Motorola Series Switch WS5100 - Manual (Page 221)

Switch Services 5-51
2. Refer to the following information within the Discovery Profiles tab to discern whether an existing profile
can be used as is, requires modification (or deletion) or if a new discovery profile is required.
3. Select an existing profile and click the Edit button to modify the profile name starting and ending IP
address and SNMP version. Motorola recommends editing a profile only if some of its attributes are still
valid, if the profile is obsolete, delete it and create a new one.
4. Selecting an existing profile and click the Delete button to remove this profile from the list of available
profiles available for device discovery.
5. Click the Add button to display a screen used to define a new switch discovery profile. For more
information, see Adding a New Discovery Profile on page 5-52 .
6. Click the Start Discovery button to display a Read Community String (SNMP v2) or V3
Authentication (SNMP v3) screen.
Storing SNMP credentials as a string within switch’s discovery profile table (SNMP table) can
compromise switch security. Therefore, when Start Discovery is selected, the switch prompts the user to
verify their SNMP credentials against the SNMP credentials of discovered devices. SNMP v2 and v3
credentials must be verified before the switch displays the discovered devices within the Saved Devices
table.
If SNMP v2 is used with a discovering profile, a Read Community String screen displays.The
Community String entered is required to match the name used by the remote network management
software of the discovered switch.
Index Displays the WEB UI supplied numerical identifier used to differentiate this profile from
others with similar configurations. The index is supplied to new profiles sequentially.
Profile Name Displays the user-assigned name used to title the profile. The profile name should associate
the profile with the group of devices or area where the discovered devices are anticipated
to be located.
Start IP Address Displays the starting numeric (non DNS) IP address from where the search for available
network devices is conducted.
End IP Address Displays the ending numeric (non DNS) IP address from where the search for available
network devices is conducted
SNMP Version Displays the version of the SNMP (either SNMP v2 or v3) used for discovering available
network devices.