Help Topic: Network: SNMP Settings - Community : Add/Edit

Community

The SNMP community provides a simple access protection by creating a community named public with the "ReadOnly" right. A second community, named admin posses the "ReadWrite" right, i.e. members of this community can edit the settings.

Via the community string a SNMP manager discloses his affiliation to a certain community. Unfortunately this string is transmitted as plaintext, making the security vulnerable.