Cabletron Systems CSX200 manual System Passwords, Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP

Chapter 2: About the CSX200

System Passwords

You can control access to the CSX200 by the use of three passwords. Each password provides a different level of access to the CSX200. The default password for each access level is pre-set to public. The following definitions explain the levels of access:

read-only — allows reading of device parameters not including system passwords.

read-write — Allows editing of some device configuration parameters not including changing system passwords.

super-user — Allows full management privileges. You must access the CSX200 at this level to run QuickSET.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

The CSX200 provides SNMP agent support for standard, and Enterprise-Specific Management Information Bases (MIBs), and support for standard, and Enterprise-Specific SNMP Traps. SNMP is also used internally for configuration of the CSX200. The active SNMP agent within the CSX200 accepts SNMP requests for status, statistics, and configuration updates. Communication with the SNMP agent occurs over the LAN or WAN connection. Any management application using SNMP over UDP/IP has access to the local SNMP agent.

SNMP MIB Support

SNMP MIBs (Management Information Bases) are databases of objects used for managing and determining the status and configuration of an SNMP-compliant device.

The CSX200 supports the following SNMP MIBs:

•MIB II RFC1213

•RMON MIB RFC1271

•DS1 and E1 MIB RFC1406 (Digital Signal Level 1 [T1/E1 interface types])

•IETF Bridge MIB RFC1493

•IP Forwarding MIB RFC1354

•PPP LCP MIB RFC1471 (Point-to-Point Protocol, Link Control Protocol)

•PPP IPCP MIB RFC1473 (IP Control Protocol)

•PPP BNCP MIB RFC1474 (Bridge Network Control Protocol)

•IPXCP MIB RFC1552

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