Chapter 9: Configuration
Notifications
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Adding a Community
Add an SNMP community to include the DXi4700 in a group of devices that are monitored by a common
management station.
Note:
If no communities are defined, the SNMP agent is not accessible.
To add a community:
1. Click
Add
.
The
Add SNMP Community
).
Figure 179:
Add SNMP Community Page
2. In the
Name
box, enter a unique
Name
for the community (up to 20 characters).
Valid characters are letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores.
3. Enter a valid
IP Address
and
Network Mask
pair.
A pair is valid if performing a logical bitwise
AND
operation on the IP address and the network mask
results in the IP address. See the table below for examples:
IP Address / Network Mask
Result
10.40.166.87
255.255.255.255
Allows access only from 10.40.166.87
10.40.166.87
10.40.166.87
Allows access only from 10.40.166.87
10.40.166.87
10.40.166.0
Invalid because the logical bitwise operation (address
AND
mask) is
not equal to the address
