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Community Name
Serves as a password for network managers (“application entities” in SNMP
terminology) to have access to the SNMP agent on this router. The SNMP application
running on the network management node configures one or more community
names the node may use in its queries to agents. Each query uses one name. Other
nodes may be configured to use the same community name. A community may have
members in common with other communities, and may be a subset or superset of
other communities.
Most network management schemes use the community name “Public”. Some
schemes set up other specific community names.
Options
If you have SNMP network management stations on your extended network, enter
one of the community names used—“Public” or another specific name.
If you do not have SNMP network management stations on your extended
network, HP recommends that you enter a community name even if no other
nodes will use it. This allows you to use the Rget commands from the Network
Control Language (NCL) Interpreter on this router’s console to check its
forwarding and routing tables and other MIB variables. If you enter Public, the
Rget commands will default the community name parameter so that you need not
type it for every command. Or you can assign some other name—which must be
typed for every Rget command—to provide some security against other remote
access to the agent.
Note: If you leave the Community Name field blank, as it is by default, there will be
no access for queries by either this console or any remote network managers, even if
you complete the remainder of this screen so that the agent is “enabled”. You must
enter a name to have access.
Event Filter Level
Determines which event messages are transmitted as traps to SNMP application
entities. The Event Filter Level parameter is displayed when the Trap option is
selected for the Session Type parameter.
Options
Skip this field if enterprise-specific trapping is disabled.
Select the appropriate filter level if you have enabled enterprise-specific trapping.
For information about selecting a filter level, refer to “Filter Level” later in this
chapter.
Node Address
Grants SNMP agent access to the member of Community Name whose IP address
you specify.
SNMP Agent
Parameters
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SNMP Agent Parameters
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