Configuring for Network Management Applications

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

SNMP Version 3 Commands

SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) adds a new command to the CLI for configuring SNMPv3 functions. To enable SMNPv3 operation on the switch you must:

a. Enable SNMPv3 with the snmpv3 enable command. An initial user entry will be generated with MD5 authentication and DES privacy.

b. You may restrict access to only SNMPv3 agents with the snmpv3 only command. A second option is to restrict write access to only SNMPv3 agents with the snmpv3 restricted-accesscommand

C a u t i o n

Restricting access to only version 3 messages will make the community named

 

“public” inaccessible to network management applications (such as auto-

 

discovery, traffic monitoring, SNMP trap generation, and threshold setting).

 

Syntax: [no] snmpv3 enable

 

 

Enable and disable the switch for access from SNMPv3

 

agents. This includes the creation of the initial user record.

 

[no] snmpv3 only

 

Enables or disables restrictions to access from only SNMPv3

 

agents. When enabled, the switch rejects all non-SNMPv3

 

messages.

 

[no] snmpv3 restricted-access

 

Enables or disables restrictions from all non- SNMPv3 agents

 

to read only access.

 

show snmpv3 enable

 

Displays the operating status of SNMPv3.

 

show snmpv3 only

 

Displays the status of message reception of non-SNMPv3

 

messages.

 

show snmpv3 restricted-access

 

Displays the status of write messages of non-SNMPv3

 

messages.

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