3Com WL-542 - Manual (Page 76)

74 C HAPTER 5: C ONFIGURING THE R OUTER
SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) allows remote
management of your router by a PC that has an SNMP management
agent installed.
SNMP Community
Figure 62 SNMP Screen
To Configure SNMP:
1 In the Community column, enter the name of the SNMP communication
channel. Your SNMP management agent needs to be configured with this
name so that it can communicate with your router.
2 In the Access column, select Read to allow the management agent to
collect data (for example, bandwidth usage) from your router. Select
Write to allow the management agent to change the configuration of
your router.
3 Check the appropriate Valid check box to enable the communication
channel.