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Chapter 4: Terminal Operations 65
SNMP Configuration
The SNMP Configuration option on the Terminal Applications menu enables you to specify the
following parameters for SNMP processing:
• Enabling and disabling SNMP
• Defining read, write and trap community names
• Defining and deleting up to four trap destination IP addresses
• Enabling and disabling SNMP traps
NOTE: “Trap” refers to a trap command used by manual devices to report events to the Network Management
System (NMS).
To configure SNMP processing:
1. On the Serial Console Main Menu, press 4 to select SNMP Configuration. The SNMP
Configuration Menu displays.
2. Press 1 and Enter to toggle the SNMP mode from Disabled to Enabled.
3. Press 2 and Enter to specify the community to which traps will be read. Enter the community
name and
Enter.
4. Press 3 and Enter to specify the community name to which traps will be written. Enter the
community name and press
Enter.
5. Press 4 and Enter to specify the trap community name. Enter the trap community name and
press
Enter.
NOTE: The read, write and trap community names must match those used by the SNMP Browser/Trap Logger.
6. Press 5, 6, 7, 8 and Enter to specify each trap IP address of up to four trap hosts to which you
want to send SNMP traps. Type each trap IP address and press
Enter.
NOTE: The trap destination address must take the format of a decimal IP address as follows: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
7. Press 9 and Enter to display the SNMP Trap Configuration Menu. Press the number of each
SNMP trap you wish to enable or disable and
Enter.
8. Press 0 and Enter to apply and store all changes.
- or -
Press x and Enter to restore settings as they were before changes were made.
See Users on page 37 and Forcing a connection using SNMP on page 62 for information on adding
an SNMP user and assigning rights to the SNMP user.