Configuring for Network Management Applications

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

Figure 13-4shows the assigning of the Operator community on MgrStation1 to the CommunityOperatorReadWrite group. Any other Operator only has an access level of CommunityOperatorReadOnly.

Add mapping to allow write access for

Operator community on MgrStation1

Two Operator Access Levels

Figure 13-4. Assigning a Community to a Group Access LevelTable 13-1. SNMP Community Features

Feature

Default

Menu

CLI

Web

 

 

 

 

 

show SNMP communities

n/a

page

page

 

 

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13-16

 

configure identity information

none

page

 

 

 

 

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configure community names

public

page

page

MIB view for a community name

 

13-14

13-17

 

(operator, manager)

manager

 

write access for default

 

 

community name

unrestricted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use SNMP communities to restrict access to the switch by SNMP management stations by adding, editing, or deleting SNMP communities. You can configure up to five SNMP communities, each with either an operator-level or a manager- level view, and either restricted or unrestricted write access.

Using SNMP requires that the switch have an IP address and subnet mask compatible with your network.

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