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74 Publication 1783-UM003D-EN-E - December 2009
Chapter 3
Click the Community Strings tab to display the Community Strings dialog box.
Enable SNMP must be unchecked so that the Community Strings tab appears.
• The Read-Only community string enables the switch to validate Get
(read-only) requests from a network management station.
If you set the SNMP read community, users can access MIB objects, but
cannot change them.
• The Read-Write community string enables the switch to validate Set
(read-write) requests from a network management station.Use SNMP
Management Applications
You can use SNMP management applications such as IntraVue or HP
OpenView to configure and manage the switch. Refer to SNMP on page 46
for more information.