Modifying an SNMP community

This topic provides information about modifying the permission assigned to existing SNMP communities.

Note: If you change the permission for an existing community, the community no longer has access to the system information that it had prior to the change. For example, a community originally set to trap is being used with an NMS for alarm management; if you change the community to read-only, the system lets you do it, even though the NMS is now assigned a community that does not have access for alarm management.

To modify an existing SNMP community:

1. Start at the Administration menu, and then select Basic System Administration > SNMP Administration > SNMP Community Administration.
   The system displays the SNMP Community Administration page.
2. In the table on this page, select an SNMP community that you want to modify.
3. Click Change.
   The system displays the Change An Existing SNMP Community page.
4. Complete the fields on the page. You can click the field names or click Help on the Web-based administration page to view more information.
5. Click Save. The system saves your changes.
6. Click OK to confirm your changes. The system displays the SNMP Community Administration page with an updated list of existing SNMP communities.
7. Click Back to return to the SNMP Community Administration menu, or click Return to Main to return to the Administration menu.

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