Specifications

RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide 6-1

Configuring SNMP

MSSsupportsSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)versions1,2c,and 3.

Overview

TheMSSSNMPengine(alsocalledtheSNMPserveroragent)canrunanycombinationofthe

followingSNMPversions:

• SNMPv1—SNMPv1isthesimples t andleastsecureSNMPversion.Communitystringsare

usedforauthentication.Communicationsareinthe clear(notencrypted).Notifi cationsare

traps,whicharenotacknowledgedbythe

notificationtarget(alsocalledatrapreceiver).

• SNMPv2c—SNMPv2issimilartoSNMPv1,butsupportsinforms.Aninformisanotif ication

thatisacknowledgedbythenotificationtarget.

• SNMPv3—SNMPv3addsauthenticationandencryptionoptions.Insteadofcommunity

strings,SNMP v3supportsusersecuritymodel(USM)users,withindividuallyconfigurable

accesslevels,authenticationoptions,

andencryptionoptions.

AllSNMPversionsaredisabledbydefault.

Configuring SNMP

ToconfigureSNMP,performthefo llowingtasks:

•Settheswitch’ssystemIPaddress,ifitisnotalreadyset.SNMPwillnotworkwithoutthe

systemIPaddress.(See“ConfiguringtheSystemIPAddress”onpage 5‐5.)

• Optionally, setthesystemlocationandcontactstrings.

•EnabletheSNMPversion(s)youwant

touse.MSScanrunoneormoreversions,inany

combination.

• Configurecommunitystrings(forSNMPv1orSNMPv2c)orUSMusers(forSNMPv3).

•SettheminimumlevelofsecurityallowedforSNMPmessageexchanges.

• Configureanotificationprofileormodifythedefaultone,to enablesendingofnotificationsto

notification

targets.Bydefault,notificationsofalltypesaredropped(notsent).

• Configurenotificationtargets.

•EnabletheMSSSNMPengine.

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Overview 6-1

Configuring SNMP 6-1

Displaying SNMP Information 6-10