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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.

The following table shows the default access community strings for the Device Manager software.


Access level Description
Read-only
public
Read-write
private

To display the device view:

  1. Do one of the following:

The following table describes the Open Device dialog box fields.


Field Description
Device Name
Either an IP address or a DNS name for the device, entered by the user.
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.
v3 Enabled
Enables SNMP version 3 security features.
User Name
Lets you enter a user name (only enabled when SNMP v3 is enabled).
Authentication Protocol
Lets you choose an authentication protocol (only enabled when SNMP v3 is enabled).
Authentication Password
Lets you enter an authentication password (only enabled when SNMP v3 is enabled).
Privacy Protocol
Lets you choose a privacy protocol (only enabled when SNMP v3 is enabled).
Privacy Password
Lets you enter a privacy password (only enabled when SNMP v3 is enabled).
Open
Uses the settings to open the selected device
Ping
Pings the selected device, and opens a window to display the results of the operation.
Telnet
Starts a telnet session with the selected device, and opens a window for the telnet session.
Close
Closes the dialog box.

  1. In the Device Name text box, type the DNS name or IP address of the device.
  2. In the Read Community and Write Community text boxes, type the proper community strings.

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

  3. Click Open.
  4. Device Manager automatically determines what version of software the selected device is running and displays the appropriate Device Manager dialog boxes.
    The Device Manager window opens, showing a picture of the device that represents the physical features of the device.

See also


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