3Com 3C15500 - Network Director User Manual page 263

To change the community strings on a device:
1 Click on the icon for the device in the 3Com Network Director map to
select it.
2 Select the Device > Properties menu option to launch the Properties
dialog box.
3 Select the Security tab. This shows the tab shown in
4 If you do not want to use the default community strings for that device,
click the Specify option. This enables the Read and Write fields.
5 Enter the new community strings in the Read and Write sections.
6 Click OK to validate your changes.
3Com Network Director attempts to use the specified community strings
to communicate with the device. If the strings provided are not accepted
by the device, 3Com Network Director shows the dialog box in
Figure 118. If you want to return to the existing community strings, select
Ignore the new settings and click OK; if you still want to use the
community strings you specified, select Apply the new settings and click
OK.
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Figure 117.