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C H A P T E R 3 Accessing the Switch
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the switch. The default read-write community string is private . A
total of eight community strings can be configured on the switch.
The community string for all authorized trap receivers must be
configured on the switch for the trap receiver to receive switch-
generated traps. SNMP community strings can contain up to 127
characters.
• System contact (optional) — The system contact is a text field
that enables you to enter the name of the person(s) responsible for
managing the switch.
• System name — The system name is the name that you have
assigned to this switch. The default name is the model name of the
switch (for example, 480T switch).
• System location (optional) — Using the system location field,
you can enter a location for this switch.
Table 16 describes SNMP configuration commands.
Table 16: SNMP Configuration Commands
Command Description
config snmp access-profile readonly
[<access_profile> | none] Assigns an access profile that limits
which stations have read-only access to
the switch.
config snmp access-profile readwrite
[<access_profile> | none] Assigns an access profile that limits
which stations have read-write access to
the switch.
config snmp add trapreceiver <ipaddress>
community <string> Adds the IP address of a specified trap
receiver. The IP address can be a unicast,
multicast, or broadcast address. A
maximum of 16 trap receivers is allowed.
config snmp community [read-only | read-write]
<string> Adds an SNMP read or read/write
community string. The default
read-
only
community string is
public
. The
default
read-write
community string is
private
. Each community string can
have a maximum of 127 characters, and
can be enclosed by double quotation
marks.