Configuring SNMP Communities

Use the SNMP Communities window to configure SNMP communities. You can add, modify, or delete an SNMP community and add, modify, or delete an address for a community.

 

Specifying Options for SNMP Communities

SNMP includes a default community named "public." The public community is assigned write-read-trap access by default. You should change public access to read-trap and add at least one other community with write-read-trap access.

You can specify one or more addresses for each community, one at a time. If you do not specify an address for a community, requests are accepted by any host. The address is also used to specify the hosts that receive the traps. If no address is specified, no traps are generated.

Procedure:

Step Action
1 Add, modify, or delete a community:
  • Click Add to add a new community.
  • Click the Mod button associated with the community to modify its options.
  • Click the Del button associated with the community to delete the community.
2 Add, modify, or delete the community IP address:
  • Click Add to add an IP address for a community.
  • Click the Mod button for the community to change the IP address.
  • Click the Del button associated with the community to delete the community address.

Before enabling traps and selecting a view for a community, you may need to perform procedures using the Command Line Interface.

Field Descriptions

SNMP Communities
Name Community name.The default is public.
Access Community access option enabled for the community.
Enabled Traps Trap type options enabled for the community.
View Community view or views selected for the community.
Community IP Addresses
Name Community name.
IP Address IP address(es) for the community.
Mask IP mask for the IP address.