Asante Technologies 8000 user manual Changing Community Strings, Snmp Configuration

SNMP Configuration

Current Settings

Table 3-6 describes each setting on the SNMP Configuration Menu.

Setting	Description
SNMP Read Commu-	The string that defines access rights for reading SNMP data
nity	objects. The default is public.
SNMP Write Commu-	The string that defines access rights for writing SNMP data
nity	objects. The default is private.
Trap Authentication	The status of the SNMP agent for authentication trap genera-
	tion.
	The default is disabled.
SNMP Trap Receivers	The IP addresses of the network management stations that can
	receive traps from the IntraCore 8000. Normally, these
	addresses are the same as your network management software
	systems’ IP addresses.
	I Important: A maximum of four trap receivers
	is allowed.
	Table 3-6 SNMP Settings

Changing Community Strings

To change the IntraCore 8000 community strings, use the following procedure.

1 Open the SNMP Configuration Menu by typing n in the Configuration Menu.

2 To change the read community string, type r. To change the write community string, type w.

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At the prompt, type a new community string.

For a description of read and write community strings, see Table 3-6.

To cancel a selected option, press ctrl-c at the command prompt.

Press Return. The new string takes effect.

Type q to quit and return to the Configuration Menu.

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