HP 2910AL User Manual

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Configuring for Network Management Applications

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

SNMP Community Features

Feature

Default

Menu

CLI

Web

show

SNMP

communities

n/a

page

page

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configure identity information

none

page

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configure community names

public

page

page

MIB view for a community name

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14-16

(operator, manager)

manager

write access for default

community name

unrestricted

Use SNMP communities to restrict access to the switch by SNMP management
stations by adding, editing, or deleting SNMP communities. You can configure
up to five SNMP communities, each with either an operator-level or a manager-
level view, and either restricted or unrestricted write access.

Using SNMP requires that the switch have an IP address and subnet mask
compatible with your network.

C a u t i o n

For ProCurve Manager (PCM) version 1.5 or earlier (or any TopTools version),
deleting the “public” community disables some network management
functions (such as traffic monitoring, SNMP trap generation, and threshold
setting). If network management security is a concern, and you are using the
above software versions, ProCurve recommends that you change the write
access for the “public” community to “Restricted”.

Menu: Viewing and Configuring non-SNMP version 3
Communities

To View, Edit, or Add SNMP Communities:

1. From the Main Menu, Select:

2. Switch Configuration...

6. SNMP Community Names

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