On the
Communities
page, you can create different communities and customize access. The
public
string has read-only privileges by default.
The following options are available:
l
SNMP Community Capability
—
Indicates that the switch supports up to five community strings.
l
Community List
—
Displays a list of the community strings currently configured. Default strings are
public
(read-only access) and
private
(read/write
access).
l
Community String
—
Allows you to name a new community. Community strings are case sensitive.
l
Access Mode
—
Sets the access rights for the new community that you are creating. Access rights are either read-only or read/write.
To add an SNMP community, type the new name in the
Community String
box, select the access rights from the
Access Mode
drop-down menu, and then click
Add Community String
. To delete a community, click the entry in the
Community List
, and then click
Remove Community String
.
CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the
SNMP/Communities
page.
Example
Console(config)#snmp-server community private rw
Console(config)#
Traps
On the
Traps
page, you can specify management stations that receive authentication failure messages and other trap messages from the switch.
The following options are available:
l
Trap Manager Capability
—
Indicates that the switch supports up to five trap managers
l
Trap Manager List
—
Displays a list of the trap managers currently configured
l
IP address
—
Specifies the IP address of a new management station to receive trap messages
l
Community String
—
Identifies the community string for the new trap manager you are creating
To add a trap manager, type the new IP address in the
IP Address
box, type the appropriate SNMP community in the
Community String
box, and then click
Add Trap Manager
. To delete a trap manager, click the entry in the
Trap Manager List
, and then click
Remove Trap Manager
.
Command
Usage
snmp-server community
string
[ro|rw]
Defines the community access string for the Simple Network Management Protocol.
Read-only access is specified by
ro
, and read-write access is specified by
rw
.
NOTICE:
The switch does not prevent IP addresses that are not in the
Trap Manager
list from accessing the switch through SNMP. You only need a
valid community string for access.
