DGS-3700 Series Layer 2 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Guide
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DGS-3700-12:5#show snmp view
Command: show snmp view
Vacm View Table Settings
View Name Subtree View Type
------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------
restricted 1.3.6.1.2.1.1 Included
restricted 1.3.6.1.2.1.11 Included
restricted 1.3.6.1.6.3.10.2.1 Included
restricted 1.3.6.1.6.3.11.2.1 Included
restricted 1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1 Included
CommunityView 1 Included
CommunityView 1.3.6.1.6.3 Excluded
CommunityView 1.3.6.1.6.3.1 Included
Total Entries: 8
DGS-3700-12:5#
create snmp community
Purpose
Used to create an SNMP community string to define the relationship between the
SNMP manager and an agent. The community string acts like a password to permit
access to the agent on the Switch. One or more of the following characteristics can
be associated with the community string:
An Access List of IP addresses of SNMP managers that are permitted to use the
community string to gain access to the Switch’s SNMP agent.
An MIB view that defines the subset of all MIB objects that will be accessible to the
SNMP community.
read_write
or
read_only
level permission for the MIB objects accessible to the SNMP
community.
Syntax
create snmp community <community_string 32> view <view_name 32>
[read_only | read_write]
Description
This command is used to create an SNMP community string and to assign access-
limiting characteristics to this community string.
Parameters
<community_string 32>
−
An alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that is used
to identify members of an SNMP community. This string is used like a password to
give remote SNMP managers access to MIB objects in the Switch’s SNMP agent.
view <view_name 32>
−
An alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that is used to
identify the group of MIB objects that a remote SNMP manager is allowed to
access on the Switch.
read_only
−
Specifies that SNMP community members using the community string
created with this command can only read the contents of the MIBs on the Switch.
read_write
−
Specifies that SNMP community members using the community string
created with this command can read from and write to the contents of the MIBs on
the Switch.
Restrictions
Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To create the SNMP community string “dlink”: