3Com LANPLEX 6000 User Manual page 68

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get and get-next requests are valid if the community string in the request
matches the read-only community.
When you set a community string, you can specify any value up to 48
characters long.
To set a community string:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
snmp community
If the system is set for single agent SNMP mode, proceed to step 3. If the
system is set for the multiple agent SNMP mode, you are prompted for the
agent for which you want to configure community strings. You can
configure only one agent at a time.
2 If multiple agent SNMP mode is enabled, enter the agent for which you
want to set community string values.You can configure only one agent at a
time.
You are prompted for a read-only community value and then the read-write
community value. If you do not want to change the value of a community
string, press [Return] at the prompt.
3 At the read-only prompt, enter the community string.
4 At the read-write prompt, enter the community string.
The following example shows setting community strings when the system
is operating in multiple agent SNMP mode:
Select agent by slot {1-4}:
Enter new read-only community [public]:
Enter new read-write community [private]:
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