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Installation and Configuration Guide for the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine
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Chapter 5 Setting Up Discovery and Device Management
Adding Device Credentials to the WLSE
Enter SNMP Community Strings for All Managed Devices
SNMP community strings are used for discovery and for enabling WLSE features,
such as AP configuration jobs and radio management. The community string must
be set on each device, as described in
You can enter as many community strings on the WLSE
as necessary.
Note
If you are importing devices, you do not need to enter their community
strings.The community strings will be imported along with the devices and will
be listed in WLSE Communities screen, in which you can modify and delete
strings as required. For more information, see
To configure community strings on the WLSE, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Select
Devices > Discover > Device Credentials > SNMP Communities
.
Note
This screen contains a default entry which can cover all devices, provided
device community strings are set to the default (public).
Step 2
To add an entry:
a.
Enter data in the individual text boxes: IP address, Read Community,
Timeout, SNMP Retries, and Write Community.
b.
Click
Add
to add the community string to the list.
Result: The community string appears in the list of entries.
Step 3
To modify an entry:
a.
Select the entry in the list of entries.
Result: The individual text boxes are populated with the data from the entry.
b.
Change the desired fields in the individual text boxes.
c.
Click
Modify
.
Note
The IP address field of an existing entry cannot be changed.