User guide

Chapter 3 Managing Switches 75
Configuring SNMP
Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol includes:
■ SNMP Properties Configuration
■ SNMP Trap Configuration
■ SNMP v3 Manager and User Configuration
SNMP Properties
Use the SNMP Properties dialog (FIGURE 3-11) to change SNMP configuration
parameters. To open the SNMP Properties dialog, select a switch in the topology
display or open the faceplate/backplate display, open the Switch menu, select
SNMP, and select SNMP Properties. After making changes, click the OK button to
put the new values into effect.
DNS Search List
Search List Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to assign
the IP address:
• Static — uses the IP configuration parameters entered
in the Network Properties dialog.
• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) —
acquires the IP configuration from a DHCP server. If
no satisfactory lease is obtained, the DHCP client
attempts to use the previously configured lease. If the
previous lease cannot be used, no IP address will be
assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP address
conflict.
• Dhcpv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
version 6) — acquires the IP configuration from a
DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained, the
DHCP client attempts to use the previously
configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be used,
no IP address will be assigned to this switch in order
to avoid an IP address conflict.
Search List Domain Names A suffix that is appended to unqualified host names to
extend the DNS search. You can specify up to five
searchlists (or suffixes).
TABLE 3-6 Network Properties — DNS Configuration (Continued)
Parameter Description