12-14 User’s Reference GuideTTTThhhheeee SSSSNNNNMMMMPPPP SSSSeeeettttuuuupppp ssssccccrrrreeeeeeeennnnFrom the Main Menu, select SNMP in the System Configuration screen and press Return. The SNMP Setupscreen appears.Follow these steps to configure the first three items in the screen:1. Select System Name and enter a descriptive name for the Netopia R5000 Series Router’s SNMP agent.2. Select System Location and enter the router’s physical location (room, floor, building, etc.).3. Select System Contact and enter the name of the person responsible for maintaining the router.System Name, System Location, and System Contact set the values returned by the Netopia R5000 SeriesRouter SNMP agent for the SysName, SysLocation, and SysContact objects, respectively, in the MIB II systemgroup. Although optional, the information you enter in these items can help a system administrator manage thenetwork more efficiently.CCCCoooommmmmmmmuuuunnnniiiittttyyyy ssssttttrrrriiiinnnnggggssssThe Read-Only Community String and the Read/Write Community String are like passwords that must be usedby an SNMP manager querying or configuring the Netopia R5000 Series Router. An SNMP manager using theRead-Only Community String can examine statistics and configuration information from the router, but cannotmodify the router’s configuration. An SNMP manager using the Read/Write Community String can bothexamine and modify configuration parameters.SystemMainMenu Configuration SNMPSNMP SetupSystem Name:System Location:System Contact:Read-Only Community String: publicRead/Write Community String: privateAuthentication Traps Enable: OffIP Trap Receivers...Configure optional SNMP parameters from here.
