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AT-S63 Management Software Menus User’s Guide
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Status
The operating status of a community string. Enabled means the string
is available for use and Disabled means it is unavailable.
OpenAcc
The access status of a community string. A string with a status of Yes
has an open status and can be used by any management workstation.
A string with a status of No has a closed status and can only be used
by those workstations whose IP addresses are assigned to the string.
Manager IP Addr
The IP addresses of management workstations permitted to use a
string with a closed access status.
Trap Receiver IP
The IP addresses of trap receivers to receive traps from the switch.
4. To create a new community string, type 1 to select Create SNMP
Community.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter SNMP Community Name:
5. Enter the new SNMP community string. The name can be from one to
fifteen alphanumeric characters. Spaces are allowed.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter Access Mode [R-Read Only, W-Read/Write]:
6. Specify the access mode for the new SNMP community string. If you
specify Read, the community string will only allow you to view the MIB
objects on the switch. If you specify Read/Write, the community string
will allow you to both view and change the SNMP MIB objects on the
switch.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter Open Access Status [Y-Yes, N-No]:
7. Specify the open access status. If you enter Yes, any network manager
who knows the community string can use it. If you respond with No,
making it closed access, only those management workstations whose
IP addresses you assign to the community string can use it.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter SNMP Manager IP Addr:
8. If in Step 7 you responded with No making this a closed community
string, specify the IP address of the management workstation that can
use the string. A community string can have up to eight IP addresses of