ZyWALL 2 Series User’s Guide

Chapter 31

SNMP Configuration

This chapter explains SNMP configuration menu 22.

31.1 SNMP Configuration

To configure SNMP, enter 22 from the main menu to display Menu 22 - SNMP Configuration as shown next. The “community” for Get, Set and Trap fields is SNMP terminology for password.

Menu 22 - SNMP Configuration

SNMP:

Get Community= public

Set Community= public

Trusted Host= 0.0.0.0

Trap:

Community= public

Destination= 0.0.0.0

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 31-1 Menu 22: SNMP Configuration

The following table describes the SNMP configuration parameters.

Table 31-1 Menu 22: SNMP Configuration

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

 

 

 

Get Community

Type the Get community, which is the password for the incoming

Public

 

Get- and GetNext requests from the management station.

 

Set Community

Type the Set community, which is the password for incoming Set

Public

 

requests from the management station.

 

 

 

 

Trusted Host

If you enter a trusted host, your ZyWALL will only respond to

0.0.0.0

 

SNMP messages from this address. A blank (default) field means

 

 

your ZyWALL will respond to all SNMP messages it receives,

 

 

regardless of source.

 

 

 

 

SNMP Configuration

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