Operation
3-17
3170-A2-GB20-20
December 1996
Specifying the Community Name(s)
and Access Type(s)
You have the capability of specifying up to two
community names (community name 1 and community
name 2) to be used by external SNMP managers when
trying to access objects in the E1 DSU/CSU’s MIB. Once
you specify the community name(s), you must then
specify the type of access to the MIB that SNMP
managers in the community are permitted to have.
To specify the community name 1 and its access type,
1. Press F3 to select Cnfig from the top-level menu
screen.
2. Select the configuration option set to be copied
into the Edit area by using the appropriate
Function key. Use the scroll keys, if necessary.
3. Press F1 to select Edit.
4. Press the
key from the Edit screen to display
the SNMP selection.
5. Press F3 to select SNMP.
F1
Edit:
User
Alarm SNMP
F2
F3
6. Press F1 to select Gen from the SNMP Config
screen.
F1
SNMP Config:
Gen
Trap
F2
F3
7. Press F1 (Next) until the CommunityName1
configuration option appears.
8. Press F2 (Edit) to edit the community name. The
factory default community name is public.
F1
CommunityName1:
Next
Edit
Clear
F2
F3
NOTE
Steps 9 and 10 describe the
process for entering text strings
for SNMP configuration options.
This process applies to entering
any text strings into SNMP
configuration options.
9. Use the
and
keys to position the cursor
under the character you want to change. Press F1
(Up) or F2 (Down) to scroll through the valid
numbers/characters for the text string.
F1
public
Up
Down
Save
F2
F3
The F1 (Up) key scrolls through the ASCII
character set in the following order: numbers
(0–9), lowercase letters (a–z), uppercase letters
(A–Z), space character, ASCII symbols (ascending
order, based on ASCII code), and the End of Line
symbol (
←
). The
←
erases all characters to the
right of the cursor.
10. When you are through changing the community
name, you must press F3 (Save) to save the value.
Otherwise, the original value will be retained.
