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Chapter 5 Managing Switches 149
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 5-19) 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.
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.
FIGURE 5-19 SNMP Properties Dialog