Configuration modes
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With TFTP, other configuration commands can be performed too. The syntax is best
demonstrated with the following examples:
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tftp 10.0.0.1 get readconfig file1: Reads the configuration from the device with the
address 10.0.0.1 and saves it as file1 in the current directory.
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tftp 10.0.0.1 put file1 writeconfig: Writes the configuration from file1 to the device
with the address 10.0.0.1.
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tftp 10.0.0.1 get dir/status/verb file2: Saves the current connection information in
file2.
Configuration using SNMP
General
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP V.1 as specified in RFC 1157) allows
monitoring and configuration of the devices on a network from a single central instance.
This instance is commonly termed the “manager” while the devices become “agents”.
The structure permitted for SNMP information exchange is relatively simple. A manager
can access all SNMP-capable devices and services (agents) on the network. The access
rights are controlled via “communities”.
SNMP V.1 has only a very limited set of commands at its disposal, as the table below
shows:
These commands can be used for central monitoring and configuration of SNMP-capable
devices on a network. The SNMP capabilities of the agents are specified in so-called
MIBs = Management Information Bases.
The firmware of ELSA routers includes an implementation for an SNMP V.1 agent (in
accordance with RFC 1157). A part of MIB-2 and a private MIB, included in the product
as a separate file, are supported. This MIB must be loaded and translated by an SNMP
manager (HP OpenView, for example) to allow you to manage a device completely using
SNMP. All menus and parameters of the remote configuration will then be available to
you on a single branch of the SNMP management tree:
iso/org/dod/internet/private/enterprises/elsa/lancom or 1.3.6.1.4.1.2356.1.
Command
Target/Source
Function
GetRequest
Manager—Agent
retrieves information from the agent
GetNextRequest
Manager—Agent
retrieves the information contained in
the following MIB from the agent
SetRequest
Manager—Agent
modifies a setting in the agent
GetResponse
Agent—Manager
returns the queried value to the
manager
Trap
Agent—Manager
reports on an error or special status
