Configuring SNMP & RMON
SNMP Configurations
Configuration Guide
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security level, SHA as the authentication algorithm, 1234 as the authentication password,
DES as the privacy algorithm and 1234 as the privacy password:
Switch#configure
Switch(config)#snmp-server user
admin remote nms-monitor
smode
v3
slev
authPriv
cmode
SHA
cpwd
1234
emode
DES
epwd
1234
Switch(config)#show snmp-server user
No. U-Name U-Type G-Name S-Mode S-Lev A-Mode P-Mode
--- ------ ------ ------ ------ ----- ------ ------
1 admin remote nms-monitor v3 authPriv SHA DES
Switch(config)#end
Switch#copy running-config startup-config
2.2.5 Creating SNMP Communities
For SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c the Community Name is used for authentication, functioning as
the password.
Step 1
configure
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
snmp-server community
name
{ read-only | read-write }
mib-view
Configure the community.
name:
Enter a group name with 1 to 16 characters.
read-only | read-write:
Choose an access permissions for the community. Read-only
indicates that the NMS can view but cannot modify parameters of the view, while read-write
indicates that the NMS can both view and modify.
mib-view:
Enter a view to allow it to be accessed by the community. The name contains 1 to
61 characters.
Step 3
show snmp-server community
Displays community entries.
Step 4
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
Save the settings in the configuration file.
The following example shows how to set an SNMP community. Name the community as the
nms-monitor, and allow the NMS to view and modify parameters of View:
Switch#configure
