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Chapter 18 SNMP
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18.4.1 SNMP Community: Create
Click on the Create New Community link in the SNMP Community screen to
add an SNMP community. The screen displays as shown.
Figure 68 SNMP Community: Create
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 48 SNMP Community: Create
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Community
String
An SNMP community string is a text string that acts as a password. It is
used to authenticate messages that are sent between the management
station (the SNMP manager) and the device (the SNMP agent). The
community string is included in every packet that is transmitted between
the SNMP manager and the SNMP agent.
Type the community string for this community. You can use 1-33 any
printable character. Spaces are allowed
Remote
Station IP
Specify the IP address of the remote SNMP management station in dotted
decimal notation.
Group Name Select the SNMP group you want to belong to this community.
Create Click this to add this SNMP community to the Switch.
Cancel Click this to go back to the main SNMP Community screen without
saving your changes.