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Figure 18. System > SNMP Setting
Enabled / Disabled:
Default setting is
Disabled
. Click
Enable,
then
Apply,
to set Community Settings.
The default community strings for the Switch used for SNMP v.1
management access are:
Public:
The community with read-only privilege allows authorized
management stations to retrieve MIB objects.
Private:
The community with read/write privilege allows authorized
management stations to retrieve and modify MIB objects.
Trap Setting:
Traps are messages that alert network personnel of
events that occur on the Switch. Such events can be as serious as a
reboot (someone accidentally turned the Switch OFF), or less serious
events such as a port status change. The Switch can generate traps and
send them to the trap recipient (i.e. network administrator).
Setting up a Trap:
Select
Enable
, enter a Trap Name (i.e. Trap Name
must be selected from a Community Name), add the IP of the device
to be monitored, and choose the event(s) to trap. The available trap
