NETGEAR ProSafe FVS318N Reference Manual page 327

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To configure the SNMP settings:
1. Select Administration > SNMP. The SNMP screen displays. (The following figure
contains an example.)
Figure 196.
The SNMP Configuration table shows the following columns:
• IP Address. The IP address of the SNMP manager.
• Subnet Mask. The subnet mask of the SNMP manager.
• Port. The trap port number of the SNMP manager.
• Community. The trap community string of the SNMP manager.
2. To specify a new SNMP configuration, in the Create New SNMP Configuration Entry section
of the screen, enter the settings as explained in the following table:
Table 79. SNMP screen settings
Setting
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Port
Community
3. Click Add to add the new SNMP configuration to the SNMP Configuration table.
ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
Description
Enter the IP address of the new SNMP manager.
Enter the subnet mask of the new SNMP manager.
Note the following:
• If you want to narrow down the number of devices that can access the wireless
VPN firewall through the host IP address and receive traps, enter an IP address
with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.252.
• If you want to allow a subnet to access the wireless VPN firewall through the host
IP address and receive traps, enter an IP address with a subnet mask of
255.0.0.0. The traps are received at the IP address, but almost the entire subnet
has access through the community string.
Enter the port number of the new SNMP manager. The default port number is 162.
Enter the community string that allows the SNMP manager access to the MIB
objects of the wireless VPN firewall for the purpose of reading only.
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