Dell PowerConnect 3324 User's Guide - Page 52

www.dell.com | support.dell.com The device is SNMP-compliant. It contains an SNMP agent that supports a set of standard and private MIB variables. Developers of management stations require the exact structure of the MIB tree and receive the complete private MIBs information before being able to manage the MIBs. All parameters are manageable from any SNMP management platform, except the SNMP management station IP address and community (community name and access rights). The SNMP management access to the device is disabled if no community strings exist. The device is delivered with no community strings configured. The following screen displays the default device configuration: console# enable console# show snmp Community-String Community-Access IP address Traps are enabled. Authentication-failure trap is enabled. The community-string, community-access and IP address can be set during the initial configuration procedure through the local terminal. The SNMP configuration options are: • Community string • Access rights options: ro (read only), rw (read-and-write) or su (super). • An option to configure IP address or not: if IP address is not configured, it means that all community members having the same community name are granted the same access rights. The accepted practice is to use two community strings for the device - one (public community) with read only access and the other (private community) with read-and-write access: • Public - Allow authorized management stations to retrieve MIB objects. • Private -Allow authorized management stations to retrieve and modify MIB objects. During initial configuration, it is recommended to configure the device according to the network administrator requirements, in accordance with using an SNMP-based management station. 52 C o n f i g u r i n g t h e Po w e r C o n n e c t 3 3 2 4 / 3 3 4 8 S w i t c h