Adding a new SNMP community

This topic provides information about adding new SNMP communities to the system. The system uses SNMP communities as follows:

• To authenticate SNMP requests received from NMSs running SNMP version 1 or SNMP version 2c
• When sending alarm notifications to NMSs

To add a new SNMP community to the system:

1. On the Administer SNMP Community page, click Add.
2. Complete the fields on the Add New SNMP Community page . You can click the field names or Help to view more information.
3. Click Save.

   The system saves your changes.

4. Click OK to confirm addition of the new community.

   The system displays the Administer SNMP Community page with an updated list of existing communities.

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