3Com 3CBLSF26H manual Configuring Snmp, Defining Snmp Communities

Configuring SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a method for managing network devices. The switch supports the following SNMP versions:

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SNMP version 1 SNMP version 2c

The SNMP agents maintain a list of variables, which are used to manage the switch. The variables are defined in the Management Information Base (MIB). The SNMP agent defines the MIB specification format, as well as the format used to access the information over the network. Access rights to the SNMP agents are controlled by access strings.

This section contains the following topics:

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Defining SNMP Communities

Removing SNMP Communities

Defining SNMP Traps

Removing SNMP Traps

Defining SNMP Communities

Access rights are managed by defining communities in the SNMP Communities Setup Page. When the community names are changed, access rights are also changed. SNMP communities are defined only for SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c.

Click Administration > SNMP > Communities > Setup. The SNMP Communities Setup Page opens.

Figure 3-65SNMP Communities Setup Page

The SNMP Communities Setup Page contains the following fields:

Table 3-52SNMP Communities Setup Page item description

Item		Description
		Specifies if SNMP is enabled on the switch. The possible field values are:
SNMP Status		z Enabled: Enables SNMP on the switch.
		z Disabled: Disables SNMP on the switch.
Insert New		Enables adding an SNMP community.
Community
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