1 adding a new discovery profile – Motorola Series Switch WS5100 User Manual

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If SNMP v3 is used with a discovering profile, a

V3 Authentication

screen displays.The User Name and

Password entered is required to match the name used by the remote network management software of
the discovered switch

When the credentials of the V2 Read Community or V3 Authentication screens are satisfied, the switch
discovery process begins.

7. If necessary, click the

Stop Discovery

button (enabled only during the discovery operation) to stop the

discovery operation.

5.8.1.1 Adding a New Discovery Profile

If the contents of an existing profile are to longer relevant to warrant modification using the Edit function,
then a new switch discovery profile should be created.

To create a new switch discovery profile:

1. Select

Services

>

Discovery

from the main menu tree.

The

Discovery

page launches with the

Discovery Profiles

tab displayed.

2. Click the

Add

button at the bottom of the screen.

3. Define the following parameters for the new switch discovery profile:

Profile Name

Define a user-assigned name used to title the profile. The profile name should associate the
profile with the group of devices or area where the discovered devices are anticipated to be
located.

Start IP Address

Enter the starting numeric (non DNS) IP address from where the search for available network
devices is conducted.

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