3Com 3500 Sets two Snmp community strings read-only and read-write, Snmp Community Example

192CHAPTER 6: SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL (SNMP)

snmp community

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Sets two SNMP community strings: read-only and read-write.

To set the community strings for the CoreBuilder 9000, see the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Management Engine User Guide.

Valid Minimum Abbreviation

sn c

Important Considerations

■When an SNMP agent receives an SNMP request, the agent compares the community string in the request with the community strings that are configured for the agent:

■SNMP get, get-next, and set requests are valid if the community string in the request matches the agent’s read-write community.

■SNMP get and get-nextrequests are valid if the community string in the request matches the agent’s read-only community string or read-write community string.

■You can specify any string value up to 48 characters long. Do not use embedded spaces or the # symbol.

■If you do not want to change the value of a community string, press Return or Enter at either prompt.

Options

Prompt Description Possible Values [Default]

Read-only	Octet string, included in each
	SNMP message, that provides
	read-only access to system
	information
Read-write	Octet string, included in each
	SNMP message, that controls
	read-write access to system
	information

■ public public

■A string up to 48 characters long

■ private private

■A string up to 48 characters long

SNMP Community Example (3500)

Select menu option (snmp): community

Enter new read-only community [public]:our_app

Enter new read-write community [private]: my_mail