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Using SNMP To Monitor and Manage the Switch
SNMP Configuration Process
Using SNMP To Monitor and
Manage the Switch
SNMP Configuration Process
The general steps to configuring for SNMP access to the preceding features
are:
1. From the Main menu, select Configuration.
2. Enable and configure an IP address for the switch, including any neces-
sary gateways. An IPX address is automatically configured. (For more on
configuring IPX and IP, refer to page 3-7 and page 3-9.)
3. Configure the appropriate SNMP communities. (The “public” community
exists by default and is used by HP’s network management applications.)
(For more on configuring SNMP communities, refer to page 3-13.)
4. Configure the appropriate trap receivers. (For more on configuring trap
receivers, refer to page 3-15.)
In many networks, manager addresses are not used. In this case, all manage-
ment stations using the correct community name may access this device with
the View and Access levels that have been set for that community. If you want
to restrict access to one or more specific nodes, you can enter up to 10 IP and/
or IPX addresses of such nodes into the Manager Address field. Configuring
one or more IP or IPX addresses in the Manager Address field means that
only the network management stations at those addresses are authorized to
use the community name to access the switch.
Caution Deleting the community named “public” disables many network management
functions (such as auto-discovery, traffic monitoring, and threshold setting).
If security for network management is a concern, it is recommended that you
change the write access for the “public” community to “Restricted”.
Note SNMP community and trap receiver configurations are activated when saved.
Rebooting the switch is not necessary unless you have also configured other
parameters that require rebooting in order to be activated. (For more on when
it is necessary to reboot, refer to “Rebooting the Switch” on page 2-10.)
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