Rockwell Automation 1783-BMxxx Stratix 5700 Ethernet Managed Switches User Manual - Manual (Page 165)

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Manage the Switch via the Device Manager Web Interface Chapter 4
Configure SNMP Enable SNMP if you plan to have the switch managed through another network
management application. By default, SNMP is disabled.
Other general SNMP settings include the name of the switch or the network
administrator and the switch location. The system name and the system contact
information appear in the Switch Information area on the Dashboard.
To configure SNMP, from the Configure menu, choose SNMP.
Community strings are passwords to the switch Management Information Base
(MIB). You can create community strings that provide a remote manager
read-only or read-write access to the switch.
To create, modify, and delete community strings, click the Community Strings
tab.
A 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.
A read-write community string enables the switch to validate Set (read-write)
requests from a network management station.