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5.8 Configuring Switch Discovery

Switch discovery enables the SNMP discovery (location) of Motorola devices (running switch software
version 3.0 or later). To discover devices in the specified range of IP addresses, the switch Web UI sends
SNMP GET requests (using the user specified SNMP v2 or v 3 version) to all IP addresses of the specified
network. If the value of the requested object identifier (OID) starts with Motorola enterprise OID the device
is considered a Motorola device. The results of the discovery process are helpful for isolating devices
compatible for operation within the locating switch, thus extending the potential coverage area and MU
support base within the switch managed network.

Use the

Discovery Profiles

tab to view existing SNMP search profiles using a user defined range of IP

addresses. Existing profiles can be modified or deleted and new profiles can be added as needed. Refer to
the

Saved Devices

tab to view a table of devices discovered by the current discovery process. Each

discovered device compatible with the locating switch is displayed in a shaded color to distinguish it from
non-compatible devices.

5.8.1 Configuring Discovery Profiles

To configure switch discovery:

1. Select

Services

>

Discovery

from the main menu tree.

The

Discovery

page launches with the

Discovery Profiles

tab displayed

CAUTION: Switch discovery can be a time consuming operation. However, the switch
discovery operation is a standalone process. This allows users to perform other
configuration operations when discovery is running in the background.

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