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:

1. Do one of the following:
• Choose Device > Open.
• Choose Device > Open Last, and select an IP address from the list.
• Click the folder icon in the Device Manager window.
• Press [Ctrl] + O.

The Open Device dialog box opens.




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	Specifies that v3 is enabled
User Name	Specifies the user name.
Authentication Protocol	Specifies the authentication protocol.
Authentication Password	Specifies the authentication password.
Privacy Protocol	Specifies a privacy protocol.
Privacy Password	Specifies the privacy password.




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

   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.

   
   
4. Click Open.

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.

• Setting the Device Manager properties
• Opening a device
• Device Manager window