Manual

72 Managing switches
SNMP configuration
The Simple Network Management Protocol configuration includes properties and trap parameters plus
SNMP v3 manager and user parameters.
SNMP properties and trap configuration parameters
Use the SNMP Properties dialog box (Figure 32) to change the SNMP properties and trap configuration
parameters.
• The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. The following characters may
not be used in the user-defined fields: pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).
• The SNMP trap configuration defines how traps are set. Choose from the tabs Trap1–Trap 5 to
configure each trap.
To set the SNMP properties:
1. Select a switch in the topology display to open the faceplate/backplate display.
2. Open the Switch menu, select SNMP, and then select SNMP Properties.
3. Select the desired SNMP parameters, referring to the descriptions of the SNMP parameters in
Table 14.
4. When you have finished setting the parameters, click OK to put the new values into effect.
Figure 32 SNMP Properties dialog box
NOTE: Since Read Community, Trap Community, and Write Community settings are like passwords and
are write-only fields, the current settings are displayed as asterisks.
Table 14 describes the SNMP Properties dialog box fields.
Table 14 SNMP Properties dialog box fields
Field Description
SNMP Enabled Enables or disables SNMP communication with other
switches in the fabric. The user cannot use an SNMP
application at a workstation to talk to a switch that has this
setting disabled.
Contact Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who
is to be contacted to respond to trap events. The default is
<sysContact undefined>.