Changing a user password, Configuring snmpv1 or v2 community strings – Avaya 580 User Manual

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User Guide for the Avaya P580 and P882 Multiservice Switches, v6.1

Chapter 5

Changing a User Password

You must change user passwords when the engine ID changes.

To change a user password, use the following CLI command:

(configure)#

snmp-server password

The switch prompts you to enter the new password or passwords. The
passwords are case-sensitive and can range from 8 to 64 characters. For
security reasons, the CLI does not display the passwords when you enter
them.

Configuring SNMPv1 or v2 Community Strings

With the introduction of SNMPv3, configuration of SNMPv1 and v2
community strings has changed. Community strings are now associated
with groups instead of custom access types.

The ATM Uplink module, however, does not support SNMPv3 or groups.
To access the ATM-Uplink module OIDs by community string, you must
create a string specifically for that module and assign it read-only or read-
write access.

This section contains procedures for the following tasks:

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Creating or Modifying a Community String for the Switch

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Creating or Modifying a Community String for the ATM-Uplink
Module

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Viewing Configured Community Strings

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Setting the Trap Receiver

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Deleting a Community String

Creating or Modifying a Community String for the Switch