Community String Configuration Example: Allowing Only Read-Only Access Using The Default Community Strings; Configuration; Verify Operations - Avaya VSP 4000 Technical Configuration Manual

8.8 Community String Configuration Example:
Allowing only read-only access using the default
community strings
8.8.1

Configuration

Assuming we are using default settings, read-only access uses the VACM table security name of
readview referenced to a SNMP community security name of first. Read-write access uses the VACM
table security name of initialview referenced to a SNMP community security name of second. Hence, all
we have to do is change the VACM table security name from initialview to readview for the SNMP
Community security name of second. The end result, if a user attempts to connect to an VSP switch using
SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c using the default community strings of public and private, the user will only get
read-only access.
Change the default read-write community name with the read-only VACM security name
VSPswitch:1(config)#snmp-server community private secname readview
8.8.2

Verify Operations

Verify SNMP community
VSPswitch:1#show snmp-server community
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Index Name
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first ********
second ********
4 out of 4 Total entries displayed
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Community Table
Security Name Transport Tag
readview
readview
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