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User Guide for the Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) Traffic Analyzer, 5.0
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Chapter 5 User and System Administration
System Administration
To view and set the NAM SNMP Agent:
Step 1 Choose Administration > System > SNMP Agent.
Step 2 Enter or change the information on the NAM SNMP screen. The fields are detailed in Table 5-3.
Step 3 Do one of the following:
• To save the changes, click Submit.
• To cancel the changes, click Reset.
Working with NAM Community Strings
You use community strings so that other applications can send SNMP get and set requests to the NAM,
set up collections, poll data, and so on.

Creating NAM Community Strings

To create the NAM community strings:
Step 1 Choose Administration > System > SNMP Agent.
At the bottom of the window, the NAM Community Strings Dialog Box displays.
Step 2 Click Create.
The SNMP Agent Dialog Box displays.
Step 3 Enter the community string (use a meaningful name).
Step 4 Enter the community string again in the Verify Community field.
Step 5 Assign read-only or read-write permissions using the following criteria:
• Read-only allows only read access to SNMP MIB variables (get).
• Read-write allows full read and write access to SNMP MIB variables (get and set).
Step 6 Do one of the following:
• To make the changes, click Submit.
• To cancel, click Reset.
Tab l e 5-3 System SNMP Dialog Box
Field Description
Contact The name of the person responsible for the NAM.
Name The name of the NAM.
Location The physical location of the switch or router in which the NAM
is installed.