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Main Menu> Advanced> SNMP> Host Table, Host Authorization

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700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 These community strings need to be set prior to setting host access, as the host table depends on the existence of community strings. The public string has GET privileges by default. Main Menu> Advanced> SNMP> Host Table The screen, shown in Figure 6-29, grants a host the access rights to the switch. Host Authorization is a security feature to limit people who are not listed in the host table from accessing the switch using SNMP. Figure 4-41: SNMP Management: Host Table To add a host, enter the host name, IP address, and the community string. Press Enter after each entry to move to the next field. In the Status field, press the Spacebar until the desired Status is displayed. Press Ctrl-W to save all changes. Main Menu> Advanced> SNMP> Trap Settings When on, the system will generate an SNMP trap upon a host authorization failure. This failure occurs when a host tries to gain access to the system but the host's IP is not in the SNMP host table. Figure 4-42: SNMP Management: Trap Settings With authentication traps enabled, the system generates a SNMP trap when a host authorization fails. Hosts in community strings with TRAP privileges are notified when a trap occurs. Administration Console Telnet Interface SM-10004-02 4-29

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700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
Administration Console Telnet Interface
4-29
SM-10004-02
These community strings need to be set prior to setting host access, as the host table depends on
the existence of community strings.
The public string has GET privileges by default.
Main Menu> Advanced> SNMP> Host Table
The screen, shown in Figure 6-29, grants a host the access rights to the switch.
Host Authorization
is a security feature to limit people who are not listed in the host table from accessing the switch
using SNMP.
Figure 4-41:
SNMP Management: Host Table
To add a host, enter the host name, IP address, and the community string. Press Enter after each
entry to move to the next field. In the Status field, press the Spacebar until the desired Status is
displayed. Press Ctrl-W to save all changes.
Main Menu> Advanced> SNMP> Trap Settings
When on, the system will generate an SNMP trap upon a host authorization failure. This failure
occurs when a host tries to gain access to the system but the host’s IP is not in the SNMP host
table.
Figure 4-42:
SNMP Management: Trap Settings
With authentication traps enabled, the system generates a SNMP trap when a host authorization
fails. Hosts in community strings with TRAP privileges are notified when a trap occurs.