ATL Telecom R1-SW Ethernet Switch - Manual (Page 139)

Configuring SNMP and RMON
8-5
SNMP Community Strings
SNMP community strings authenticate access to MIB objects and function as embedded
passwords. A community string can have one of the following attributes:
Table 8-1 Types of community strings
Types Authenication
Read-only
Gives read access to authorized management stations to all objects in the MIB
except the community strings, but does not allow write access
Read-write
Gives read and write access to authorized management stations to all objects in the
MIB, but does not allow access to the community strings
Read-write-all
Gives read and write access to authorized management stations to all objects in the
MIB, including the community strings
Trap
Trap is a defined status of event or system. For example, event generated when port
configuration is changed or a host having not-allowed IP address accesses can be defined as a
trap. You can configure the level of trap according to the kind of events. If a trap occurs on the
system, the SNMP agent send SNMP trap message to the registered trap host.