Adding or Deleting Communities

You can configure read-only or read-write access for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 users. Refer to RFC 2576.

Detailed Steps

To create an SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c community string, follow these steps:

  1. Expand Switches, expand Security, and then select Users and Roles from the Physical Attributes pane.
  2. Click the Communities tab in the Information pane.

    3. You see the existing communities.

  3. Click Create Row.

    4. You see the Create Community String dialog box.

  4. Check the Switch check boxes to specify one or more switches.
  5. Enter the community name in the Community field.
  6. Select the role from Role drop-down list.

    7. Note     You can enter a new role name in the field if you do not want to select one from the drop-down list. If you do this, you must go back and configure this role appropriately.

  7. Click Create to create the new entry.

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