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Configure SNMP for the NBA

Before you enable SNMP on the NBA, you need to configure the system name, contact and location details and ‘community’ authentication details.

To configure SNMP for the NBA

1. Log on to the NBA console and browse to the SNMP screen.
2. Go to the SNMP Configuration section and provide the following details:

   System Name

   This is a text string that identifies the NBA.

   System Contact

   This is a text string that identifies the person or team in your organization with responsibility for maintaining the NBA.

   System Location

   This is a text string that identifies the NBA’s location within your organization.

   Read-only community

   This is a text string (in effect, a password) used to authenticate the SNMP manager when it reads object data from the SNMP agent on the NBA. The default value is ‘public’.

   Read-write community

   This is a text string (a password) used to authenticate the SNMP manager when it sends instructions to the SNMP agent (for example, to remotely configure the NBA). The default value is ‘private’.

3. Store the SNMP configuration changes. To do this:

   On Bivio 2000 appliances, click Modify.

   On Bivio 7000 appliances, click Apply.