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Setting Community Access Strings
You may configure up to five community strings authorized for
management access. All community strings used for IP Trap Managers
should be listed in this table. For security reasons, you should consider
removing the default strings.
Command Attributes
•SNMP Community Capability – Indicates that the switch supports
up to five community strings.
•Community String – A community string that acts like a password
and permits access to the SNMP protocol.
Default strings: “public” (read-only access), “private” (read/write access)
Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive
•Access Mode
-Read-Only – Specifies read-only access. Authorized management
stations are only able to retrieve MIB objects.
-Read/Write – Specifies read-write access. Authorized
management stations are able to both retrieve and modify MIB
objects.
Web – Click SNMP, Configuration. Add new community strings as
required, select the access rights from the Access Mode drop-down list,
then click Add.