HP 8000M - Manual (Page 75)

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Using HP TopTools or Other SNMP Tools To Monitor and Manage the Switch
SNMP Configuration Process
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This requires that you configure the switch with the appropriate IP address.
(Refer to chapter 2, “Configure an IP Address on the Switch”. If you are using
DHCP/Bootp to configure the switch, ensure that the DHCP/Bootp process
provides the IP address. (Refer to “DHCP/Bootp Operation” on page 6-9.)
The general steps to configuring for SNMP access to the preceding features
are:
1. From the Main menu, select
2. Switch Management Access Configuration
1. IP Configuration
2. Use either of the following methods to configure a network address for
the switch, including any necessary gateway:
• Use DHCP/Boot, which is enabled by default, to acquire an IP address.
Make sure the DHCP/Bootp server is configured to support the
switch. (Refer to “DHCP/Bootp Operation” on page 6-9.)
• Manually configure an IP address. (Refer to chapter 2, “Configuring
an IP Address on the Switch”.)
3. Configure the appropriate SNMP communities. (The “public” community
exists by default and is used by HP’s network management applications.)
(For more on configuring SNMP communities, refer to “SNMP Communi-
ties” on page 6-14.)
4. Configure the appropriate trap receivers. (For more on configuring trap
receivers, refer to “Trap Receivers” on page 6-17.)
In many networks, manager addresses are not used. In this case, all manage-
ment stations using the correct community name may access this device with
the View and Access levels that have been set for that community. If you want
to restrict access to one or more specific nodes, you can enter up to ten IP
addresses of such nodes into the Manager Address field. Configuring one or
more IP addresses in the Manager Address field means that only the network
management stations at those addresses are authorized to use the commu-
nity name to access the switch.