Configuring SNMP
Defining SNMP Communities
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• Community String—Enter the community name (password) used to 
authenticate the management station to the device.
• Basic—Select this mode for a selected community. In this mode, there is no 
connection to any group. You can only choose the community access level 
(R/O, R/W, or Admin) and, optionally, further qualify it for a specific view. By 
default, it applies to the entire MIB. If this is selected, enter the following 
fields:
- Access Mode—Select the access rights of the community. The options 
are:
Read Only—Management access is restricted to read-only. Changes 
cannot be made to the community.
Read Write—Management access is read-write. Changes can be made 
to the device configuration, but not to the community.
SNMP Admin—User has access to all device configuration options, as 
well as permissions to modify the community. Admin is equivalent to 
Read Write for all MIBs except for the SNMP MIBs. Admin is required for 
access to the SNMP MIBs. 
- View Name—Select an SNMP view (a collection of MIB subtrees to which 
access is granted).
• Advanced—Select
 
this mode for a selected community.
- Group Name—Select an SNMP group that determines the access rights. 
STEP  4 Click Apply. The SNMP Community is defined, and the switch is updated.