Network Device Discovery: Community Strings
Many intelligent devices can be configured to require a password before they will answer requests for parameter information. In SNMP, these passwords are known as community strings (or community names). Use the Community Strings tab to specify the details of the community strings for the intelligent devices you want to manage, so that Vector AM can access their parameter information.
To specify the community strings to be used on your network devices:
1 In the Site Management folder, click the Device Discovery Configuration operation, and select the Community Strings tab.
2 To add a community string to the list, click Add, type the string in the Add Values dialog, and click OK.
3 To update an existing string, select its entry in the list, click Modify, type the new value in the Edit Value dialog, and click OK.
4 To delete a community string, select its entry in the list, and click Remove.
5 When you have finished, click OK to save your changes. The updated list will be used when the Network Device Discovery job next runs.
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