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ZT8101 User’s Guide 51
Using the Telnet Console
Network Management Setup
You use the Network Management Setup screens to display and modify parameters for the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The switch includes an on-board SNMP agent that
monitors the status of its hardware, as well as the traffic passing through its ports. A computer
attached to the network, called a Network Management Station (NMS), can be used to access this
information. Access rights to the on-board agent are controlled by community strings. To
communicate with the switch, the NMS must first submit a valid community string for
authentication.
To configure SNMP
You can configure up to four community strings.
1. From the Main Menu, select Network Management | SNMP Configurations and press
Enter.
2. Configure these fields.
3. Highlight APPLY and press Enter.
To configure trap recipients
The Trap Recipient Setup screen allows you to specify which management stations receive
authentication failure messages or other trap messages from the switch. Up to three trap recipients
may be entered.
1. From the Main Menu, select Network Management | SNMP Configurations | Trap
Recipients Setup and press Enter.
2. Configure these fields.
3. Highlight APPLY and press Enter.
Field Description
Community String
Specifies a string of up to 20 characters used for authentication of clients
wanting access to the switch’s SNMP agent.
Rights
Specifies the level of access for an authorized client. Use the spacebar to
toggle between Read and R/W (read-write).
Status
Specifies whether the current string is Enabled or Disabled. This is used to
temporarily limit access to the switch’s SNMP agent. Use the spacebar to
toggle between Enabled and Disabled.
Field Description
IP Address
Specifies the IP address of the management station that will receive traps
generated by the switch.
SNMP Community String
Specifies a string of up to 20 characters used for authentication of users
wanting to receive traps from the switch’s SNMP agent. This is similar to a
password in that stations that do not know the correct string cannot receive
or request SNMP information from the switch.
Status
Enables or disables the selected community string. This is used to
temporarily limit a station from receiving traps generated by the switch. Use
the spacebar to toggle between Enabled and Disabled.