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User’s Manual of GS-5220-8P2T2S Managed Switch
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3.5 SNMP-based Network Management
You can use an external SNMP-based application to configure and manage the L2+ Managed PoE+ Switch, such as SNMP
Network Manager, HP Openview Network Node Management (NNM) or What’s Up Gold. This management method requires
the SNMP agent on the switch and the SNMP Network Management Station to use the same community string. This
management method, in fact, uses two community strings: the get community string and the set community string. If the
SNMP Net-work management Station only knows the set community string, it can read and write to the MIBs. However, if it only
knows the get community string, it can only read MIBs. The default getting and setting community strings for the L2+ Managed
PoE+ Switch is public.
Figure 3-1-5: SNMP Management
3.6 PLANET Smart Discovery Utility
For easily listing the L2+ Managed PoE+ Switch in your Ethernet environment, the Planet Smart Discovery Utility is an ideal
solution. The following installation instructions are to guide you to running the Planet Smart Discovery Utility.
1. Deposit the Planet Smart Discovery Utility in administrator PC.
2. Run this utility as the following screen appears.
Figure 3-1-6: Planet Smart Discovery Utility Screen
If there are two LAN cards or above in the same administrator PC, choose a
different LAN card
by using the “Select Adapter” tool.