SNMP Agent
8-4
8000-A2-GB21-30
April 1998
General SNMP Agent Configuration
Depending on your specific network configuration, various aspects of the Hotwire
DSLAM SNMP agent may need to be configured. For example, you may want to
set up your system to send SNMP traps to a specific SNMP NMS manager. The
Hotwire DSLAM system provides four default community names (two read/write
community names and two read-only community names) per MCC or DSL card.
These community names are similar to passwords.
Make sure that the SNMP NMS manager that will receive SNMP trap messages
knows and uses the correct community name, as specified on the Hotwire
DSLAM. You can change the default community names to match the name of the
SNMP NMS manager. Without the correct community name, the NMS manager
will not be able to communicate with the DSLAM.
As a minimum configuration, you must do the following on the SNMP
Communities/Traps screen in order for an NMS to receive SNMP traps:
H Assign an SNMP NMS manager to a R/W (Read-Write) or R/O (Read-only)
community by specifying the SNMP NMS manager’s IP address. You can
specify up to three SNMP NMS managers for each community name.
H Configure the generation of trap messages by specifying E (for Enable) on
the SNMP Communities/Traps screen.
H Enable/Disable the generation of authenticationFailure trap messages.
To enable the set capability, the NMS manager needs the correct Read/Write
(R/W) community name. If security is enabled, the NMS manager’s IP address
must be specified with R/W privileges on the SNMP Security screen. This applies
to both the MCC and DSL card SNMP security menus.
For detailed information about the various SNMP Agent screens mentioned in this
chapter, see Chapter 5,
DSL Card Configuration
, and Chapter 6,
Monitoring the
Hotwire DSLAM
, of the
Hotwire DSLAM for 8540 and 8546 DSL Cards User’s
Guide
. Also Appendix C,
SNMP Configuration Worksheets,
in this guide provides
worksheets to help you plan and record your SNMP configurations.
NOTE:
The Hotwire RTUs that operate with the 8540 DSL card do not have their own
SNMP agent. Therefore, limited SNMP support is provided by the
8540 DSL card in the DSLAM (limited support including remote system object
ID, remote system description, and remote system services).
To configure RTU information for an 8540 DSL card, use the Hotwire DSLAM
user interface (RTU Config screen). On this screen, you can enter the RTU
type, system name, contact, and location. For detailed information, see the
Hotwire DSLAM for 8540 and 8546 DSL Cards User’s Guide
.
