Controlling snmp access, Disabling snmp access – Paradyne T1 T1 Access Mux 926x User Manual

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Security

6-5

9161-A2-GH30-30

April 1998

See

Limiting Async Terminal Direct Access

on page 6-1 if you want to limit

access to the dial-in session.

Refer to

Setting Up the Communication Port to Support an External Device

in

Chapter 5,

Setting Up, for more information.

Controlling SNMP Access

The T1 access unit supports SNMP Version 1, which only provides limited
security through the use of community names. There are three methods for
limiting SNMP access:

H

Disabling SNMP access.

H

Assigning SNMP community names and access levels.

H

Assigning IP addresses of NMSs that can access the unit.

Disabling SNMP Access

The General SNMP Options screen provides the configuration option to disable
SNMP access to the unit. When this configuration option is disabled, the access
unit will not respond to any SNMP messages and will not send SNMP traps.

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Procedure

To disable SNMP access:

1. Follow this menu selection sequence:

Main Menu

Configuration

2. Select the desired configuration area and press Return.

Load Configuration From

[Current Configuration/

Customer Configuration 1/Customer Configuration 2]

3. Follow this menu selection sequence, pressing Return after each selection:

Configuration Edit/Display

Management and

Communication

General SNMP Management

The General SNMP Management Options screen appears.

4. Set the SNMP Management configuration option to Disable; Disable is the

factory default setting.

5. Press Ctrl-a to switch to the screen function key area.

6. To save changes, select Save and press Return.

7. Select the configuration area where you want to save the changes to and

press Return.

Save Configuration To

[Current Configuration/

Customer Configuration 1/Customer Configuration 2]

When Save is complete, Command Complete appears at the bottom of the
screen.

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