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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
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Chapter 73 Configuring SNMP
Configuring SNMP
What to Do Next
Choose one of the following:
• See the “Using SNMP Version 1 or 2c” section on page 73-9.
• See the “Using SNMP Version 3” section on page 73-9.
Using SNMP Version 1 or 2c
To configure parameters for SNMP Version 1 or 2c, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Choose Configuration > Device Management > Management Access > SNMP.
Step 2 (Optional) Enter a default community string in the Community String (default) field.
Enter the password used by the SNMP NMSs when sending requests to the adaptive security appliance.
The SNMP community string is a shared secret among the SNMP NMSs and the network nodes being
managed. The adaptive security appliance uses the password to determine if the incoming SNMP request
is valid. The password is a case-sensitive value up to 32 characters in length. Spaces are not permitted.
The default is “public.” SNMP Version 2c allows separate community strings to be set for each NMS. If
no community string is configured for any NMS, the value set here will be used by default.
Step 3 In the Contact field, enter the name of the adaptive security appliance system administrator. The text is
case-sensitive and can be up to 127 characters. Spaces are accepted, but multiple spaces are shortened
to a single space.
Step 4 In the ASA Location field, enter the location of the adaptive security appliance being managed by SNMP.
The text is case-sensitive and can be up to 127 characters. Spaces are accepted, but multiple spaces are
shortened to a single space.
Step 5 In the Listening Port field, enter the number of the adaptive security appliance port that listens for SNMP
requests from NMSs; or keep the default, port number161.
Step 6 Click Apply.
SNMP parameters for Versions 1 and 2c are configured and the changes are saved to the running
configuration.
What to Do Next
See the “Monitoring SNMP” section on page 73-10.
Using SNMP Version 3
To configure parameters for SNMP Version 3, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Choose Configuration > Device Management > Management Access > SNMP.
Step 2 In the SNMPv3 Users pane, to add a configured user or a new user to a group, click Add. To change user
parameters, click Edit. To remove a configured user from a group, click Delete. When you remove the
last user in a group, ASDM deletes the group.
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