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(config) snmp-server community
(config) snmp-server community
To enable the SNMP agent on a WAAS device and to set up the community access string to permit access
to the SNMP agent, use the snmp-server community global configuration command. To disable the
SNMP agent and remove the previously configured community string, use the no form of this command.
snmp-server community string [group groupname | rw]
Syntax Description
Defaults The SNMP agent is disabled and a community string is not configured. When configured, an SNMP
community string by default permits read-only access to all objects.
Usage Guidelines The SNMP community string is used as a password for authentication when accessing the SNMP agent
on the WAE. To be authenticated, the Community Name field of any SNMP message sent to the WAAS
device must match the SNMP community string defined on the WAAS device.
The SNMP agent on the WAAS device is enabled when an SNMP community string is defined on the
WAAS device. The maximum number of SNMP communities that can be created is 10.
The snmp-server community string global configuration command provides view-based access control
for SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3, yet continues to provide backward compatibility between
different versions.
Tip Any SNMP message sent to the WAAS device must have the “Community Name” field of the
message match the community string defined here to be authenticated.
It is possible to configure a community string that grants access to only part of the MIB subtree. To
provide backward compatibility with previous versions of this command, a default read group or default
write group (if the rw option is specified on the command line) is associated with the community string
if no group name is specified. Both of these default groups are hidden from users and not displayed in
the configuration file or in the show
snmp group EXEC command, but are created during initialization
of the SNMP agent.
Command Modes global configuration
Device Modes application-accelerator
central-manager
string Community string that acts like a password and permits access to the SNMP agent.
Supports up to a maximum of 64 characters.
group (Optional) Specifies the group to which the community string belongs.
groupname Name of the group. Supports up to a maximum of 64 characters.
rw (Optional) Enables read-write access to this community string.