DES-3326S Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Web-Based Switch Management
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addresses entered will be allowed to access the switch to
manage or configure it.
Configuring Community Strings
To configure SNMP Community strings, click on the
SNMP
Community
Setup link.
This window is used to create an SNMP community string and
to specify the string as having read only or read-write privileges
for the SNMP management host.
A community sting is an alphanumeric string of up to 32
characters used to authentication of users wanting access to
the switch’s SNMP agent.
Read
−
read only
−
allows the user using the above
community string to have read only access to the switch’s
SNMP agent. The default read only community string is
public
.
R/W
−
read/write
−
allows the user using the above
community string to have read and write access to the switch’s
SNMP agent. The default read write community string is
private
.
Only administrator-level users can configure community
strings. A maximum of 4 community strings can be specified.
