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SNMP Commands
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SNMP Commands
snmp-server community
Use the snmp-server community command to set up the community access string to permit
access to the Simple Network Management Protocol command. Use the no form of this
command to remove the specified community string.
Syntax
snmp-server community community [ ro | rw | su ] [ ip-address ] [ view view-name ]
snmp-server community-group community group-name [ ip-address ]
no snmp-server community community [ ip-address ]
• community — Community string that acts like a password and permits access to the
SNMP protocol. (Range: 1-20 chars)
• ro — Specifies read-only access (Default)
• rw — Specifies read-write access
• su — Specifies SNMP administrator access
• view view-name — Name of a previously defined view. The view defines the objects
available to the community. It’s not relevant for su , which has an access to the whole
MIB. If unspecified, all the objects except of the community-table and SNMPv3 user and
access tables are available. (Range: 1 - 30 chars)
• ip-address — Management station IP address. Default is all IP addresses. An out-of-band
IP address can be specified as described in the usage guidelines. (Range: Valid IP address)
• group-name — Name of a previously defined group. The group defines the objects
available to the community. (Range: 1 - 30 chars)
Default configuration
No community is defined.
Command Mode
Global configuration
User Guidelines
• You can't specify view-name for su , which has an access to the whole MIB.
You can use the view-name to restrict the access rights of a community string. By specifying
the view-name parameter the software:
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Generates an internal security-name.
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