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5. Set port parameters for the selected ports, as described in

“Viewing Switch Port Parameters”, earlier in this chapter.

6. Click APPLY to save your changes, or CANCEL to restore

previous settings.

Setting Up SNMP Communities

SNMP communities are the SNMP values that an SNMP manager
uses to manage the switch. SNMP Version 2c is supported.

To set SNMP communities:

1. In the System Configuration section of the Web Agent

window, select

SNMP Administration. The SNMP Community

Management dialog box opens.

2. Click CREATE. The Create SNMP Community dialog box opens.

3. In the Community String field, enter a community name.

4. From the IP Address pull-down menu, select Any for any IP

address or

Specific and enter an IP Address in the appropriate

fields.

Table 19. SNMP Communities Parameters

Parameter

Definition

Community
String

This string serves as a password that you enter at
the network management station. It provides the
level of access to the switch that you specify on
this page.

IP Address

Allows you

to send SNMP responses only to a

station with any or a particular IP address.

Access

Helps provide security when you use SNMP to
manage the network from a single workstation.
Refer to Table20 for more information on Access
options. The default is Read-Write.

Security
Level

Allows you to select the security level for this
community string. Refer to Table21 for more
information on security level options. The default
is Normal.

Trap
Receiver

Allows you to enable or disable the transmission
of traps to the selected IP address. The default is
Disable.