Asante Technologies 9000 manual Changing Community Strings

Basic Configuration

Current Settings

Table 3-4 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 generation.
	The default is disabled.
SNMP Trap Receivers	The IP addresses of the network management stations that can
	receive traps from the IntraChassis 9000.
	Normally, these addresses are the same as your network manage-
	ment software systems’ IP addresses.
	▲ Important: A maximum of four trap receivers
	is allowed.

Table 3-4 SNMP Settings

Changing Community Strings

To change the IntraChassis 9000 community strings, use the following procedure.

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

2 Type r to change the read community string or w to change the write community string.

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Type a new community string at the prompt.

See Table 3-4 for a description of read and write commu- nity strings.

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

Press Return. The new string takes effect.

Type q to quit and return to the Configuration Menu.

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