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SNMP : Simple Network Management Protocol

Rev 3.0B Feb.08 88

SNMP Configuration

ToconfigureyourRaventoworkas anSNMPagent,youcan

useeitherAceManager,oraterminalconnectiontoconfigure

themodemusingATcommands.InAceManager,theSNMP

commandsareallpartoftheOthergroupundertheCommon

group.

ThereareonlythreecommandstosetforSNMPintheRaven:

thelisteningport,thesecuritylevel,andthetrapdestination.

Figure 9-1: AceManager : Common > Other

Listening Port

*SNMPPORTsetstheportfortheSNMPagenttolistenon.Ifset

tozero,default,SNMPisdisabled.

Tip: SNMP generally uses port 161, however most Internet providers

(including cellular) block all ports below 1024 as a security measure.

You should be able to use a higher numbered port such as 10161.

Security Level

*SNMPSECLVLsetsthesecuritylevelandwhichversionof

SNMPcommunicationsareused.

• 0‐Nosecurityrequired.SNMPv2candSMNPv3commu‐

nicationsareallowed.

• 1‐Authenticationrequired.SNMPv3isrequiredtodo

authenticationandSNMPv2ctransmissionswillbesilently

discarded.AuthenticationisequivalenttotheauthNoPriv

settinginSNMPv3.

• 2‐Authenticationrequiredandmessagesareencrypted.

SNMPv3isrequiredtodoauthentication.SNMPv2cand

SNMPv3authNoPrivtransmissionswillbesilently

discarded.Authenticationandencryptionisequivalentto

theauthPrivsettinginSNMPv3.

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