Controlling SNMP Access 2-5
stations. These stations, the SNMP Managers, query the managed units
for configuration and monitoring information.
The OfficeConnect Remote 840 can be managed by SNMP Managers in
read-only or read-write mode.
Using SNMP to manage the OfficeConnect Remote 840 is more
complicated than the preferred method of manageme nt, the
OfficeConnect Remote 840 Manager.
SNMP access is provided by an SNMP community name and access mode.
To Download the Management Information Base (MIB) files, go to the
website, http://www.3com.com/support/ocr840/index.html, and click
the drop-down menu under software/MIB downloads.
To set up an SNMP community on the OfficeConnect Remote 840, follow
these instructions:
1From the home page, select Configuration > Global > Administrator
> SNMP. Click Add and the following screen fields appear:
2Enter the following fields:
■Name — Enter the community name to be used as the access name.
■Address — Enter the address of the SNMP server (e.g.,
192.168.200.52).
Specifying 0.0.0.0 allows any SNMP server access if they supply the
correct name.
■Access — Check the box for Read Only or Read & Write. Read Only
allows only the user to view the screens.
3After the fields have been entered, click Submit. To clear the fields, click
Reset.
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