D-Link DGS-3204 - Switch - EN 100VG-AnyLAN, User Manual

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Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Using the Console Interface 65
The fields you can set are:
♦
Destination IP Address The IP address to be Pinged.
♦
Repetition Amount of times the Switch should send the
Ping (1-255). If zero is chosen, the Switch will continue
Pinging indefinitely.
In the lower part of the Ping Test screen, you can view the
Ping status, including Result, Reply, Time out, and
Unreachable.
SNMP Configuration
The Switch sends out SNMP traps to network management
stations whenever certain exceptional events occur, such as
when the Switch is turned on or when a system reset occurs.
The Switch allows traps to be routed to up to four different
network management hosts.
For a detail list of Trap Types used for this Switch, see
Chapter 5, Switch Management, Traps section.
SNMP (version 1) implements a rudimentary form of
security by requiring that each request include a
community name. A community name is an arbitrary string
of characters used as a “password” to control access to the
Switch. If the Switch receives a request with a community
name it does not recognize, it will trigger an authentication
trap.
The SNMP allows up to four different community names to
be defined. The community name
public
is defined by
default; you can change this name in addition to adding
others. You will need to coordinate these names with the