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Chapter 4: Console Management
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Community Strings
Here you can define the new community string set and remove the
unwanted community string.
 String: Fill the name string.
 RO: Read only. Enables requests accompanied by this
community string to display MIB-object information.
 RW: Read/write. Enables requests accompanied by this
community string to display MIB-object information and to set
MIB objects.
ADD button
Press the button to add the management SNMP community strings
on the Managed Switch.
REMOVE button
Press the button to remove the management SNMP community
strings that you defined before on the Managed Switch.
Trap Managers
A trap manager is a management station that receives the trap messages
generated by the switch. If no trap manager is defined, no traps will be issued. To
define a management station as a trap manager, assign an IP address, enter the
SNMP community strings, and select the SNMP trap version.
Figure 4-12: Trap managers interface
This page includes the following fields:
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
IP Address Enter the IP address of the trap manager.
Community Enter the community string for the trap station.
Firmware Upgrade
It provides the functions allowing the user to update the switch firmware via the
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server. Before updating, make sure the
TFTP server is ready and the firmware image is located on the TFTP server.