User`s guide

Setting Up Pipeline Security
Recommended security measures
7-6 Preliminary January 30, 1998 Pipeline User’s Guide
The read community string enables an SNMP manager to perform read
commands (for example, Get and Get next) to request specific information.
•R/W Comm
The read-write community string enables an SNMP manager to perform
both read and write commands (for example, Get, Get next, and Set), which
means the SNMP application can access management information, set alarm
thresholds, and change some settings on the Pipeline.
To enable SNMP set commands, enter a Read Community password that must be
known by the SNMP manager in order to read the Pipeline settings, and enter a
password for Read/Write Community that must be known by the SNMP manager
in order to change the settings.
1
Open the Ethernet > Mod Config > SNMP Options submenu.
Read Comm=public
>R/W Comm Enable=Yes
R/W Comm=write
The default Read Community name is “public” and the default Read/Write
Community password is “write”.
2
Enter up to 16 alphanumeric character in the Read Comm parameter.
For example:
Read Comm=name
3
To enable the use of SNMP set commands, set the Read/Write Community
string parameter to yes.
For example:
R/W Comm Enable=Yes
When the value is No, the R/W Comm parameter is N/A.
4
Enter up to 16 alphanumeric characters in the R/W Comm parameter.
For example:
R/W Comm=unique-string
5
Close and save the profile.
Note:
To use a Set command (or use the Java-based Pipeline Configurator to
update the unit), you must know the R/W value, and R/W Comm Enable must be
set to Yes.