3Com 3C16476CS - Manual (Page 34)

34 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH
System Time
Click Administration, then System Time on the menu.
This screen allows you to set the system time. You can
set the Year, Month, Day, Hours, Minutes, and
Seconds.
Figure 20 System Time Screen
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a
communication protocol designed specifically for
managing devices on a network. Equipment
commonly managed with SNMP includes switches,
routers and host computers. SNMP is typically used to
configure these devices for proper operation in a
network environment, as well as to monitor them to
evaluate performance or detect potential problems.
Click Administration, then SNMP on the menu. A
screen appears with four system access tabs:
■ Summary
■ Setup
■ SNMP Add
■ SNMP Remove
Summary
Displays the list community access strings.
Figure 21 SNMP Summary Screen
Setup
Enable or disable the SNMP Agent Status.
Figure 22 SNMP Setup Screen
SNMP Add
This page allows you to create community strings for
management access.