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Allied Telesis AT-8000S Switch
Web Browser Interface User’s Guide
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 70: 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.
•Community String — Defines the password used to authenticate the management station to the device.
•Access Mode — Defines the access rights of the community. The possible field values are:
–Read Only — Management access is restricted to read-only, and changes cannot be made to the
community.