Checklist to deploy EcoStruxure IT Gateway

Server or VM

Server or VM to download and install EcoStruxure IT Gateway on.

Not applicable for the EcoStruxure IT Gateway appliance, which comes with the Gateway software preinstalled.

System requirements

Device IP addresses

You can import a device list in .CSV or .TXT format.

You can include SNMPv1, SNMPv3, NetBotz, and Redfish devices in one list. You import a list of Modbus devices separately.

List of IP addresses, IP address ranges, or subnets to discover devices on.

File transfer credentials - FTP and/or SCP

Username _________________

Password __________________

Port ____________

Device credentials

SNMPv1 enabled

 Read community name (public is default) ___________________________

 Write community name (private is default) __________________________

 Port (161 is default) __________

 SNMPv3 enabled

The small Gateway configuration can monitor up to 60 SNMPv3 devices total.

System requirements

EcoStruxure IT Gateway versions older than 1.15 do not allow discovery of SNMPv3 devices with the Authentication type or Encryption type set to None.

Note: When AES is configured on the APC NMC, choose AES128 in the Gateway.

 Username ________________

 Authentication type (MD5 or SHA) __________

 Authentication password ________________

 Encryption type (DES, DES3, AES128, AES192, AES256) ______________

 Encryption password ________________

 Port (161 is default) _____________

NetBotz

 Username ____________________

 Password _____________________

 Port (80 is default, or 443 with SSL enabled) _____________

Redfish

 Username _____________________

 Password ______________________

 Port (443 is default) ____________

Modbus

For each Modbus device to discover:

Device type ___________________

Device vendor _________________

Device family __________________

Server address ____________

For TCP:

 IP address ____________________

 Port (502 is default) _________

For serial:

 Port _________

 Baud rate _________

 Data bits __________

 Parity __________

 Stop bits __________

 Flow control __________

SSL certificate

If your organization operates an SSL inspection proxy and EcoStruxure IT Gateway does not trust the issuing CA, add the certificate authority's (CA) root certificate to the EcoStruxure IT Gateway trust store. 

Your IT department can provide the correct root certificate.

The certificate must be in PEM format with one of the following extensions: cer, crt, or pem.

No certificate needed

 Certificate file _______________________

Proxy server

The Gateway server must use the internet to communicate with EcoStruxure IT.

No proxy server needed

Proxy server

You can automatically detect the proxy server or configure settings manually.

Username _______________

 Password ________________

 Manual settings:

 Proxy server address _________________

 HTTP port __________________

 HTTPS port __________________