Specifications

7-44 IP Services Commands
set snmp community
ConfiguresacommunitystringforSNMPv1orSNMPv2c.
Syntax
set snmp community name comm-string access {read-only | read-notify | notify-only
| read-write | notify-read-write}
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Enabled.
Usage
SNMPcommunitystringsarepassedascleartextinSNMPv1andSNMPv2c.EnterasysNetworks
recommendsthatyouusestringsthatcannoteasilybeguessedbyunauthorizedusers.For
example,donotusethewell‐knownstringspublicandprivate.
IfyouareusingSNMPv3,youcanconfigureSNMPv3userstouse
authenticationandtoencrypt
SNMPdata.
Note: For SNMPv3, use the set snmp usm command to configure an SNMPv3 user. SNMPv3 does
not use community strings.
comm‐string NameoftheSNMPcommunity.Specifybetween1and32
alphanumericcharacters,withnospaces.
read‐only AllowsanSNMPmanagementapplicationusingthestringtoget
(read)objectvaluesontheswitchbutnottoset(write)them.
read‐notify AllowsanSNMPmanagementapplicationusingthestringtoget

objectvaluesontheswi tchbutnottosetthem.Theswitchcanusethe
stringtosendnotifications.
notify‐only Allowstheswitchtousethestringtosendnotifications.
read‐write AllowsanSNMPmanagementapplicationusingthestringtogetand
setobjectvaluesontheswitch.
notify‐read‐
write AllowsanSNMPmanagementapplicationusingthestringtogetand
setobjectvaluesontheswitch.Theswitchalsocanusethestringto
sendnotifications.