NET.CFG Options Reference

Desktop SNMP Option

CONTROL COMMUNITY [“name public private”]

Specifies the control community name.

Syntax

control community [“ name public private”]

 

 

Default

public

 

 

Example

To specify the control community as “secret,” you would

 

place the following lines in your NET.CFG file:

 

desktop snmp

 

control community “secret”

 

 

TRAP COMMUNITY [“name public private”]

Specifies the trap community name.

Syntax

trap community [“ name public private”]

 

 

Default

public

 

 

Example

To specify the trap community as “agenttrap,” you would

 

place the following lines in your NET.CFG file:

 

desktop snmp

 

trap community “agenttrap”

 

 

Community Access Management

Use these parameters and values to manage access control of SNMP agents and resources.

Parameters and Values

ENABLE MONITOR COMMUNITY [specified any off omitted] ENABLE CONTROL COMMUNITY [specified any off omitted] ENABLE TRAP COMMUNITY [specified off omitted]

Community types can also be disabled. When a community type is disabled, no management entity can access information for that community that you named.

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