Perle Systems 5500161-40 manual Connecting to the Iolan Using Snmp

SNMP

SNMP

Overview

The IOLAN supports configuration and management through SNMP. SNMP Management tools (SNMP client/MIB browser software) can be used to set IOLAN configuration parameters and/or view IOLAN statistics.

Before you can configure/manage the IOLAN using SNMP, you need to set the IOLAN IP address and configure a read-write user for SNMP version 3 or a community for SNMP version 1 or 2. You can use DeviceManager, CLI, or the Menu to set the IP address and user/community (don’t forget to reboot the IOLAN before connecting with the SNMP manager to make your changes take effect).

Access Platforms

You can access the IOLAN SNMP MIB from any system that runs your SNMP client/MIB browser software.

Features

SNMP supports the following features:

zYou can configure SNMP traps.

zSince not all versions of SNMP support secure communication, password parameters must be set using another configuration method.

Connecting to the IOLAN Using SNMP

Before you can connect to the IOLAN through an SNMP Management tool or MIB browser, you need to set the following components through another configuration method.

1.Configure a known IP address on the IOLAN.

2.Configure a read-write user for SNMP version 3 or a community for SNMP version 1 or 2 on the

IOLAN.

3.Reboot the IOLAN to make sure the changes take effect.

To connect to the IOLAN through an SNMP Management tool or MIB browser, do the following:

1.Load the perle-sds.MIBfile from the IOLAN CD-ROM or Perle website into your SNMP manager (this MIB works for all SDS, SCS, STS, and MDC models).

Note: You need to have the following MIBs installed in your SNMP manager (these are usually part of the standard SNMP client/MIB browser):

zSNMPv2-SMI

zSNMPv2-TC

zIPV6-TC

2.Verify that the read-write user for SNMP version 3 or a community for SNMP version 1 or 2 match the configuration on the IOLAN.

3.Type in the IOLAN’s IP address and connect to the IOLAN.

You are now ready to start configuring the IOLAN using SNMP.

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