HP AA-RW20A-TE manual Snmp configuration, Switch and the Snmp management server must be the same

SNMP configuration

The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. Table 15 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. The illegal characters for the user-defined fields are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).

Table 15 SNMP configuration parameters

Parameter	Description
SNMP Enabled	Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches in the
	fabric
Contact	Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who is to be
	contacted to respond to trap events. The default is “undefined”.
Read Community	Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
	SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only
	field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must
	be the same. The default is “public”.
Trap Community	Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
	SNMP agent to receive traps. This is a write-only field. The value on the
	switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The
	default is “public”.
SNMP Proxy	If enabled, you can use SNMP to monitor and configure any switch in
	the fabric
Location	Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch location. The
	default is “undefined”.
Authentication	Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If
Trap	enabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string
	values are used. The default value is "False".
Write Community	Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
	SNMP agent to write information to the switch. This is a write-only field.
	The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the
	same. The default is “private”.

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