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PC Concepts Full-Rated Router ADSL2+ User Manual

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A complete SNMP setup includes the following items:

-- A management station equipped with an SNMP manager client that enables sending

messages to an SNMP agent (e.g., the modem). This configuration is not described here.

-- A MIB stored in the modem's memory. This must be preconfigured in the software image

by the ISP.

-- The SNMP service enabled on the modem, including defined communities that allow

read-only or read/write accesses from specific hosts. This configuration is described

below.

[Creating Communities]

1. If the SNMP configuration page is not already displaying, click the

Admin tab and then click SNMP Config in the task bar.

2. On the SNMP Configuration page, type a community name in the

empty text box in the left column of the table.

3. From the Access column of the table, select the privileges (read-only

or read/write) to assign to all hosts that are part of this community.

4. Click

Add Comm.

A page displays briefly to confirm your changes, and then the SNMP

Configuration page redisplays with the new entry.

Now, you can add hosts to the new community:

[Adding Hosts to Communities]

(a)

In the Action column, click Add Host.

(b)

Enter the IP address of the host computer you want to add and click

Submit.

A page displays briefly to confirm the addition, and the SNMP - Add Host

page redisplays

(c)

Continue adding hosts as required and click Cancel when done.

The newly added hosts now have access to the MIB with the privilege level associated

with the community.

[Viewing Hosts]

To view all hosts and the communities to which they are assigned, click View Hosts on the

main SNMP Configuration page.

[Viewing Global SNMP Statistics]

To view statistics relating to SNMP packets received and sent and packet errors, click

Global Stats on the main SNMP Configuration page. The SNMP Global Statistics page shows

the number and type of packets transmitted.