# Reading network switch/port information for a device with static address

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [November 16, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-network-switch-port-information-for-a-device-with-static-address/53136 "2021-11-16T17:02:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-network-switch-port-information-for-a-device-with-static-address/53136/4 "2021-11-16T18:47:35Z")

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> [@bschroeder](#):
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> If it has SNMP capability

> [@SNMP function for Ignition version 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snmp-function-for-ignition-version-8/35167):
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> Hi all. [Here](https://github.com/gitRaiku/Snmp-Ignition-Module) you have a simple SNMP function tested with v1/v2c devices under V8 As of now the only operation available is snmp Get and can be called by using system.snmp.snmpGet(‘community’, ‘address’, port, ‘OID’) Returns value as string I was in need of a simple function for SNMP. The driver on market seems a little complicated and the free one made by BYES for V7.9 is not free anymore for V8 ( for a good reason ) So I asked my son for help, we took the function example, tweaked the cod…

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