Carrier Access AB II, User Manual

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System Setup Screens
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2.1.5.3 Configuring System Group Information
The values that can be configured are:
System Name
The system Name is a string of 1-123 characters that is the administrative assigned name for this managed
node.
Location
This is a string of 1-123 characters that describes the physical location of this node.
Contact
This is a string of 1-123 characters that identifies the contact person for this managed node, together with infor-
mation on how to contact this person.
2.1.5.4 Security
The SNMP agent supported by the Access Bank II includes authentication. An authentication assures a recipi-
ent that a message is from the source it claims to be from.
Get Community
Every SNMP message from a management station to an agent includes a community string. This name func-
tions as a password and the message is assumed to be authentic if the sender knows the password.
Set Community
In order to allow a Network Manager for SNMP to alter your local parameters. You must add a string here. By
default, this read/write access is disabled. Adding a string enables this capability, and the network manager
must know the keyword to perform sets.
Trap Community
When an extraordinary event occurs at the agent, the managed node usually sends a single, simple trap message
to the Network Manager. Traps are asynchronous notifications that are predefined in the MIB and must be
known to both the agent and the Network Manager.