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Chapter 6 Managing BCM50 with SNMP 139
BCM50 Administration Guide
You can define the value of a community string, as well as the type of access. You can also delete
a community string.
To add a community string
1 Click the Configuration tab.
2 Open the Administrator Access folder, and then click SNMP.
3 Click the Community Strings tab.
The Community Strings panel is displayed.
4 Click the Add button.
The Add Community String dialog box is displayed.
5 Specify the community string attributes.
6 Click the OK button.
The community string is added to the Community Strings table.
To delete a community string value
1 Click the Configuration tab.
2 Open the Administrator Access folder, and then click SNMP.
3 Click the Community Strings tab.
The Community Strings panel is displayed.
4 In the Community Strings table, select the community string that you want to delete.
5 Click the Delete button.
A confirmation message is displayed.
6 Click Yes.
The community string is removed from the Community Strings table.
Caution: Although there is no limit for the number of SNMP communities that
you can set, Nortel recommends that you limit the number of SNMP communities
to a maximum number of 5. Limiting the number of SNMP communities will
reduce degradation of system performance.
Table 41 SNMP Community String Attributes
Attribute Action
Community String Enter the entry name used as a key to uniquely identify an individual community entry
on the SNMP agent.
Type of Access Specify the read and write access for this community. Available options are Read Only
and Read/Write.