LevelOne ProCon GSW-1290, User Manual

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LevelOne GSW-1290 Gigabit Layer2 SNMP Switch
To create an administrator-level account for the Switch, do the following:
At the CLI login prompt, enter
create account admin followed by the <user name> and press the Enter
key.
You will be asked to provide a password. Type the <password>
used for the administrator account being created and press the
Enter key.
NOTE: Passwords
are case sensitive.
You will be prompted to enter the same password again to
verify it. Type the same password and press the
Enter key.
Successful creation of the new administrator account will be verified by a Success message.
User names and passwords can be up to 15 characters in length.
The sample below illustrates a successful creation of a new administrator-level account with the user name
“newmanager”.
GSW-1290:4#create account admin newmanager
Command: create account admin newmanager
Enter a case-sensitive new password:********
Enter the new password again for confirmation:********
Success.
GSW-1290:4#
NOTICE: CLI configuration commands only modify the running configuration file
and are not saved when the Switch is rebooted. To save all your configuration
changes in nonvolatile storage, you must use the
save command to copy the
running configuration file to the startup configuration.
SNMP Settings
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an OSI Layer 7 (Application Layer) designed
specifically for managing and monitoring network devices. SNMP enables network management stations to
read and modify the settings of gateways, routers, Switches, and other network devices. Use SNMP to
configure system features for proper operation, monitor performance and detect potential problems in the
Switch, Switch group or network.
Managed devices that support SNMP include software (referred to as an agent), which runs locally on the
device. A defined set of variables (managed objects) is maintained by the SNMP agent and used to manage
the device. These objects are defined in a Management Information Base (MIB), which provides a standard
presentation of the information controlled by the on-board SNMP agent. SNMP defines both the format of
the MIB specifications and the protocol used to access this information over the network.
The GSW-1290 supports the SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3. You can specify which version of the SNMP you
want to use to monitor and control the Switch. The three versions of SNMP vary in the level of security
provided between the management station and the network device.
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