Defining SNMP Communities
Access rights are managed by defining communities in the SNMP Communities Page. When the community names are changed, access rights are
also changed. SNMP communities are defined only for SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c. To define SNMP communities:
1.
Click Advanced > SNMP > Communities. The Communities Page opens:
The
is divided into the following tables:
Communities Page
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Basic Table
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Advanced Table
SNMP Communities Basic Table
The SNMP Communities Basic Table contains the following fields when using SNMPv1 and SNMPv3:
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ID — Indicates the table entry number.
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Management Station — Displays the management station IP address for which the basic SNMP community is defined.
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Community String — Defines the password used to authenticate the management station to the device.
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Access Mode — Defines the access rights of the community. The possible field values are:
Figure 5 - 56: Communities Page
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