Switch User Manual

Chapter 5
Advanced Configuration
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8-Port 10/100 Ethernet Switch with Webview
Advanced Table
Management Station Displays the management station
IP address for which the basic SNMP community is
defined.
Community String Displays the password used to
authenticate the management station to the device.
Group Name Displays advanced SNMP communities
group name.
SNMP > Notification Filter
SNMP > Notification Filter
The Notification Filter screen permits filtering traps based
on OIDs. Each OID is linked to a device feature or a feature
aspect. The Notification Filter screen also allows network
managers to filter notifications.
Filter Name Contains a list of user-defined notification
filters.
New Object Identifier Subtree Displays the OID for
which notifications are sent or blocked. If a filter is
attached to an OID, traps or informs are generated and
sent to the trap recipients. Object IDs are selected from
either the Select from List or the Object ID List. there are
two configuration options:
Select from List Select the OID from the list provided.
Object ID Enter an OID not offered in the Select from List
option.
Filter Type Indicates whether informs or traps are sent
regarding the OID to the trap recipients.
Excluded • Restricts sending OID traps or informs.
Included • Sends OID traps or informs.
The Add to List button adds the Notification Filter
configuration to the Notification Filter Table at the bottom
of the screen.
SNMP > Notification Recipient
The Notification Recipient screen contains information for
defining filters that determine whether traps are sent to
specific users, and the trap type sent. SNMP notification
filters provide the following services:
Identifying Management Trap Targets •
Trap Filtering •
Selecting Trap Generation Parameters •
Providing Access Control Checks •
Recipient IP Indicates the IP address to whom the traps
are sent.
Notification Type Defines the notification sent. The
possible field values are:
Traps • Indicates traps are sent.
Informs • Indicates informs are sent.
SNMPv1,2 Enables SNMPv1,2 as the Notification
Recipient. Either SNMPv1,2 or SNMPv3 can be enabled at
any one time, but not both at the same time. If SNMPv1,2
is enabled, the Community String and Notification Version
fields are enabled for configuration:
Community String Identifies the community string of
the trap manager.
Notification Version Determines the trap type. The
possible field values are:
SNMP V1 • Indicates SNMP Version 1 traps are sent.
SNMP V2 • Indicates SNMP Version 2 traps are sent.
SNMPv3 Enables SNMPv3 as the Notification Recipient.
Either SNMPv1,2 or SNMPv3 can be enabled at any one
time, but not both at the same time. If SNMPv3is enabled,
the User Name and Security Level fields are enabled for
configuration:
User Name Defines the user to whom SNMP notifications
are sent.
Security Level Defines the means by which the packet is
authenticated. The possible field values are:
No Authentication • Indicates the packet is neither
authenticated nor encrypted.
Authentication • Indicates the packet is
authenticated.
Privacy • Indicates the packet is both authenticated
and encrypted.