Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

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Configuring SNMP Parameters and Traps

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3) Set Community Name

The Set Community Name variable is a password (up to 16 characters) that enables

NMS

stations to read and write objects through

SNMP

. The default Set Community Name is “public,”

which allows all NMS stations read access to readable objects. If you want to specify a Set
Community Name password, enter a

2

, an equal sign (

=

), and the new Set Community Name.

The following is an example:

2=alpha

Note

Set Community Names with spaces must be enclosed in
quotations (e.g.,

“test lab”

).

4) Get Community Name

The Get Community Name variable is a password (up to 16 characters) that enables

NMS

stations to read objects defined in the

MIBs

. The default Get Community Name is “public,”

which allows all

NMS

station read access to readable objects. If you want to specify a Get

Community Name password, enter a

2

, an equal sign (

=

), and the new Get Community Name.

The following is an example display:

2=beta

Note

Get Community Names with spaces must be enclosed
in quotations (e.g.,

“data center”

).

5) Trap Community Name

The Trap Community Name (up to 16 characters) is a password that enables

NMS

stations to

collect traps (provided the

NMS

stations are configured with the same corresponding Trap

Community Name). The default Trap Community Name is “public,” which allows the switch
to send traps to all

NMS

stations configured with the Trap Community Name, “public.” If you

want to specify a Trap Community Name password, enter a

4

, an equal sign (

=

), and the new

Trap Community Name. The following is an example display.

4=trap1

Note

Trap Community Names with spaces must be enclosed
in quotations (e.g.,

“trap 1”

).

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