Allied Telesis at-8516f User Guide
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Rapier Switch User Guide
Software Release 2.6.1
C613-02025-00 REV C
C613-02025-00 REV C
SNMP and MIBs
You can remotely monitor some features of the switch using Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP).
Management Protocol (SNMP).
For information about the MIBs supported by the switch, see Appendix C:
SNMP MIBs in the Rapier Series Switch Software Reference.
SNMP MIBs in the Rapier Series Switch Software Reference.
The SNMP agent is disabled by default. To enable SNMP, enter the command:
ENABLE SNMP
SNMP communities are the main configuration item in the router’s SNMP
agent, and are defined in terms of a list of IP addresses which define the SNMP
application entities (trap hosts and management stations) in the community. To
create an SNMP community, enter the command:
agent, and are defined in terms of a list of IP addresses which define the SNMP
application entities (trap hosts and management stations) in the community. To
create an SNMP community, enter the command:
CREATE SNMP COMMUNITY=name [ACCESS={READ|WRITE}]
[TRAPHOST=ipadd] [MANAGER=ipadd]
[OPEN={ON|OFF|YES|NO|TRUE|FALSE}]
The community name is a security feature and you should keep it secure.
To enable the generation of authentication failure traps by the SNMP agent
whenever an SNMP authentication failure occurs, enter the command:
whenever an SNMP authentication failure occurs, enter the command:
ENABLE SNMP AUTHENTICATE_TRAP
To enable the generation of link state traps for a specified interface, enter the
command:
command:
ENABLE INTERFACE=interface LINKTRAP
where interface is the name of an interface, such as “vlan11”.
For more information see the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
chapter and the Interfaces chapter in the Rapier Series Switch Software Reference.
chapter and the Interfaces chapter in the Rapier Series Switch Software Reference.
To display the current state and configuration of the SNMP agent, enter the
command:
command:
SHOW SNMP
For a detailed description of the output from the SHOW SNMP command, see
the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) chapter in the Rapier Series
Switch Software Reference.
the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) chapter in the Rapier Series
Switch Software Reference.
For More About Operations and Facilities
For more detail about operating the switch, and for full command syntax
definitions, see the Operation chapter in the Rapier Series Switch Software
Reference, including:
definitions, see the Operation chapter in the Rapier Series Switch Software
Reference, including:
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How to use the User Authentication Facility, RADIUS, TACACs or
TACACS+ for authenticating users who log on to the switch, and ensuring
that only authorised login accounts are used.
TACACS+ for authenticating users who log on to the switch, and ensuring
that only authorised login accounts are used.
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How to use the HTTP Client, which you can use to download software files
onto the switch, and the HTTP Server.
onto the switch, and the HTTP Server.
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How to use the Mail Subsystem.