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Users Manual of WS-Series
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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 Managed Switch is public.
Figure 3-1-5: SNMP Management
3.6 PLANET Smart Discovery Utility
For easily listing the Managed Switch in your Ethernet environment, the Planet Smart Discovery Utility from users manual
CD-ROM 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.
3. Press the Refresh button for the currently connected devices in the discovery list as the screen shows below: