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Thank you for your response. &nbsp;So are you saying that if I disable SNMP &quot;Write Access&quot; on that switch, I will have to physically connect to it rather then being able to remote to it to make changes?
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Thank you for your response.  So are you saying that if I disable SNMP "Write Access" on that switch, I will have to physically connect to it rather then being able to remote to it to make changes?

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There appears to be a delay in someone responding to you, so I'll answer that question for you:<br />
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No. &nbsp;You'll still be able to telnet/ssh in as before. &nbsp;This will just prevent modification to the switch via SNMP.
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There appears to be a delay in someone responding to you, so I'll answer that question for you:

No.  You'll still be able to telnet/ssh in as before.  This will just prevent modification to the switch via SNMP.

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Ok. &nbsp;I use the GUI (via web browser) and I do not want to lose the ability of that interface.
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Ok.  I use the GUI (via web browser) and I do not want to lose the ability of that interface.

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Thank you both for your help and responses
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Thank you both for your help and responses

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I have a switch that I would like to disable SNMP Write-Access for security. &nbsp;Will this cause any problems with attached PCs or does this just disable reporting on events to the switch?<br />
Thanks
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I have a switch that I would like to disable SNMP Write-Access for security.  Will this cause any problems with attached PCs or does this just disable reporting on events to the switch?
Thanks

Disabling SNMP Write-Access on Switches

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