Enabling snmp management access – LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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| Initial Switch Configuration

Basic Configuration

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option dynamicProvision.tftp-server-name code 66 = text;

option dynamicProvision.bootfile-name code 67 = text;

subnet 192.168.255.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

range 192.168.255.160 192.168.255.200;

option routers 192.168.255.101;

option tftp-server-name "192.168.255.100"; #Default Option 66

option bootfile-name "bootfile"; #Default Option 67

}

class "Option66,67_2" {

#DHCP Option 60 Vendor class

two

match if option vendor-class-identifier = "GTL-2691.cfg";

option tftp-server-name "192.168.255.101";

option bootfile-name "test";

}

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OTE

:

Use “GTL-2691.cfg” for the vendor-class-identifier in the dhcpd.conf

file.

E

NABLING

SNMP

M

ANAGEMENT

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CCESS

The switch can be configured to accept management commands from

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) applications. You can

configure the switch to respond to SNMP requests or generate SNMP traps.

When SNMP management stations send requests to the switch (either to

return information or to set a parameter), the switch provides the

requested data or sets the specified parameter. The switch can also be

configured to send information to SNMP managers (without being

requested by the managers) through trap messages, which inform the

manager that certain events have occurred.

The switch includes an SNMP agent that supports SNMP version 1, 2c, and

3 clients. To provide management access for version 1 or 2c clients, you

must specify a community string. The switch provides a default MIB View

(i.e., an SNMPv3 construct) for the default “public” community string that

provides read access to the entire MIB tree, and a default view for the

“private” community string that provides read/write access to the entire

MIB tree. However, you may assign new views to version 1 or 2c

community strings that suit your specific security requirements (see

"Setting SNMPv3 Views" on page 432

).

C

OMMUNITY

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TRINGS

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FOR

SNMP

VERSION

1

AND

2

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CLIENTS

)

Community strings are used to control management access to SNMP

version 1 and 2c stations, as well as to authorize SNMP stations to receive

trap messages from the switch. You therefore need to assign community

strings to specified users, and set the access level.

The default strings are:

public - with read-only access. Authorized management stations are

only able to retrieve MIB objects.

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