Asante Technologies 1016-IQ user manual Setting Community Strings, IntraSpection navigation bar

Performing Basic Management Functions

Setting Community Strings

Community strings define access rights for reading and writing SNMP data objects for a device.

The community strings (read and write) for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ are manually set in the AsantéHub 1016-IQ via its console port.

In order to access the AsantéHub 1016-IQ with IntraSpection, the com- munity strings must be set in IntraSpection to match those set in the AsantéHub 1016-IQ.

▲Important: It is recommended that you set the commu- nity strings for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ in IntraSpection before you attempt to perform any network management functions.

This section describes how to set the community strings in IntraSpec- tion to match those set in the AsantéHub 1016-IQ.

To set the community strings for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ in IntraSpec- tion:

1 On the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s Device Page, click the map icon on the IntraSpection navigation bar (located at the bottom of the screen), as shown in Figure 4-1.

Map Icon

Figure 4-1 IntraSpection navigation bar

The most recently discovered map appears.

2 Click the Map Manager button.

The Map Manager Page appears, similar to Figure 4-2.

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