52 Starting and Configuring the Devicew w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m – Read Only — Indicates that the community members can view configurationinformation, but cannot change any information.– Read/Write — Indicates that the community members can view and modifyconfiguration information.– Super — Indicates that the community members have administration access.• Configurable IP address. If IP address is not configured, all community members with thesame community name are granted the same access rights.Common practice is to use two community strings for the device — one (public community) withread-only access and the other (private community) with read-write access. The public string allowsauthorized management stations to retrieve MIB objects, while the private string allows authorizedmanagement stations to retrieve and modify MIB objects.During initial configuration, it is recommended to configure the device according to the networkadministration requirements, in accordance with using an SNMP-based management station.Configuring SNMPTo configure SNMP station IP address and community string(s) for the general device routertables, perform the following steps.1 At the console prompt, enter the command Enable. The prompt is displayed as #.2 Enter the command configure and press .3 In the configuration mode, enter the SNMP configuration command with the parametersincluding community name (private), community access right (read and write) and IPaddress, as shown in the example below:console# configureconfig(config)# snmp-server community private rw 11.1.1.2Viewing SNMP Community TablesTo view SNMP station IP address and community tables:1 At the console prompt, enter the command exit. The prompt is displayed as #.2 In the Privileged Exec mode, enter the show command as shown in the example below:The configured parameters enable further device configuration from any remote location.
