Motorola WiNG 4.4, Reference Manual

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3. Select an existing profile and click the Edit button to modify the profile name starting and ending IP address and SNMP
version. Motorola Solutions recommends editing a profile only if some of its attributes are still valid, if the profile is
obsolete, delete it and create a new one.
4. Select an existing profile and click the Delete button to remove this profile from the list of available profiles.
5. Click the Add button to display a screen used to define a new switch discovery profile. For more information, see
Adding a New Discovery Profile on page 5-60 .
6. Click the Start Discovery button to display a Read Community String (SNMP v2) or V3 Authentication (SNMP v3)
screen.
compromise switch security. Therefore, when Start Discovery is selected, the switch prompts the user to verify their
SNMP credentials against the SNMP credentials of discovered devices. SNMP v2 and v3 credentials must be verified
before the switch displays discovered devices within the Recently Found Devices table.
If SNMP v2 is used with a discovering profile, a Read Community String screen displays.The Community String
entered is required to match the name used by the remote network management software of the discovered switch.
If SNMP v3 is used with a discovering profile, a V3 Authentication screen displays. The User Name and Password
are required to match the name used by the remote network management software of the discovered switch.
When the credentials of the V2 Read Community or V3 Authentication screens are satisfied, the switch discovery
process begins.
7. If necessary, click the Stop Discovery button (enabled only during the discovery operation) to stop the discovery
operation.
Start IP Address Displays the starting numeric (non DNS) IP address from where the search
for available network devices is conducted.
End IP Address Displays the ending numeric (non DNS) IP address from where the search
for available network devices is conducted.
SNMP Version Displays the version of the SNMP (either SNMP v2 or v3) used for
discovering available network devices.