User's Manual 98 Document #: LTRT-10532
Mediant 500L Gateway & E-SBC
For detailed descriptions of the SNMP parameters, see ''SNMP Parameters'' on page 1010.
To configure SNMP community strings:
1. Open the SNMP Community Settings page (Setup menu > Administration tab >
SNMP folder > SNMP Community Settings).
2. Configure SNMP community strings for access privileges:
• Under the Read Only Community Strings group, configure read-only
community strings (see the table below).
• Under the Read/Write Community Strings group, configure read-write
community strings (see the table below).
3. Configure a community string for SNMP traps: Under the Misc. Settings group, in the
'Trap Community String' field, configure a community string (see the table below).
4. Click Apply, and then reset the device with a save-to-flash for your settings to take
effect.
To delete a community string, delete the configured string, click Apply., and then reset the
device with a save-to-flash for your settings to take effect.
Table 8-1: SNMP Community String Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Description
Read-Only Community Strings
configure system > snmp settings >
ro-community-string
[SNMPReadOnlyCommunityString_x]
Defines read-only SNMP community strings. Up to five read-
only community strings can be configured.
The valid value is a string of up to 30 characters that can
include only the following:
Upper- and lower-case letters (a to z, and A to Z)
Numbers (0 to 9)
Hyphen (-)
Underline (_)
For example, "Public-comm_string1".
The default is "public".
Read-Write Community Strings
configure system > snmp settings >
rw-community-string
[SNMPReadWriteCommunityString_x]
Defines read-write SNMP community strings. Up to five read-
write community strings can be configured.
The valid value is a string of up to 30 characters that can
include only the following:
Upper- and lower-case letters (a to z, and A to Z)
Numbers (0 to 9)
Hyphen (-)
Underline (_)
For example, "Private-comm_string1".
The default is "private".
Trap Community String
configure system > snmp trap >
community-string
[SNMPTrapCommunityString]
Defines the community string for SNMP traps.
The valid value is a string of up to 30 characters that can
include only the following:
Upper- and lower-case letters (a to z, and A to Z)
Numbers (0 to 9)
Hyphen (-)
Underline (_)
For example, "Trap-comm_string1".
The default is "trapuser".