Installation guide

Configuring and using SNMP 23-32
Chapter 23: Continuing System Administration
Wave Global Administrator Guide
4 Click New to add an SNMP community name.
5 Type a valid SNMP community name.
If no community name is specified, SNMP requests containing any community name are
accepted. A certain level of security can be effected by setting the agent to allow another
private community string. Up to seven such community names can be specified on the
agent. SNMP requests will only be accepted if they contain one of the configured
community names.
6 Specify if the community string is read-only or read-write using the drop-down list.
7 Click
OK.
8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to add more community names.
9 If you wish to specify that SNMP messages be accepted only from particular hosts:
a Click the
Accept SNMP packets only from the followings hosts option.
b Click
New.
The SNMP Hosts dialog opens.
c Type the host name or IP address, and click
OK.
d Repeat to add more hosts.
Naming particular hosts adds another level of security to SNMP monitoring. By
default, SNMP packets are accepted from any host.
Release 2.0
September 2010