SNMP Settings

System Name

The name for the PortMaster. This name is used at the command prompt, as the SNMP system name, in IPX SAP and in CHAP.

Read Community

'Name' of up to 16 characters that designates the SNMP community allowed to read SNMP information from this PortMaster. The default is public.

Read Type

Read hosts permitted to access SNMP information. If none, no SNMP reads are accepted by the PortMaster. If any, all hosts using the correct read community string can read SNMP information. If specified, the Read Hosts panel must contain the IP address of each specified host allowed read access.

Read Hosts

Host(s) allowed to read SNMP information. Click Read Hosts to enter or display the addresses of the hosts given read access to SNMP information.

Write Community

'Name' of up to 16 characters that designates the SNMP community allowed to write SNMP information to this PortMaster. This specification ensures that configuration information is not changed by unauthorized users. The default is private, but because this well-known default does not guarantee security, using another name like Group101 is strongly recommended.

Write Type

Write hosts permitted to access SNMP information. If none, no SNMP writes are accepted by the PortMaster. If any, all hosts using the correct write community string can write SNMP information. If specified, the Write Hosts panel must contain the IP address of each specified host allowed write access.

Write Hosts

Host(s) allowed to write SNMP information. Click Write Hosts to enter or display the addresses of the hosts given write access to SNMP information.