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Configuring SNMP
Configuring SNMP Security
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Defining SNMP Communities
Access rights are managed by defining communities in the SNMP Communities Page . When the community
names are changed, access rights are also changed. SNMP communities are defined only for SNMP v1 and
SNMP v2c. To define SNMP communities:
1. Click System > SNMP > Security > Communities . The SNMP Communities Page opens:
Figure 150:SNMP Communities Page
The SNMP Communities Page is divided into the following tables:
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Basic Table
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Advanced Table
SNMP Communities Basic Table
The SNMP Communities Basic Table SNMP Communities Basic Table contains the following fields:
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Management Station — Displays the management station IP address for which the basic SNMP community
is defined.
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Community String — Defines the password used to authenticate the management station to the device. The
field is either user defined or All (0.0.0.0) . If all is selected, the community string is defined for all management
stations.
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Access Mode — Defines the access rights of the community. The possible field values are:
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Read Only — Management access is restricted to read-only, and changes cannot be made to the
community.
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Read Write — Management access is read-write and changes can be made to the device configuration,
but not to the community.
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SNMP Admin — User has access to all device configuration options, as well as permissions to modify
the community.
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View Name — Contains a list of user-defined SNMP views.