Blue Coat Systems Blue Coat Systems SG Appliance manual Configuring SNMP Community Strings

Chapter 2: Monitoring the SG Appliance

Configuring SNMP Community Strings

Use community strings to restrict access to SNMP data. To read SNMP data on the SG appliance, specify a read community string. To write SNMP data to the appliance, specify a write community string. To receive traps, specify a trap community string. By default, all community string passwords are set to public.

Note: If you enable SNMP, make sure to change all three community-string passwords to values that are difficult to guess. Use a combination of uppercase, lowercase, and numeric characters. An easily-guessed community-string password makes it easier to gain unauthorized access to the SG appliance and network.

To set or change community strings:

1.Select Maintenance > SNMP > Community Strings.

2.Click the community string button you want to change. The Change Read/Write/Trap Community dialog displays.

3.Enter and confirm the community string; click OK.

4.Click Apply.

To set or change community strings:

You can set the community strings in either cleartext or encrypted form.

To set them in cleartext:

SGOS#(config) snmp

SGOS#(config snmp) enable

SGOS#(config snmp) read-communitypassword

SGOS#(config snmp) write-communitypassword

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