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52 Configuring the PowerConnect 3324/3348 Switch
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The device is SNMP-compliant. It contains an SNMP agent that supports a set of standard
and private MIB variables. Developers of management stations require the exact structure
of the MIB tree and receive the complete private MIBs information before being able to
manage the MIBs.
All parameters are manageable from any SNMP management platform, except the SNMP
management station IP address and community (community name and access rights). The
SNMP management access to the device is disabled if no community strings exist. The
device is delivered with no community strings configured.
The following screen displays the default device configuration:
console# enable
console# show snmp
Community-String Community-Access IP address
-------------------- ---------------- ---------------
Traps are enabled.
Authentication-failure trap is enabled.
The community-string, community-access and IP address can be set during the initial
configuration procedure through the local terminal.
The SNMP configuration options are:
• Community string
• Access rights options: ro (read only), rw (read-and-write) or su (super).
• An option to configure IP address or not: if IP address is not configured, it means that
all community members having the same community name are granted the same
access rights.
The accepted practice is to use two community strings for the device - one (public
community) with read only access and the other (private community) with read-and-write
access:
• Public — Allow authorized management stations to retrieve MIB objects.
• Private —Allow authorized management stations to retrieve and modify MIB objects.
During initial configuration, it is recommended to configure the device according to the
network administrator requirements, in accordance with using an SNMP-based
management station.