Creating Communities, Click Add Comm, 101

A complete SNMP setup includes the following items:

--A management station equipped with an SNMP manager client that enables sending messages to an SNMP agent (e.g., the modem). This configuration is not described here.

--A MIB stored in the modem's memory. This must be preconfigured in the software image by the ISP.

--The SNMP service enabled on the modem, including defined communities that allow read-only or read/write accesses from specific hosts. This configuration is described below.

[Creating Communities]

1.If the SNMP configuration page is not already displaying, click the Admin tab and then click SNMP Config in the task bar.

2.On the SNMP Configuration page, type a community name in the empty text box in the left column of the table.

3.From the Access column of the table, select the privileges (read-only or read/write) to assign to all hosts that are part of this community.

4.Click Add Comm.

A page displays briefly to confirm your changes, and then the SNMP Configuration page redisplays with the new entry.

Now, you can add hosts to the new community: [Adding Hosts to Communities]

(a)In the Action column, click Add Host.

(b)Enter the IP address of the host computer you want to add and click Submit.

A page displays briefly to confirm the addition, and the SNMP - Add Host page redisplays

(c)Continue adding hosts as required and click Cancel when done.

The newly added hosts now have access to the MIB with the privilege level associated with the community.

[Viewing Hosts]

To view all hosts and the communities to which they are assigned, click View Hosts on the main SNMP Configuration page.

[Viewing Global SNMP Statistics]

To view statistics relating to SNMP packets received and sent and packet errors, click Global Stats on the main SNMP Configuration page. The SNMP Global Statistics page shows the number and type of packets transmitted.