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Figure 4-3-2 SNMP Configuration screenshot
1. Click SNMP

Configuration.
2. Add new community strings as required, select the access rights from the Access Mode drop-down list, then click Add.
The page includes the following fields:
Object Description
•
SNMP Community
Capability
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), “ private ” (read/write)
Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive
•
Access Mode Specifies the access rights for the community string:
•
Read-Only – Authorized management stations are only able to retrieve MIB
objects.
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Read/Write – Authorized management stations are able to both retrieve and
modify MIB objects.
4.3.2.2 SNMP Trap Management
Traps indicating status changes are issued by the switch to specified trap managers. You must specify trap managers so that
key events are reported by this switch to your management station (using network management platforms such as HP
OpenView). You can specify up to five management stations that will receive authentication failure messages and other trap
messages from the Industrial Managed Switch.
- You can enable or disable authentication messages via the Web interface.
- You can enable or disable authentication messages, link-up-down messages, or all notification types via the CLI.