Use this page to set SNMP parameters.
Enable Monitor Community
Check the Enabled box to enable distribution of this setting to all associated
workstations. After you enable the distribution, this option becomes available
for configuration.
Values: Specified | Any | Off
Default: Specified
The monitor community is the read-only community that is allowed to do GET and
GET NEXT operations.
Select one of the following settings:
Specified: Enables the monitor community with the community name that is specified. The Novell® SNMP Agent uses only the specified monitor community.
Any: Enables the monitor community, allowing all community names read access. Any community string can be used to gain access. The monitor community that is specified has access just like any other monitor community.
Off: Disables the monitor community. When the monitor community is disabled, all Read access is disabled. The monitor community that is specified cannot access the monitor community. Neither can any other community string. When the monitor community is disabled, no management entity can access information for that community. For example, no one can use the Novell SNMP Agent to do GET operations against the data it manages.
NOTE: Omitted is no longer a valid value for this setting.
Monitor Community
Check the Enabled box to enable distribution of this setting to all associated
workstations. After you enable the distribution, this option becomes available
for configuration.
Default: Public
Specify the name for the monitor community, which is the Read-Only community
that is allowed to do GET and GET NEXT operations.
A community name can be any arbitrary ASCII string. It can include any characters except space, tab, open square bracket ( [ ), equal sign (=), colon (:), semicolon (;), double quotation mark ("), or number sign (#).
Community name strings are case-sensitive.
When the monitor community is disabled, all Read access is disabled.
Enable Control Community
Check the Enabled box to enable distribution of this setting to all associated
workstations. After you enable the distribution, this option becomes available
for configuration.
Values: Specified | Any | Off
Default: None
The control community is the Read/Write community (the community that is allowed
to do SET operations).
Select one of the following settings:
Specified: Enables the control community with the community name that is specified. The Novell® SNMP Agent uses only the specified control community.
Any: Enables the control community, allowing all community names Read and Write access. Any community string can be used to gain access. The control community that is specified has access just like any other control community.
Off: Disables the control community. The control community that is specified cannot access the control community. Neither can any other community string. When the control community is disabled, no management entity can access information for that community. For example, no one can use the Novell SNMP Agent to do SET operations against the data it manages.
NOTE: Omitted is no longer a valid value for this setting.
Control Community
Check the Enabled box to enable distribution of this setting to all associated
workstations. After you enable the distribution, this option becomes available
for configuration.
Default: None
Specify the name for the control community.
The control community is the Read/Write community (the community that is allowed to do SET operations).
A community name can be any ASCII string. It can include any characters except space, tab, open square bracket ( [ ), equal sign (=), colon ( : ), semicolon ( ; ), double quotation mark ("), or number sign (#).
Community name strings are case-sensitive.
Any community name established for Read/Write access is also valid for read-only access.
When the control community is disabled, all Write access is disabled.
System Name
Check the Enabled box to enable distribution of this setting to all associated
workstations. After you enable the distribution, this option becomes available
for configuration.
Default: None
This optional setting specifies your username. Use your user or login name or
your TCP/IP hostname, if one is assigned. For example, if your login name is
KSMITH, specify KSMITH.
This setting informs the SNMP manager of your username. This username information can be retrieved by SNMP management stations.
This setting can be used by itself or with the System Contact or System Location information.
System Location
Check the Enabled box to enable distribution of this setting to all associated
workstations. After you enable the distribution, this option becomes available
for configuration.
Default: None
This optional setting specifies the physical location of your workstation.
This setting informs the SNMP manager of the physical location of your workstation, and this location information can be retrieved by SNMP management stations.
This setting can be used by itself or with the System Contact or System Name information.
System Contact
Check the Enabled box to enable distribution of this setting to all associated
workstations. After you enable the distribution, this option becomes available
for configuration.
Default: None
This optional setting specifies the name of the system administrator (network
administrator) for your workstation. Use the real name (not the username, etc.)
of the person who should be contacted if your workstation needs maintenance.
This setting informs the SNMP manager of your workstation's system administrator, and this contact information can be retrieved by SNMP management stations.
This setting can be used by itself or with the System Name or System Location information.
Enable Authentication Traps
Check the Enabled box to enable distribution of this setting to all associated
workstations. After you enable the distribution, this option becomes available
for configuration.
Default: Off
If you want to improve the security of your workstation by having Desktop SNMP
send a trap message when someone without proper access tries to use SNMP to
get or change information managed by Desktop SNMP, check this box.
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