Asante Technologies 8000 - Manual (Page 51)

SNMP Configuration
Page 3-17
Current Settings
Table 3-6 describes each setting on the SNMP Configuration Menu.
Table 3-6 SNMP Settings
Changing Community Strings
To change the IntraCore 8000 community strings, use the following
procedure.
1
Open the SNMP Configuration Menu by typing n in the
Configuration Menu.
2
To change the read community string, type r. To change
the write community string, type w.
3
At the prompt, type a new community string.
For a description of read and write community strings,
see Table 3-6.
To cancel a selected option, press ctrl-c at the command
prompt.
4
Press Return. The new string takes effect.
5
Type q to quit and return to the Configuration Menu.
Setting Description
SNMP Read Commu-
nity The string that defines access rights for reading SNMP data
objects. The default is public.
SNMP Write Commu-
nity The string that defines access rights for writing SNMP data
objects. The default is private.
Trap Authentication The status of the SNMP agent for authentication trap genera-
tion.
The default is disabled.
SNMP Trap Receivers The IP addresses of the network management stations that can
receive traps from the IntraCore 8000. Normally, these
addresses are the same as your network management software
systems’ IP addresses.
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Important: A maximum of four trap receivers
is allowed.