Saved Values
—
displays changes made during current session
.
IP Address (MUST be assigned during initial configuration)
Subnet Mask (MUST be assigned during initial configuration)
Default Gateway
Server IP Addr
New Prom File
Current Values
—
displays values currently in use
.
IP Address (IP address of SNMP agent)
Subnet Mask (mask to define IP subnet agent is connected to)
Default Gateway (default router for IP traffic outside subnet)
Server IP Addr
New Prom File
Command List
I
= Enter New Saved Parameter Values
P
= Change Password
T
= New Trap Destination
K
= Remove ALL Trap Destinations
C
= New Community String
U
= Delete ALL Community Strings
D
= Enable/disable DHCP
E
= End Session
SSppaaccee
= Device Specific Configuration (Tasks, CleanDB, Download,
Date, VLAN, Reboot and Memory) options available here (see pages 6-7).
Assigning TCP/IP Information
To modify the Saved Parameter Values (i.e., assign IP address and
subnet mask), press
I
. You will be instructed to enter the IP address and sub-
net mask for the connected device. Press
Enter
after each. You may also
assign a default gateway, if desired (press
Enter
to skip). When finished, press
Enter
, then type “
Reboot
” for changes to take effect. The Saved Values and
Current Values should now both display the changes made (e.g., new IP
address and subnet mask).
Creating Community Strings
The purpose of community strings is to add a level of security to a network.
The default community string is named “public” and has read/write access.
IMC Networks recommends deleting Public, then adding necessary custom
communities strings such as one with read-only access (for general use), the
N O T E
Because a Delete key is not available on VT-100 terminal emulators; use the
F2
key.
N O T E
You must reboot after making any modifications to the Saved Values or your changes
will not take effect. To reboot, type the word “
Reboot
” (no quote marks) at the prompt
on the main configuration screen, or turn the chassis power OFF then ON again.
5
4
other with read/write access (for the administrator). To create a new com-
munity string, go to the main configuration screen and press
C
. Enter the
name of the new community (up to 16 characters, no spaces) and press
Enter
.
Then type one of the following to assign the community string’s access rights:
•
R
= read-only access •
W
= read/write access •
Enter
= abort
Press
Enter
. When finished, press
Enter
, then type “
Reboot
” for changes
to take effect. The Saved Values and Current Values should now both dis-
play the changes made (e.g., new IP address and subnet mask).
Deleting Community Strings
To delete all community strings and start over, press
U
. You will then be
asked, “Are you sure you want to delete all future strings?” Press
Y
to pro-
ceed,
N
to abort. Press
Enter
.
This function will delete ALL community strings. If you want to be able
to selectively delete community strings, use
iConfig
to configure your device.
Assigning Trap Destinations
Traps are sent by the manageable device to a management PC when a cer-
tain event takes place. To enter a trap destination, press
T
. You will then be
asked to “Enter a New IP Address.” Type the IP address of the destination
device and press
Enter
. Then type the name of the community string (that
teh destination device has been configured to accept) and press
Enter
. This
function enables ALL of the traps the device is capable of. If you want to be
able to selectively activate and de-activate traps, use
iConfig
to configure your
device. Supported traps are Enterprise specific and include: Link Down, Link
Up, Cold Start, Warm Start and Authentication Failure.
Removing Trap Destinations
To remove all trap destinations, press
K
. You will then be asked if you real-
ly want to remove all trap destinations. Press
Y
to continue. Press
N
to abort.
Press
Enter
.
Password Protection
You can password protect the serial configuration process by pressing
P
from the main configuration screen. You will be asked to enter a password.
(
NOTE:
Passwords are case sensitive
.) Enter your password (spaces are NOT
allowed) and press
Enter
. You will then be asked for your password when-
ever you log on or off. To remove password protection, select
P
and instead
of entering a password, press
Enter
. Should you forget the password, use
iConfig
to access the back-up copy of the PROM, then reburn the flash PROM
(or contact IMC Networks technical support for assistance).
Ending Your Session
Be sure to press
E
before disconnecting the cable in order to stop the continu-
ous stream of data to the serial port.
