This document aims to show you how to configure an SNMP community on a Cisco Business 220 series switch.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a network management protocol which helps to record, store, and share information about the devices in the network. This helps the administrator address network issues. Access rights in SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 are managed by the definition of communities. Community names are shared keys between the SNMP management stations and the devices. It assumes that SNMP Views has already been configured for the device.
For information on configuring SNMP views, check out:
Log in to the web user interface (UI) of your switch.
Choose SNMP > Communities.
Click Add to create a new SNMP community.
In the Community String field, enter the community name used to authenticate the management station to the device.
Select a community type. The options are:
In this example, Basic is chosen.
(Optional) Check the View Name check box and choose the name of the SNMP view from the View Name drop-down list that specifies the collection of MIB subtrees to which access is granted. This allows you to give appropriate permissions based on the option chosen from the Basic mode.
The View Name option is not available when in SNMP Admin or in Advanced mode.
Click Apply.
Click Save to save the settings to the startup configuration file.
You have now successfully added a community on the switch.
Check the check box for the community that you need to edit and then click the Edit button.
Edit the desired fields and click Apply.
(Optional) In order to delete the communities from the Community Table, check the corresponding check box and click Delete.
(Optional) Click Save to save the settings to the startup configuration file.
You have now successfully edited or deleted an SNMP community from your switch.
There you go! You have learned how to configure and manage SNMP communities on your CBS220 switch.
To learn about configuring SNMP Groups, check out Configure SNMP Groups on a Cisco Business Switch.
Revision | Publish Date | Comments |
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1.0 |
07-Oct-2021 |
Initial Release |