SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL

Field Attributes

Community String – A community string acts as a password and permits access to the SNMP protocol.

RO – Specifies read-only access. Authorized management stations are only able to retrieve MIB objects.

RW – Specifies read/write access. Authorized management stations are able to both retrieve and modify MIB objects.

Web – Click Administrator=>SNMP. Enter a new string in the text box and select the access rights, then click Add.

Specifying Trap Managers

You can specify up to five management stations that will receive authentication failure messages and other trap messages from the switch.

Field Attributes

IP Address – IP address of trap manager.

Community – A community string acts as a password and allows the trap manager to receive trap messages via the SNMP protocol.

Web – Click Administrator=>SNMP. Fill in the IP address and community string for a trap manager, then click Add.

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SMC Networks SMC6709L2 manual Specifying Trap Managers