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Cisco Media Gateway Manager 5.0 User Guide
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Chapter 4 Building the Network
How Do I Configure the SNMP Community String?
4.4.2 Changing Community Strings Using the Domain Explorer
To change the SNMP get and set community strings for selected nodes:
Step 1 In the Domain Explorer Hierarchy pane, select the node.
Step 2 In the NE Authentication tab, you can change the SNMP Community String to change the SNMP get
community string, or change the SNMP Set Only Community String.
Step 3 Click Save.
4.4.3 Changing Community Strings Using the CLI
To change the SNMP get community strings for selected nodes:
Step 1 Open a terminal window and SSH or Telnet to the switch.
Step 2 Enter the cnfsnmp command to change the SNMP get community string for the selected nodes as
follows:
xxyyzz% cnfsnmp community [ro|rw]
where ro is the SNMP get community string and rw is the SNMP set only community string
Step 3 Configure the SNMP get community string for the selected switch as follows:
xxyyzz%cnfsnmp community public ro
xxyyzz%
Then check that the community string has changed. Enter:
dspsnmp
You will see output similar to the following example:
xxyyzz.7.PXM.a > dspsnmp
xxyyzz System Rev: 05.00 Dec. 14, 2004 20:04:14 GMT
MGX8850 Node Alarm: MAJOR
Community (rw): private
Community (ro): public
System Location: building 3
System Contact:
To change the SNMP set community strings for a node or switch:
Note The following procedure changes the SNMP set community string for the node that you SSH or Telnet
to, not for all instances of that node. You must change the SNMP set community string on all instances
of the node.
Step 1 Open a terminal window and SSH or Telnet to the switch.