Enabling and Configuring SNMP

SNMP is a protocol used to communicate management information between network management applications and Remote Console Switches. Other SNMP managers can communicate with your Remote Console Switch by accessing MIB-II and the public portion of the enterprise MIB. When you select the SNMP category for the first time, the AMP will retrieve the SNMP parameters from the unit.

In this dialog box, you can enter system information and community strings. You may also designate which stations can manage the Remote Console Switch as well as receive SNMP traps from the switch. For more information on traps, see “Enabling Individual SNMP traps” on page 66 in this chapter. If you check Enable SNMP, the unit will respond to SNMP requests over UDP port 161.

NOTE:

The AMP does not use standard SNMP to control switches and therefore does not use UDP port 161. The AMP uses a secure, proprietary protocol to communicate with the Remote Console Switches over a different network port.

Figure 4‑7. SNMP Configuration Dialog Box

To configure general SNMP settings:

1	Select the SNMP category in the left column in the AMP.

2	Click to enable the Enable SNMP check box to allow the Remote Console Switch to respond to SNMP requests over UDP port 161.

3	Type the system’s fully qualified domain name in the Name field, as well as a node contact person in the System section.

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Type the Read, Write, and Trap community names. These specify the community strings that must be used in SNMP actions. The Read and Write strings only apply to SNMP over UDP port 161 and act as passwords that protect access to the Remote Console Switch. The values can be up to 64 characters in length.

5	Add up to four management workstations that are allowed to manage this Remote Console Switch or leave this blank to allow any station to manage the Remote Console Switch.

a	Click Add to define an allowable manager. The Allowable Manager dialog box appears.

b	Type the IP address of the management station that you wish to add.

c	Click OK to add a management station.

6	Add up to four management workstations to which this Remote Console Switch will send traps in the Trap Destination field.

a	Click Add to define a trap destination. The Trap Destination dialog box appears.

b	Type the IP address of the trap destination that you wish to add.

c	Click OK to add a trap destination.

7	Click OK to save the settings and close the window. -or- Click Apply to save the settings and remain in the open window. -or- Click Cancel to exit the window without saving.