Device Manager - Online Help

Opening a device

"Opening" a device displays the device view, a picture of the device. To open the device view, you must enter community strings that determine the access level granted to the device.

To display the device view:

• Choose Device > Open.
• Click the folder icon in the Device Manager.
• Press [Ctrl]+O.

The Open Device dialog box opens.

Item Description Device Name Enter either an IP address or a DNS name for the device. Read Community SNMP read community string for the device. Default is public (displayed as ******). The entry is case-sensitive. Write Community SNMP write community string for the device. Default is private (displayed as *******).The entry is case-sensitive.

To open and identify a device:

1. Type the DNS name or IP address of the device in the Device Name field.
2. Type the proper community strings in the Read Community and Write Community fields.
3. Click Open.
   
   

   Note: To gain read-write-all access to a device in Device Manager, enter the Read-Write-All community string for both the Read Community and Write Community strings.

   
   

• Setting the Device Manager properties
• Device Manager window