Snmp Tools; Snmp Configuration Task List; Setting Basic System Information - Patton electronics SmartNode Series Software Configuration Manual

SmartWare Software Configuration Guide
IMPORTANT

SNMP tools

Patton recommends the AdventNet MibBrowser, TrapViewer and other SNMP tools. Check the AdventNet
Web server at http://www.adventnet.com for latest releases.
Refer to section "Using the AdventNet SNMP utilities"
use these tools.
SNMP configuration task list
To configure SNMP, perform the tasks described in the following sections. The tasks in the first three sections
are required; the tasks in the remaining sections are optional, but might be required for your application.
• Setting basic system information (required) (see
• Setting access community information (required) (see
• Setting allowed host information (required) (see
• Specifying the default SNMP trap target (optional) (see
• Displaying SNMP related information (optional) (see

Setting basic system information

The implementation of the MIB-II system group is mandatory for all systems. By default, an SNMP agent is
configured to have a value for any of these variables and responds to get commands from a NMS.
The following MIB II panels should be set::
• sysContact
• sysLocation
• sysName
The system sysContact object is used to define the contact person, together with information on how to con-
tact that person.
Assigning explanatory location information to describe the system physical location (e.g. server room, wiring
closet, 3rd floor, etc.) is very supportive. Such an entry corresponds to the MIB II system sysLocation object.
The name used for sysName should follow the rules for ARPANET host names. Names must start with a letter,
end with a letter or digit, and have as interior characters only letters, digits, and hyphens. Names must be 63
characters or fewer. For more information, refer to RFC 1035.
This procedure describes how to set these MIB-II system group objects

SNMP tools

The SNMP agent running in SmartWare is SNMP version 1
(SNMPv1) compliant. SNMP version 2 (SNMPv2) and SNMP
version 3 (SNMPv3) are not currently supported.
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