Dell PowerConnect 5224 System User's Manual page 42

The following options are available:
SNMP Community Capability — Indicates that the switch supports up to five community strings.
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Community List — Displays a list of the community strings currently configured. Default strings are public (read-only access) and private (read/write
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access).
Community String — Allows you to name a new community. Community strings are case sensitive.
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Access Mode — Sets the access rights for the new community that you are creating. Access rights are either read-only or read/write.
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To add an SNMP community, type the new name in the Community String box, select the access rights from the Access Mode drop-down menu, and then click
Add Community String. To delete a community, click the entry in the Community List, and then click Remove Community String.
CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the SNMP/Communities page.
Command Usage
snmp-server community Defines the community access string for the Simple Network Management Protocol.
string [ro|rw] Read-only access is specified by ro, and read-write access is specified by rw.
Example
Console(config)#snmp-server community private rw
Console(config)#
Traps
On the Traps page, you can specify management stations that receive authentication failure messages and other trap messages from the switch.
NOTICE: The switch does not prevent IP addresses that are not in the Trap Manager list from accessing the switch through SNMP. You only need a
valid community string for access.
The following options are available:
Trap Manager Capability — Indicates that the switch supports up to five trap managers
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Trap Manager List — Displays a list of the trap managers currently configured
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IP address — Specifies the IP address of a new management station to receive trap messages
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Community String — Identifies the community string for the new trap manager you are creating
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To add a trap manager, type the new IP address in the IP Address box, type the appropriate SNMP community in the Community String box, and then click
Add Trap Manager. To delete a trap manager, click the entry in the Trap Manager List, and then click Remove Trap Manager.