SNMP
Overview
Cisco 350XG & 550XG Series 10G Stackable Managed Switches
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The following is the recommended series of actions for configuring SNMP:
If you decide to use SNMPv1 or v2:
STEP 1
page and click Add. The community can be
associated with access rights and a view in Basic mode or with a group in
Advanced mode. There are two ways to define access rights of a community:
•
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
•
Advanced Mode—The access rights of a community are defined by a group
(defined in the
page). You can configure the group with a specific
security model. The access rights of a group are Read, Write, and Notify.
STEP 2
Choose whether to restrict the SNMP management station to one address or allow
SNMP management from all addresses. If you choose to restrict SNMP
management to one address, then input the address of your SNMP Management
PC in the IP Address field.
STEP 3
Input the unique community string in the Community String field.
STEP 4
Optionally, enable traps by using the
STEP 5
Optionally, define a notification filter(s) by using the
page.
STEP 6
Configure the notification recipients on the
SNMPv1,2 Notification Recipients
pages.
If you decide to use SNMPv3:
STEP 1
Define the SNMP engine by using the
.
Either create a
unique Engine ID or use the default Engine ID. Applying an Engine ID configuration
clears the SNMP database.
STEP 2
Optionally, define SNMP view(s) by using the
page. This limits the range of
OIDs available to a community or group.
STEP 3
Define groups by using the
STEP 4
Define users by using the
page
,
where they can be associated with a group.
If the SNMP Engine ID is not set, then users may not be created.
