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3.5 SNMP-based Network Management
You can use an external SNMP-based application to configure and manage the Managed Switch, such as SNMPc Network
Manager, HP Openview Network Node Management (NNM) or What's Up Gold. This management method requires the SNMP
agent on the switch and the SNMP Network Management Station to use the same community string. This management
method, in fact, uses two community strings: the get community string and the set community string. If the SNMP Network
management Station only knows the set community string, it can read and write to the MIBs. However, if it only knows the get
community string, it can only read MIBs. The default gets and sets community strings for the Managed Switch are public.
For easily listing the Managed Switch in your Ethernet environment, the Planet Smart Discovery Utility is an ideal solution. The
following installation instructions are to guide you to running the Planet Smart Discovery Utility.
1.
Download the PLANET Smart Discovery Utility from PLANET Official Website.
2.
Deposit the Planet Smart Discovery Utility in administrator PC.
3.
Run this utility as the following screen appears.
Figure 3-5: SNMP Management
Figure 3-6: Planet Smart Discovery Utility Screen
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