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Chapter 5: Simple Network Management Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a communication protocol designed specifically for
managing devices on a network. Equipment commonly managed with SNMP includes switches, routers and
host computers. SNMP is typically used to configure these devices for proper operation in a network
environment, as well as to monitor them to evaluate performance or detect potential problems.
The switch includes an onboard SNMP agent that continuously monitors the status of its hardware, as well
as the traffic passing through its ports. A network management station can access this information using
software such as HP OpenView. Access rights to the onboard agent are controlled by community strings. To
communicate with the switch, the management station must first submit a valid community string for
authentication. The options for configuring community strings, trap functions, and restricting access to clients
with specified IP, addresses are described in the following sections.
5.1 Setting Community Access Strings
You may configure up to five community strings authorized for management access. All community strings
used for IP Trap Managers should be listed in this table. For security reasons, you should consider removing
the default strings.
5.1.2 Attributes
SNMP Community Capability – Indicates that the switch supports up to five community strings.
Community String – A community string that acts like a password and permits access to the SNMP protocol.
Default strings: “public” (read-only access), “private” (read/write access)
Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive
Access Mode
Read-Only – Specifies read-only access. Authorized management stations are only able to retrieve MIB
objects.
Read/Write – Specifies read-write access. Authorized management stations are able to both retrieve and
modify MIB objects.
Configuring Switch Using the Web or CLI
Web
Click SNMP – Configuration
. Add new community strings as required, select the access rights from the
Access Mode drop-down list, then click Add.
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