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Snmp p, Efining, Arameters – ADC Megabit Modem 700F User Manual

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Defining SNMP Parameters

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Megabit Modem 400F, 500L, 600F, and 700F User Manual

D

EFINING

SNMP P

ARAMETERS

The modem has an SNMP agent that allows it to be managed remotely by a Network
Management System (NMS). See

page 91

for more information about managing the modem

through SNMP. Use the following table for a description of the SNMP parameters:

1

From the

system

menu, click

general

to open the General

System window.

2

Select

Enable Trap Sending

if

you want the modem to send
traps to a server.

3

Enter the

Trap Server IP

Address

for the server that the

traps will be sent to.

4

Enter the

Trap Server Net Mask

(subnet mask) for the server
that the traps will be sent to
from the modem.

Information

Description

Enable Trap Sending

Enables/Disables SNMP messages to the trap server.

Trap Server IP Address

The IP address of the server receiving the traps.

Trap Server Net Mask

The subnet mask of the server receiving the traps.

Trap Community String

The authentication string of the server receiving the traps. The default
string is public.

Read-Only Community
String

The authentication string for only viewing the modem
statistics/parameters. The SNMP management station must have the
same string in its configuration. The default is public.

Read-Write Community

String

The authentication string for viewing the modem statistics and
changing parameters. The SNMP management station must have
the same string in its configuration. The default is private.

You can change the community strings to names you choose. The fields have
default names as shown in the screen on

page 39

and are case sensitive. If you

change the name, however, the community string names must match on both
the manager and agent to allow access to the SNMP function.

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