Supported SNMP Features

Supported SNMP FeaturesSupported Specifications

The access server supports the SNMP specifications listed in the following table:

Specification

Title

 

 

RFC 1155

Structure for Management Information for TCP/IP-Based

 

Protocols

RFC 1157

A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

 

 

SNMP Community Names

An SNMP community name is a character string that the NMS uses as a password to gain access to the access server. A community name contains a maximum of 32 characters.

Due to memory constraints, the access server can have only a limited number of community names.

Community Name Reference

For more information about using community names, refer to the Configuring the Access Server for SNMP Access section in this chapter.

Supported SNMP Operations

The access server supports the SNMP operations listed in the following table:

Operation

Description

Default for All

 

 

Community Names

 

 

 

GET

Fetches the value of a variable.

Enabled

GETNEXT

Fetches a value without knowing the

Enabled

 

variable’s exact name.

 

SET

Enables you to modify access server

Disabled

 

parameters and create and delete

 

 

table entries.

 

TRAP

Indicates the occurrence of an event.

Disabled

 

 

 

16-2 Configuring for SNMP Access