Introduction

Configuring SNMP options

The following sections use the term device to refer to any MSM Controller or MSM AP.

Attributes

System name

Specify a name to identify the controller. By default, this is set to the serial number of the controller.

Location

Specify a descriptive name for the location where the controller is installed.

Contact

Contact information for the controller.

Port

Specify the UDP port and protocol the controller uses to respond to SNMP requests. Default port is 161.

SNMP protocol

Select the SNMP versions that the controller will support. Default is Version 1 and Version

2c.Notifications

Select the SNMP versions that the AP will support. Default is Version 1 and Version 2c.

Notifications

When this feature is enabled, the controller sends notifications to the hosts that appear in the Notifications receivers list.

The controller supports the following MIB II notifications:

„coldStart

„linkUp

„linkDown

„authenticationFailure

In addition, the controller supports a number of custom notifications. Select Configure Notifications. For a descriptions of these notifications, see the online help.

v1/v2 communities

Community name

Specify the password, also known as the read/write name, that controls read/write access to the SNMP agent. A network management program must supply this name when attempting to set or get SNMP information from the controller. By default, this is set to private.

Read-only name

This is the password that controls read-only access to the SNMP agent. A network management program must supply this name when attempting to get SNMP information from the controller. By default, this is set to public.

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