xStack® DES-3528/DES-3552 Series Layer 2 Managed Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Guide
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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:”
delete snmp community
Purpose
Used to remove a specific SNMP community string from the Switch.
Syntax delete snmp community <community_string 32>
Description
This command is used to remove a previously defined SNMP community string from the
Switch.
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.
Restrictions
Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To delete the SNMP community string “dlink”: