Cisco Catalyst 3560-X

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Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring SNMP
Configuring SNMP
Configuring Community Strings
You use the SNMP community string to define the relationship between the SNMP manager and the
agent. The community string acts like a password to permit access to the agent on the switch. Optionally,
you can specify one or more of these characteristics associated with the string:
• An access list of IP addresses of the SNMP managers that are permitted to use the community string
to gain access to the agent
• A MIB view, which defines the subset of all MIB objects accessible to the given community
• Read and write or read-only permission for the MIB objects accessible to the community
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure a community string on the switch:
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
snmp-server community string [view
view-name] [ro | rw] [access-list-number]
Configure the community string.
Note The @ symbol is used for delimiting the context
information. Avoid using the @ symbol as part of the
SNMP community string when configuring this command.
• For string, specify a string that acts like a password and
permits access to the SNMP protocol. You can configure one
or more community strings of any length.
• (Optional) For view, specify the view record accessible to the
community.
• (Optional) Specify either read-only (ro) if you want
authorized management stations to retrieve MIB objects, or
specify read-write (rw) if you want authorized management
stations to retrieve and modify MIB objects. By default, the
community string permits read-only access to all objects.
• (Optional) For access-list-number, enter an IP standard access
list numbered from 1 to 99 and 1300 to 1999.