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Community Strings tab

The Community Strings tab displays an editable list of the server’s Community Strings. To view the
SNMP Settings page, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP Settings tab.

4. Click the Community Strings button at the bottom of the window.

The Community Strings tab is displayed. See

Figure 31

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FIGURE 31

Community Strings page

The Community Strings tab displays an editable list of the server’s Community Strings, with the
following controls to a edit a selected community string or add a new community string. See

Table 10

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TABLE 10

Community Strings tab controls

Controls

Description

Community String

The community name. A Community String acts like a password and permits access to the
SNMP protocol. Enter the community string name. The name can be up to 32 alphanumeric
characters.

Encryption

Select the Enabled check box to enable encryption on the community string. Encryption is
enabled by default. Users with read-only access or who do not have access to management
functions in the CLI cannot display the strings. For users with read-write access, the strings
are encrypted in the CLI but are shown in the clear in the Web Management Interface.