Owner's Manual

GS700TPS Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Managing System Settings 3-25
v1.0, June 2009
To configure SNMP communities:
1. Click System > SNMP > SNMPv1/v2 > Community Configuration. The Community
Configuration screen displays:
The SNMPv1/v2 Community Configuration screen contains the following fields:
• Management Station IP – Enter the management station IP address for which the Basic
SNMP community is defined.
• Management Station IP Mask – Enter the management station IP mask for which the
Basic SNMP community is defined. If the Management Station IP Mask is set to
255.255.255.255, only the exact IP address specified in the management Station IP field
can access. If the Management Station IP mask is set to 255.255.255.0, any IP address
matches with the first 3 part of the IP address specified in the Management Station IP can
access.
• Community String – Enter the SNMP community string used to authenticate the
management station to the device.
• Access Mode – Select the access rights of the community. The possible field values are:
– Read Only – Indicates Management access is restricted to read-only. Changes cannot
be made to the device configuration and to the community.
– Read Write – Indicates Management access is read-write. Changes can be made to the
device configuration but not to the community.
– SNMP Admin – Indicates the user has access to all device configuration options, as
well as permissions to modify the community.
2. Select the community entry.
Figure 3-12