Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Strings (SNMPv1 and SNMPv2)

10-26

 

 

Configuring Community Strings

10-26

 

Encryption and Authentication (SNMPv3)

10-27

 

 

Configuring Encryption and Authentication

10-27

 

 

Setting SNMP Security

10-28

 

Working with SNMP Traps

10-29

 

Trap Filtering

10-29

 

 

Filtering by Trap Families

10-29

 

 

Filtering By Individual Trap

10-29

 

Authentication Trap

10-30

 

Trap Management

10-30

 

 

Replaying Traps

10-30

 

 

Absorbing Traps

10-30

 

 

Sending Traps to WebView

10-30

 

SNMP MIB Information

10-31

 

MIB Tables

10-31

 

 

MIB Table Description

10-31

 

Industry Standard MIBs

10-32

 

Enterprise (Proprietary) MIBs

10-36

 

Verifying the SNMP Configuration

10-39

Appendix A

Software License and Copyright Statements

A-1

 

Alcatel License Agreement

A-1

 

ALCATEL INTERNETWORKING, INC. (“AII”)

 

 

SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

A-1

 

Third Party Licenses and Notices

A-4

 

A. Booting and Debugging Non-Proprietary Software

A-4

 

B. The OpenLDAP Public License: Version 2.4, 8 December 2000

A-4

 

C. Linux

A-5

 

D. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE: Version 2, June 1991

A-5

 

E. University of California

A-10

 

F. Carnegie-Mellon University

A-10

 

G. Random.c

A-10

 

H. Apptitude, Inc

A-11

 

I.

Agranat

A-11

 

J.

RSA Security Inc

A-11

 

K. Sun Microsystems, Inc

A-11

 

L. Wind River Systems, Inc

A-12

 

M. Network Time Protocol Version 4

A-12

 

Index

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omniswitch specifications

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