a group name known only to the members of the group

a password that allows SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) access to print server control functions

a string of octets that an SNMP manager must embed in an SNMP request packet for authentication purposes

A name used to identify an administrative relationship among SNMP entities.

Defines an access environment for a group of NMSs. NMSs within the community are said to exist within the same administrative domain. Community names serve as a weak form of authentication because devices that do not know the proper community name are precluded from SNMP operations.

A name used to group SNMP hosts. This name is placed in SNMP messages sent between SNMP-managed devices such as Windows 2000-based server computers and SNMP management stations. Typically, all hosts belong to Public, which is the standard name for a common community of all SNMP hosts. See also: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP); trap