Allowing Snmp-Based Management - D-Link PS Admin User Manual

Allowing SNMP-based Management

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) has become the
standard protocol for managing large networks from central
management consoles. The D-Link network print servers support
the SNMP Management Information Base known as MIB-II, which
collects basic statistics on the print server's basic TCP/IP and
Ethernet networking operations.
SNMP (version 1) implements a rudimentary form of security by
requiring that each request include a community name. A
community name is an arbitrary string of characters used as a
"password" to control access to the hub. If the hub receives a
request with a community name it doesn't recognize, it will trigger
an authentication trap.
D-Link network print servers allow up to three different community
names to be defined, and the access rights for each community can
be separately set to either read only or read/write. You will need
to coordinate these names with the community name settings you
use in your network management system.
To set community names for your print server,
1. Choose TCP/IP Protocol... from the Configuration menu
2. Press the SNMP button to open the SNMP Configuration
window.
Setting up Unix TCP/IP Printing
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