Defining Snmp Communities - Cisco ESW 500 Administration Manual

Configuring SNMP
Configuring SNMP Security
STEP 3
STEP 4
ESW 500 Series Switches Administration Guide
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Group Name — Displays the user-defined group to which access control rules
are applied. The field range is up to 30 characters.
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Security Model — Defines the SNMP version attached to the group. The
possible field values are:
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SNMPv1
— SNMPv1 is defined for the group.
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SNMPv2
— SNMPv2 is defined for the group.
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SNMPv3
— SNMPv3 is defined for the group.
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Security Level — Defines the security level attached to the group. Security
levels apply to SNMPv3 only.
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No Authentication
levels are assigned to the group.
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Authentication
SNMP messages origin is authenticated.
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Privacy — Encrypts SNMP message.
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Operation — Defines the group access rights. The options for Read, Write, and
Notify operations are as follows:
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Default
— Defines the default group access rights.
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DefaultSuper
administrator.
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Read — The management access is restricted to read-only, and
changes cannot be made to the assigned SNMP view.
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Write
— The management access is read-write and changes can be
made to the assigned SNMP view.
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Notify
— Sends traps for the assigned SNMP view.
Define the relevant fields.
Click Apply. The SNMP Group Profile is modified, and the device is updated.

Defining SNMP Communities

The Access rights are managed by defining communities in the
Communities Page
. When the community names are changed, access rights are
also changed. SNMP communities are defined only for SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c.
— Neither the Authentication nor the Privacy security
— Authenticates SNMP messages, and ensures the
— Defines the default group access rights for
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