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4500 Series user interfaces
Opening a Switch with the Java Device Manager
To open, or connect, to a switch, you need the following information.
•
IP address or DNS name of the desired switch.
•
SNMP community strings that determine access granted to the user.
After you obtain this information from the switch administrator, perform the
following procedure to connect to a switch.
Step
Action
1
Start the Java Device Manager as described in the section
the Java Device Manager" (page 36)
2
Select Open > Device from the JDM menu, or press CTRL+O. The
following dialog box appears.
JDM Open Device dialog box
3
Enter the information necessary to connect to the switch.
describes each field on the Open Device
dialog box.
Open Device fields
Field
Description
Device Name
Either an IP address or a DNS name for
the device, entered by the user.
Read Community
SNMP read community string for the
device. The default value for this field is
public (displayed as ******). The entry is
case-sensitive.
Write Community
SNMP write community string for the
device. Default is private (displayed as
*******). The entry is case-sensitive.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47205-500
02.01
Standard
5.0
23 February 2007
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