Black Box LMM101A, Manual

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Assigning Trap Destinations
Traps are sent by the manageable device to a management PC when a certain event
takes place. To enter a trap destination, press T. At the “Enter a New IP Address.”
prompt, enter the appropriate IP address and press Enter. Then, type the name of
the community string (that the destination device has been configured to accept) and
press Enter. This function enables ALL of the device traps. To individually activate
and deactivate traps, use iConfig for configuration. Supported traps include: Link
Down, Link Up, Cold Start, Warm Start, and Authentication Failure.
Removing Trap Destinations
To remove all trap destinations, press K. Press Y to continue to confirm or N to
abort. Then, press Enter. To selectively remove community strings, use iConfig to
configure the device.
Creating Community Strings
Community strings add a level of security to a network. The default community
string is named “public” and has read/write access. “Public” should be replaced with
custom communities strings such as one with read-only access (for general use), the
other with read/write access (for the administrator).
Steps:
1. Type C on the main configuration screen.
2. Enter the name of the new community (up to 16 characters, no spaces) and press
Enter .
3. Type one of the following to assign the community string’s access rights:
•
R = read-only access
• W = read/write access
•
Enter = abort
4. After entering R or W , press Enter .
5. To finish, press Enter , and reboot.
Deleting Community Strings
To delete all community strings, perform the following:
1.
Press U . The “ Are you sure you want to delete all future strings? ” prompt
displays.
2. Press Y to proceed, N to abort.
3. Press Enter .
This function will delete ALL community strings. To selectively delete community
strings, use iConfig to configure the device.
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