SNMP Configuration
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This topic describes SNMP configuration for the Quantum Ethernet module through the SNMP Configuration page.
SNMP Configuration Page
Click the SNMP link in the Setup home page to display the Configure SNMP page:
The following table describes the SNMP configuration tasks that you can perform through the Web page:
Task
How To
To display the current SNMP configuration
Click Show SNMP Configuration.
To clear the fields
Click Reset the Form.
To change the SNMP configuration
Change the information on the page and click Update SNMP.
SNMP Page Fields
The following table describes the SNMP fields that you can modify.
Field
Information To Be Supplied
Manager I
IP Address of first SNMP Manager
Manager II
IP Address of second SNMP Manager
Location [SysLocation]
Location of the module
Contact [SysContact]
Name of the responsible systems engineer
Set
Designation of user level who can set the configuration
Get
Designation of user level who can view the configuration
Trap
Designation of user level who can capture information
Authentication Failure Trap Enabled
Turns on Community Name Checking
After you make your modifications to any of the above parameters, click Update SNMP. A new page displays the following message: "Successfully updated SNMP database." Note that this page contains the same links as those on the Configure SNMP page.
NOTE: Reset the module to implement the changes.
SNMP Community Strings
Use strings to restrict access to the SNMP Agent. These strings should be set to non-trivial names during module installation.
Modifying the SNMP Community Strings
To configure the SNMP community strings:
Step
Action
1
Enter the following URL into your browser:
http://hostname/secure/embedded/builtin?submit=Configure+SNMP
or click the SNMP link in the Setup home page to navigate to the SNMP Configuration page.
2
Enter the Community names for Set, Get, and Trap into the SNMP Configuration page as shown below.
3
Click Update SNMP.
4
To set your changes, use hot swap to reboot the module.