GE GE-DS-82, 82-POE Community Strings, Community strings serve as passwords. See the table below

Chapter 4: Web-Based Management

Community Strings

Community strings serve as passwords. See the table below.

Figure 28: Community strings interface

This page includes the following fields:

OBJECT	DESCRIPTION
	Here you can define the new community string set and remove the
	unwanted community string.
	• String: Fill the name string.
Community Strings	• RO: Read only. Enables requests accompanied by this community
	string to display MIB-object information.
	• RW: Read/write. Enables requests accompanied by this community
	string to display MIB-object information and to set MIB objects.
ADD button	Press the button to add the management SNMP community strings on
	the Managed Switch.
REMOVE button	Press the button to remove the management SNMP community strings
	that you defined before on the Managed Switch.

Trap Managers

A trap manager is a management station that receives the trap messages generated by the switch. If no trap manager is defined, no traps will be issued. To define a management station as a trap manager, assign an IP address, enter the SNMP community strings, and select the SNMP trap version.

Figure 29: Trap managers interface

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