deactivate it.
To learn more about the ioLogik 2200 series, ioAdmin, and Click&Go Logic, refer to
the user’s manual for details:
http://www.moxa.com/support/DownloadFile.aspx?type=support&id=1422

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IOxpress
A. Open IOxpress and then click Device Configuration Add Configuration…on the
menu bar. Next, choose your device from the list of ioLogik 2500 series devices.
B. Click Settings Click&Go Plus SNMP Trap on the menu bar, and then type in the
Name, Server IP Address, Trap Community and messages, then click Add.

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C. Click the Click&Go Plus tab to configure an IF-THEN-ELSE logic routine:
Click on “Condition”to set the IF condition, and then click on “Action”for the THEN
and/or ELSE condition.
D. In Action Settings, click ACTIVE MESSAGE, select SNMP Trap under “Type”, and then
select a self-defined parameter under “Parameter”.

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E. Update the Configuration to the Device:
To update a configuration completed in Offline Configuration Management, click the
Configure Device column and select the configuration you created. (The configuration
name will be shown using the Device Name that was set during the offline
configuration.)
Type in your username and password, and then click Submit.
Note: You can also update the configuration from a configuration file saved on your
computer.
To learn more about the ioLogik 2500 series and IOxpress, refer to the user’s manual for
details:
http://www.moxa.com/support/DownloadFile.aspx?type=support&id=7916
For Click&Go Plus, refer to the following link:
http://www.moxa.com/support/DownloadFile.aspx?type=support&id=7892

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2. You can see trap messages in one of two ways:
A. Via the SolarWinds web console.
Under ALERTS & ACTIVITY click Traps.
The trap messages will appear as illustrated in the following figure: