Chapter 6 Performing Administrative Tasks

Using Discovery and Managing Devices

Table 6-3 Community String Guidelines

Variable

Description

Notes

 

 

 

target

The IP address of a device

If you do not specify a target,

 

or range of devices that

the default community strings

 

use these community

apply to all devices in the

 

strings.

network.

 

 

 

read_community

A password allowing

You must specify the read

 

read-only access to the

community string. Otherwise,

 

target devices.

the default value of public is

 

 

used.

 

 

 

timeout

The length of time

The default is 10 seconds. If

 

(seconds) the server waits

you increase the timeout

 

for a response from the

period, discovery could take

 

device before performing

significantly longer to

 

the first retry.

complete. The minimum value

 

 

is one and the maximum value

 

 

is 60.

 

 

 

retries

Number of attempts the

The default is one retry. If you

 

server makes to

increase the number of retries,

 

communicate with the

discovery takes significantly

 

device before declaring

longer to complete. The

 

that the device has timed

default retry policy doubles

 

out.

the previous timeout value for

 

 

retry.

 

 

 

write_community

The password that allows

You must specify the write

 

write access to the target

community string. Otherwise,

 

devices.

the default value of public is

 

 

used.

 

 

 

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