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This chapter defines all the CLI commands associated with configuring the IOLAN’s network parameters.

SNMP Commands

Add Community

Description

Adds an SNMP community (version 1 and version 2).

User Level

Admin

Syntax

add community <community_name> <config_host><IP_address>

 

nonereadonlyreadwrite

Options

<community_name>

 

The name of the group that devices and management stations running SNMP belong to.

 

<config_host><IP_address>

 

The host name of the SNMP community that will send requests to the IOLAN.

 

The IPv4 or IPv6 address of the SNMP manager that will send requests to the IOLAN.

 

If the address is 0.0.0.0, any SNMP manager with the Community Name can access

 

the IOLAN. If you specify a network address, for example 172.16.0.0, any SNMP

 

manager within the local network with the Community Name can access the IOLAN.

 

nonereadonlyreadwrite

Permits the IOLAN to respond to SNMP requests by:

zNone—There is no response to requests from SNMP.

zReadonly—Responds only to Read requests from SNMP.

zReadwrite—Responds to both Read and Write requests from SNMP.

Add Trap

Description

Adds an SNMP host to which trap messages will be sent. The IOLAN supports SNMP

User Level

traps for restart and SNMP community authentication error.

Admin

Syntax

add trap <trap_name> <config_host><IP_address>

Options

<trap_name>

 

The trap receiver is the network management system (NMS) that should receive the

 

SNMP traps. This NMS must have the same SNMP community string as the trap

 

sender.

 

<config_host><IP_address>

 

Defines the hosts (by IPv4 or IPv6 address) that will receive trap messages generated by

 

the IOLAN. Up to four trap hosts can be defined.

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