Defining SNMP Communities
Access rights are managed by defining communities in the SNMP Community Page. When the community names
are changed, access rights are also changed. SNMP communities are defined only for SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c.
Note
The device switch is delivered with no community strings configured.
To define SNMP communities:
1.
Click SNMP > Community. The SNMP Global Page opens. The SNMP Community Page opens:
Figure 99: SNMP Community Page
The SNMP Community Page contains the Basic and the Advanced Table:
SNMP Communities Basic Table
The SNMP Communities Basic Table contains the following fields:
•
Management Station — Displays the management station IP address for which the basic SNMP community
is defined. 0.0.0.0 indicates all management station IP addresses.
•
Community String — Defines the community name used to authenticate the management station to the
device.
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