HP 2x1Ex16 HP IP Console Viewer User Guide - Page 236

3. Select the Enable SNMP checkbox. 4. In the Name box, enter the fully qualified domain name of the system. 5. In the Contact box, enter the name of a contact person. 6. Enter the names of the Read, Write, and Trap communities. These names (using from 1 to 64 characters) specify the community strings that must be used in SNMP actions. The Read and Write strings act as passwords that protect access to the console switches and apply only to SNMP over UDP port 161. 7. In the Allowable Managers boxes, enter the addresses of up to four management workstations that have the rights to manage this console switch. To allow any station to manage the console switch, leave the boxes empty. 8. In the Trap Destinations boxes, enter the addresses of up to four management workstations to which this console switch sends traps. 9. Click Save. 10. To apply the changes, reboot the console switch. Enabling SNMP traps An SNMP trap is a notification that a console switch sends to a management station to indicate that an event has occurred that might need attention. The event manager is either HP SIM or HP OpenView. To specify which SNMP traps are sent, select the appropriate checkboxes in the list. Alternatively, to select or deselect the entire list, select or clear the Enable Traps checkbox. Using the on-board Web interface (OBWI) 236