Installing and Configuring the Edge Switch 2/32

Figure 2–46: Management page—SNMP tab

a.For each trap recipient to be configured, type a community name of 32 alphanumeric characters or less in the associated Community Name field. The community name is incorporated in SNMP trap messages to ensure against unauthorized viewing or use.

b.Click the check box in the Write Authorization column to enable or disable write authorization for the trap recipient (default is disabled). A check mark in the box indicates write authorization is enabled. When the feature is enabled, a management workstation user can change sysContact, sysName, and sysLocation SNMP variables.

c.Type the IP address or DNS host name of the trap recipient (SNMP management workstation) in the associated Trap Recipient field. Use 64 alphanumeric characters or less. It is recommended the IP address be used.

d.The default user datagram protocol (UDP) port number for trap recipients

is 162. Type a decimal port number in the associated UDP Port Number field to override the default.