Asante Technologies 1012 User Manual
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Chapter 3 — AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management
This table allows you to control access to SNMP MIB objects.
All data fields initially display the parameter values contained in
bridge memory at the time this menu is opened.
SNMP_COMMUNITY_STRING
field
This string provides names for the SNMP communities (logical
groups of SNMP objects).
Public
and
Private
are the standard
default values.
The
ACCESSING_MODE
field specifies either
Read Only
or
Read/
Write
access for this community of objects.
The
STATUS
field determines if the associated SNMP community
is available or not. If set to
OFF
, this community of objects cannot
be accessed.
To use the SNMP Community Name Table, do the following:
1
Use the
arrow keys
to move the highlight bar to the field
you want to edit.
2
The
SNMP COMMUNITY STRING
field is a text string and
is edited in the data entry bar. Select the field and press
return
.
The data entry bar opens and displays the current field
contents. Press
control-u
to erase the current data and
then enter the new string.
Press
return
when the new data is correct.
3
The
ACCESSING_MODE
field toggles between
Read Only
and
Read/Write
. Select the field and press the
space bar
or
return
to toggle between entries.
4
The
STATUS
field is also a toggle. Press the
space bar
or
return
to display
ON
or
OFF
.
5
Enter
control-z
to return to the
SNMP Agent Parameters
Menu
.