6. Messages and Troubleshooting
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April 2003
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Controlling SNMP Access
There are three methods for limiting SNMP access.
Disable the SNMP management option. Refer to
Table A-10, General SNMP
Management Options,
in Appendix A,
Configuration Options
.
Assign SNMP community names and access types. In an IP Conservative
chassis, SNMP community names and access types are configured in the
MCP.
Limit SNMP access through validation of the IP address of each allowed
SNMP manager.
Assigning SNMP Community Names and Access Types
The card can be managed by an SNMP manager supporting SNMP. The
community name must be supplied by an external SNMP manager accessing an
object in the MIB.
To define SNMP community names for an STU-R, follow this menu selection
sequence:
Main Menu
→
Configuration
→
Current Configuration
→
Management and Communication
→
General SNMP Management
Refer to
Table A-10, General SNMP Management Options,
in Appendix A,
Configuration Options
, to:
Enable SNMP Management.
Assign the SNMP community names of the SNMP Managers that are allowed
to access the card’s Management Information Base (MIB).
Specify Read or Read/Write access for each SNMP community name.
Limiting SNMP Access through the IP Addresses of the Managers
The card provides an additional level of security through validation of the
IP addresses.
The SNMP Management option must be enabled. To control SNMP access with
IP addresses, follow this menu selection sequence:
Main Menu
→
Configuration
→
Current Configuration
→
Management and Communication
→
SNMP NMS Security
Refer to
Table A-11, SNMP NMS Security Options,
in Appendix A,
Configuration
Options
. The SNMP access can be limited by:
Enabling NMS IP validation.
Add each IP address and access level.
