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Configuring the Switch
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Note: The predefined default groups and view can be deleted from the system. You can
then define customized groups and views for the SNMP clients that require access.
Enabling the SNMP Agent
Enables SNMPv3 service for all management clients (i.e., versions 1, 2c, 3).
Command Attributes
• SNMP Agent Status – Enables SNMP on the switch.
Web – Click SNMP, Agent Status. Enable the SNMP Agent by marking the Enabled
checkbox, and click Apply.
Figure 3-22 Enabling the SNMP Agent
CLI – The following example enables SNMP on the switch.
Setting Community Access Strings
You may configure up to five community strings authorized for management access
by clients using SNMP v1 and v2c. All community strings used for IP Trap Managers
should be listed in this table. For security reasons, you should consider removing the
default strings.
Command Attributes
• SNMP Community Capability – The switch supports up to five community strings.
• Community String – A community string that acts like a password and permits
access to the SNMP protocol.
Default strings: “public” (read-only access), “private” (read/write access)
Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive
v3 AuthNoPriv user defined user defined user defined Provides user
authentication via MD5
or SHA algorithms
v3 AuthPriv user defined user defined user defined Provides user
authentication via MD5
or SHA algorithms and
data privacy using DES
56-bit encryption
Console(config)#snmp-server 4-113
Console(config)#
Table 3-4 SNMPv3 Security Models and Levels (Continued)
Model Level Group Read View Write View Security