Opening a device 125Field Descriptionv3 Enabled When selected (enabled), Open Devicedialog box displays SNMPv3 options.User Name Indicates the name of the user.Context Name Context Name string (Does not apply toEthernet Routing Switch 2500 Series).AuthenticationProtocolIdentifies the authentication protocolused.AuthenticationPasswordSpecifies the current authenticationpassword.Privacy Protocol Identifies the privacy protocol.SNMPv3Privacy PasswordSpecifies the current privacy password.ATTENTIONNot all information is required for connection to a switch. If the v3 Enabledcheck box is not selected, only a Device Name, Read Community,and Write Community value are needed. If the v3 Enabled check boxis not selected, only a Device Name, Read Community, and WriteCommunity value are needed. If you enable Use default communitystrings in properties, the Device Manager uses the default valuesspecified in the device properties for Read Community, and WriteCommunity. If v3 Enabled is selected, then Device Name, User Name,Authentication Protocol, Authentication Password, Privacy Protocol,and Privacy Password are required. If v3 Enabled is selected, thenDevice Name, User Name, Authentication Protocol, AuthenticationPassword, Privacy Protocol, and Privacy Password are required.Some devices require a value in Context Name.2 In the Device Name text box, type the DNS name or IP addressof the device.3 In the Read Community and Write Community text boxes, type theappropriate community strings.ATTENTIONTo gain read/write access to a device in Device Manager, you must enterthe read/write community string for both the Read Community and WriteCommunity strings.4 Click Open.Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 SeriesOverview — System ConfigurationNN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard4.1 19 November 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks.
