Starting and Configuring the Device 51SNMP Community StringsSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a method for managing network devices.Devices supporting SNMP run a local software (agent). The SNMP agents maintain a list ofvariables, used to manage the device. The variables are defined in the Management InformationBase (MIB). The MIB presents the variables controlled by the agent. The SNMP agent defines theMIB specification format, as well as the format used to access the information over the network.Access rights to the SNMP agents are controlled by access strings and SNMP community strings.The device is SNMP-compliant and contains an SNMP agent that supports a set of standard andprivate MIB variables. Developers of management stations require the exact MIB tree structure andreceive the complete private MIBs information before being able to manage the MIBs.All parameters are manageable from any SNMP management platform, except the SNMPmanagement station IP address, community name, and access rights. The SNMP managementaccess to the device is disabled if no community strings exist.NOTE: The device is delivered with no community strings configured. SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 aresupported on the device. This section describes SNMPv1/v2 configuration parameters.The following screen displays the default device configuration:During the initial configuration procedure the community-string, community-access, and IPaddress can be set through the local terminal.The SNMP configuration options are:• Community string.Console# show snmpCommunity-StringCommunity-Access IP address--------------- ---------------- -----------------------------Traps are enabled.Authentication trap is enabled.Trap-Rec-AddressTrap-Rec-CommunityVersionSystem Contact:System Location:
