SNMP Commands 241
SNMP Commands

snmp-server community

Use the
snmp-server community
command to set up the community access string to permit access
to the Simple Network Management Protocol command. Use the
no
form of this command
removes the specified community string.
Syntax
snmp-server community
community
[
ro
|
rw
|
su
] [
ip-address
] [
view
view-name
]
snmp-server community-group
community group-name
[
ip-address
]
no snmp-server community
community
[
ip-address
]
•
community
— Community string that acts like a password and permits access to the
SNMP protocol. (Range :1- 20 chars)
•
ro
— Specifies read-only access (Default)
•
rw
— Specifies read-write access
•
su
— Specifies SNMP administrator access
•
view
view-name
— Name of a previously defined view. The view defines the objects
available to the community. It’s not relevant for
su
,
which has an access to the whole
MIB. If unspecified, all the objects except of the community-table and SNMPv3 user and
access tables are available. (Range: 1- 30 chars)
•
ip-address
— Management station IP address. Default is all IP addresses. An out-of-band
IP address can be specified as described in the usage guidelines. (Range: Valid IP address)
•
group-name
— Name of a previously defined group. The group defines the objects
available to the community. (Range :1- 30 chars)
Default Configuration
There are no default communities defined.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
• You can’t specify view-name for
su
, which has an access to the whole MIB.
• You can use the
view-name
to restrict the access rights of a community string.
By specifying the
view-name
parameter the software:
1
Generates an internal security-name.