Configuring The Snmp Version; Configuring Read And Write Community Strings - 3Com 3CR15600 - Enterprise Management Suite Getting Started Manual

114 C 5: SNMP D
HAPTER
Configuring the
SNMP Version
Configuring Read
and Write
Community Strings
C
EVICE ONFIGURATION
EMS acts as an SNMP manager communicating with various SNMP
devices, or agents. Select the SNMP version that communicates with each
SNMP device.
To select the SNMP version for the SNMP manager:
1 From the explorer tree, select the SNMP device.
2 In the right pane of the main window, select the SNMP Options tab.
3 Double-click the Protocol Version field.
The drop-down list appears.
4 From the drop-down list, select v1 for SNMPv1 only.
or
Select v2c for SNMPv2c only.
or
Select v3 for SNMPv3 only.
5 Click Save all.
To change read and write community strings for the SNMP manager:
1 From the explorer tree, select the SNMP device.
Read and write community strings only affect SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c
devices.
2 In the right pane of the main window, select the SNMP Options tab.
3 Double-click the Read Community field, and type the desired read
community string.
4 Double-click the Write Community field, and type the desired write
community string.
5 Click Save all.