EverFocus GIGABIT MANAGED ETHERNET SWITCH ESM316T002R - Manual (Page 36)

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The following parameters are shown on the SNMP Setting, Community Strings Setting.
■ SNMP Status - Enable or disable SNMP service. (Default: Disabled)
■ System Name - A name assigned to the switch system.
■ System Location - Specify the system location.
■ System Contact - An administrator responsible for the system.
■ String – A community string that acts like a password and permits access to the SNMP protocol.
Default strings: “public” (read-only access), “private” (read-write access) Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive
■ Type - Specifies the access rights for the community string:
■ Read-Only - Authorized management stations are only able to retrieve MIB objects.
■ Read-Write - Authorized management stations are able to both retrieve and modify MIB objects.
Trap Receivers Setting
Traps indicating status changes are issued by the switch to specified trap managers. You must specify trap
managers so that key events are reported by this switch to your management station (using network management
software).
Web Smart switch interface
To configure SNMP system settings:
1. Click Configuration, SNMP Setting.
2. Specify the IP address of management station that will receive SNMP trap messages.
3. Specify a configured community string for the trap receiver.
4. Click Apply.
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The following parameters are shown on the Trap Receivers Setting.
■ IP Address - IP address of a new management station to receive notification messages.
■ Community String – Specify a valid community string for the new trap manager entry. The string must
already be defined in the Community String Setting section. (Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive)