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Item- To create an item, click on “new” from the drop down menu. To edit or change an item, select
the item number from the drop down menu.
Community Name - Then type a “community name.” This is a name that you can identify the device by.
In this example, the community name is “sk24.”
Permissions- There are two permissions options in the drop down menu. Read Write (RW) and Read
Only (RO). Read only will allow another device to retrieve information from the switch, but the device
will not be able to modify the information. Read Write (RW) allows another device to retrieve
information from the switch, and make changes to the switch.
When you are done making changes, then click “Apply” The SNMP item will then show at the bottom
of the screen as shown below.
In the below example, the community name has been set up as “sk24” and has Read-Write permissions.
If you wish to delete the item, click the .