ZyXEL Communications MES-2110 Snmp Communities Screen, IP Trap Manager Screen, 167, Snmp Commands

Chapter 22 Mgmt Config and System Restart Menu

SNMP itself is a simple request/response protocol based on the manager/agent model. The manager issues a request and the agent returns responses using the following protocol operations:

Table 65 SNMP Commands

COMMAND	DESCRIPTION
Get	Allows the manager to retrieve an object variable from the agent.
GetNext	Allows the manager to retrieve the next object variable from a table or list
	within an agent. In SNMPv1, when a manager wants to retrieve all
	elements of a table from an agent, it initiates a Get operation, followed by a
	series of GetNext operations.
Set	Allows the manager to set values for object variables within an agent.
Trap	Used by the agent to inform the manager of some events.

22.3.1 The SNMP Communities Screen

Use this screen to configure the SNMP communities. Click Mgmt Config > SNMP Config > SNMP Communities to open the following screen.

Figure 82 Mgmt Config > SNMP Config > SNMP Communities

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 66 Mgmt Config > SNMP Config > SNMP Communities

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
GET	Enter the Get community string, which is the password for the
	incoming Get- and GetNext- requests from the management
	station.
SET	Enter the Set community string, which is the password for
	incoming Set- requests from the management station.
Undo	Click this to restore your last saved settings.
Apply	Click Apply to save your changes to the ZyXEL Device’s run-time
	memory. The ZyXEL Device loses these changes if it is turned off
	or loses power, so use the Save Settings link in the navigation
	panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory.

22.3.2 The IP Trap Manager Screen

An IP trap manager receives authentication failure messages or other trap messages about the MES-2110’s activities. The MES-2110 supports up to five trap

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