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3: A
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WITCH
Configuring SNMP
Settings
The following SNMP parameters can be configured on the switch:
■
Authorized trap receivers
— An authorized trap receiver can be one
or more network management stations on your network. The switch
sends SNMP traps to all trap receivers. You can have a maximum of six
trap receivers configured for each switch. Entries in this list can be
created, modified, and deleted using the RMON2 trapDestTable MIB
variable, as described in RFC 2021.
■
Authorized managers
— An authorized manager can be either a
single network management station, or a range of addresses (for
example, a complete subnet) specified by a prefix and a mask. The
switch can have a maximum of eight authorized managers.
■
Community strings
— The community strings allow a simple method
of authentication between the switch and the remote Network
Manager. There are two types of community strings on the switch.
Read community strings provide read-only access to the switch. The
default read-only community string is
public
. Read-write community
strings provide read and write access to the switch. The default
read-write community string is
private
. A total of eight community
strings can be configured on the switch. The community string for all
authorized trap receivers must be configured on the switch for the
trap receiver to receive switch-generated traps. SNMP community
strings can contain up to 126 characters.
■
System contact
(optional) — The system contact is a text field that
enables you to enter the name of the person(s) responsible for
managing the switch.
■
System name
— The system name is the name that you have
assigned to this switch. The default name is the model name of the
switch (for example, 3C17705).
■
System location
(optional) — Using the system location field, you
can enter an optional location for this switch.
Ta ble 13
describes SNMP configuration commands.
Table 13
SNMP Configuration Commands
Command Description
enable snmp access
Turns on SNMP support for the switch.
enable snmp traps
Turns on SNMP trap support.
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