Lucent Technologies P550 Setting Up SNMP Communities

Configuring the Cajun P550 Switch (Layer 2 & Layer 3)

Setting Up SNMP Communities

SNMP communities are the SNMP values that an SNMP manager uses to manage the switch. SNMP Version 2c is supported.

	Table 3-14.SNMP Communities Parameters
Parameter		Definition
Community String		This string serves as a password that you enter at the
		network management station. It provides the level of
		access to the switch that you specify on this page.
IP Address		Allows you to send SNMP responses only to a station
		with any or a particular IP address.
Access		Helps provide security when you use SNMP to
		manage the network from a single workstation. Refer
		to Table 3-15for more information on Access options.
		The default value is Read-Write.
Security Level		Allows you to select the security level for this
		community string. Refer to Table 3-16 for more
		information on security level options. The default
		value is Normal.
Trap Receiver		Allows you to enable or disable the transmission of
		traps to the selected IP address. The default value is
		Disable.

To set SNMP communities:

1.In the System Configuration section of the Web Agent window, select SNMP Administration. The SNMP Community Management dialog box opens.

2.Click CREATE. The Create SNMP Community dialog box opens.

3.In the Community String field, enter a community name.

4.From the IP Address pull-down menu, select Any for any IP address or Specific and enter an IP Address in the appropriate fields.

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