Only the communities that you define can access to the switch using the SNMP V1 and
SNMP V2 protocols. Only those communities with read/write level access can be used to
change the configuration using SNMP.

Add an SNMP Community:

To add an SNMP community:

Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.

You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.

Launch a web browser.

In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.

If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see

Access the Switch on page

The login window opens.

Enter the switch’s password in the

Password

field.

The default password is

password

The System Information page displays.

Select

System > SNMP > SNMPv1/v2 > Community Configuration

The Community Configuration page displays.

In the

Management Station IP

field, specify the IP address of the management station.

In the

Management Station IP Mask

field, specify the subnet mask to associate with the

management station IP address.

Together, the management station IP and the management station IP mask denote a
range of IP addresses from which SNMP clients can use that community to access this
device. If either the management station IP or management station IP mask value is
0.0.0.0, access is allowed from any IP address. Otherwise, every client’s address is

ANDed with the mask, as is the management station IP address. If the values are equal,

access is allowed. For example, if the management station IP and management station IP
mask parameters are 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0, then any client whose address is