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CHAPTER 10: Configuring Management Functions
10.4 SNMP Options
The following options must be configured when SNMP management is used.
G
ET
C
OMMUNITY
For SNMP operation, view and edit the Get community string. The CSU/DSU MS
DBU uses this string to validate SNMP Get (read) requests. The default value is
public. If using front-panel entry, see Section 10.6 for more information.
S
ET
C
OMMUNITY
For SNMP operation, view and edit the Set community string. The CSU/DSU MS
DBU uses this string to validate SNMP Set (write) requests. The default value is
private. If using front-panel entry, see Section 10.6 for more information.
T
RAP
C
OMMUNITY
For SNMP operation, view and edit the Trap community string. The CSU/DSU MS
DBU sends this string in SNMP trap messages to the network manager. The default
value is “MT136A”. If using front-panel entry, see Section 10.6 for more
information.
SNMP T
RAPS
Specify which traps the CSU/DSU MS DBU will send to the network manager.
When enabled, the CSU/DSU MS DBU sends SNMP traps to network managers
for alarm conditions. The options are DISABLE, GENERIC ONLY, and ENABLE
ALL. The GENERIC ONLY option enables the Generic Standard traps specified in
the SNMP standard, RFC 1157. The ALL option sends both Generic Standard traps
and the enterprise-specific traps specified in the Black Box CSU/DSU MS DBU
MIB.
T
RAP
IP A
DDRESS
Enter up to five IP addresses of the SNMP managers to which the CSU/DSU MS
DBU should send traps.
S
YSTEM
N
AME
, C
ONTACT
,
AND
L
OCATION
These data fields are general information strings (defined in MIB-II standard, RFC
1213) which can be stored by the user and retrieved by the SNMP management
station. If using front-panel entry, see Section 10.6 for more information.