SNMP administration elements

On the active network OAM&P server, the SNMP Administration page provides for the configuration of SNMP services. This table describes the elements of the SNMP Administration page.

SNMP Administration Elements
Element Description Data Input Notes
Manager 1 Manager to receive SNMP traps and send requests. It could be a valid IP address or a valid hostname.

Valid IP address or a valid hostname

IP format: Four, 8-bit octets separated by periods [The first octet = 1-255; the last three octets = 0-255]

Hostname Format: Alphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9] and minus sign (-)

Hostname Range: 1 to 255-character string

Manager 2 Manager to receive SNMP traps and send requests. It could be a valid IP address or a valid hostname. See description for Manager 1.
Manager 3 Manager to receive SNMP traps and send requests. It could be a valid IP address or a valid hostname. See description for Manager 1.
Manager 4 Manager to receive SNMP traps and send requests. It could be a valid IP address or a valid hostname. See description for Manager 1.
Manager 5 Manager to receive SNMP traps and send requests. It could be a valid IP address or a valid hostname. See description for Manager 1.
Enabled Versions Enables the specified version(s) of SNMP. Options are:
  • SNMPv2c: Allows SNMP service only to managers with SNMPv2c authentication.
  • SNMPv3: Allows SNMP service only to managers with SNMPv3 authentication.
  • SNMPv2c and SNMPv3: Allows SNMP service to managers with either SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 authentication. This is the default.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, or SNMPv2c and SNMPv3

Default: SNMPv2c and SNMPv3

Traps Enabled Enables or disables SNMP trap output. The GUI user may selectively disable sending autonomous traps to SNMP managers when alarms are raised. Default is enabled. Access to alarm and KPI tables is not affected by this setting.

Format: Check box

Range: Enabled or Disabled

Default: Enabled

Traps from Individual Servers Enables or disables SNMP traps from individual servers. If enabled, the traps are sent from individual servers, otherwise traps are sent from the Network OAM&P server.

Format: Check box

Range: Enabled or Disabled

Default: Disabled

SNMPV2c Read-Only Community Name Configured Read-Only Community Name (SNMPv2c only). Public is the default. This field is required when SNMPv2c is enabled in Enabled Versions. The length of community name should be less than 32 characters.

Format: Alphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9]

Range: 1 - 31 characters

Default: snmppublic

Note: The Community Name cannot equal "Public" or "Private".
SNMPV2c Read-Write Community Name Configured Read-Write Community Name (SNMPv2c only). Public is the default. This field is required when SNMPv2c is enabled in Enabled Versions. The length of community name should be less than 32 characters.

Format: Alphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9]

Range: 1 - 31 characters

Default: snmppublic

Note: The Community Name cannot equal "Public" or "Private".
SNMPv3 Engine ID Configured Engine ID (SNMPv3 only). This field is required when SNMPv3 is enabled in Enabled Versions. A unique Engine ID value is generated by default.

Format: Hex digits 0-9 and a-f

Range: 10 - 64 characters

Default: A unique Engine ID value

SNMPv3 Username Specifies an authentication username (SNMPv3 only). The default is TekSNMPUser. This field is required when SNMPv3 is enabled in Enabled Versions.

Format: Alphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9]

Range: 1 - 32 characters

Default: TekSNMPUser

SNMPv3 Security Level Sets authentication and privacy options (used for SNMPv3 only).

Format: Pulldown list

Range:
  • No Auth No Priv: Authenticate using the user name. No Privacy.
  • Auth No Priv: Authenticate using the MD5 or SHA1 protocol. No Privacy.
  • Auth Priv: Authenticate using the MD5 or SHA1 protocol. Encrypt using the AES or DES protocol. This is the default value.

Default: Auth Priv

SNMPv3 Authentication Type Sets authentication protocol (used for SNMPv3 only).

Format: Pulldown list

Range: SHA-1 or MD5

Default: SHA-1

SNMPv3 Privacy Type Sets privacy protocol (used for SNMPv3 only). This field is required when SNMPv3 Security Level is set to Auth Priv.

Format: Pulldown menu

Range:
  • AES: Use Advanced Encryption Standard privacy.
  • DES: Use Data Encryption Standard privacy.

Default: AES

SNMPv3 Password Authentication password set up for the user specified in SNMPv3 Username (used for SNMPv3 only). This field is required when SNMPv3 is enabled and privacy is enabled in SNMPv3 Security Level.

Format: Any characters]

Range: 8 - 64 characters