Defining Snmp Communities - Cisco 500 series Administration Manual

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Configuring SNMP

Defining SNMP Communities

STEP 4
Defining SNMP Communities
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
Click Apply to save the settings.
Access rights in SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 are managed by defining communities in
Communities
the
page. The community name is a type of shared password
between the SNMP management station and the device. It is used to authenticate
the SNMP management station.
Communities are only defined in SNMPv1 and v2 because SNMPv3 works with
users instead of communities. The users belong to groups that have access rights
assigned to them.
Communities
The
page associates communities with access rights, either directly
(Basic mode) or through groups (Advanced mode):
Basic mode—The access rights of a community can configure with Read
Only, Read Write, or SNMP Admin. In addition, you can restrict the access to
the community to only certain MIB objects by selecting a view (defined in the
SNMP Views
page).
Advanced Mode—The access rights of a community are defined by a group
(defined in the
security model. The access rights of a group are Read, Write, and Notify.
To define SNMP communities:
Click SNMP > Communities. The
This page displays a table of configured SNMP communities and their properties.
Add SNMP Community
Click Add. The
This page enables network managers to define and configure new SNMP
communities.
SNMP Management Station—Click User Defined to enter the management
station IP address that can access the SNMP community. Click All to indicate that
any IP device can access the SNMP community.
IP Version—Select either IPv4 or IPv6.
Groups
page). You can configure the group with a specific
Communities
page is displayed.
page is displayed.
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