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Using the System Configuration Menus
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4. To modify the default gateway and subnet mask for the Model 58000
switch, select those options and enter the new information in the same
dotted-decimal format.
5. Reset the Model 58000 switch. For instructions on how to reset the
switch, see
Resetting the Model 58000 Switch later in this chapter.
Displaying and Modifying SNMP Parameters
Read and read-write community strings are used by the SNMP agent to control
requests for information about and access to management information for the
Model 58000 switch. The SNMP parameters can only be modified using the
system configuration menus that appear on the VT100 terminal connected to
the service port of the Model 500x chassis. They cannot be changed remotely
from a network management station.
Use the SNMP Parameters menu to display and modify the current SNMP
parameters.
Table 6-5
describes the SNMP parameters in the SNMP
Parameters menu.
CAUTION:
Resetting a switch that is connected to other switches in
a switch community affects all switches in the community. All other
switches will transition to a configuring mode. During this time,
the switches will not forward any frames.
NOTE:
The new IP address, default gateway, and subnet mask
information are not used until the Model 58000 switch is reset.
Table 6-5. SNMP parameters
Item Description Change
effective
Modify Read
Community String Changes the read community string, which the
SNMP agent uses to check against get (read)
commands from a network management station
for security reasons. The default setting is
public. Immediately
Modify Read-Write
Community String Changes the read-write community string,
which the SNMP agent uses to check against
set (write) commands from a network
management station for security reasons.
The default setting is private. Immediately
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