Configuring Switch Discovery; Configuring Discovery Profiles - Motorola WS5100 Series Reference Manual

5.7 Configuring Switch Discovery

Switch discovery enables the SNMP discovery (location) of devices. To discover devices in the specified
range of IP addresses, the switch Web UI sends SNMP GET requests (using the user specified SNMP v2 or
v 3 version) to all IP addresses on the specified network. The results of the discovery are helpful for isolating
devices compatible for operation with the locating switch, thus extending the potential coverage area and
MU support base within the switch managed network.
Use the Discovery Profiles
addresses. Existing profiles can be modified or deleted and new profiles can be added as needed. Refer to
the Recently Found Devices
Each discovered device compatible with the locating switch is displayed in a shaded color to distinguish it
from non-compatible devices.
CAUTION: Switch discovery can be a time consuming operation. However, the switch
discovery operation is a standalone process. This allows users to perform other
configuration operations when discovery is running in the background.

5.7.1 Configuring Discovery Profiles

To configure switch discovery:
1. Select Services
The Discovery
tab to view existing SNMP search profiles using a user defined range of IP
tab to view a table of devices discovered by the current discovery process.
> Discovery from the main menu tree.
page launches with the Discovery Profiles
Switch Services
tab displayed
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