Define Snmpv1/V2 Communities; Configuring Snmp V3 - Network Critical SmartNA-X User Manual

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Figure 67: The SNMP Communities dialog for SNMP v1 and v2

Define SNMPv1/v2 communities

1. Click on the chassis and select the SNMP tab.
2. In the Traditional access control area, click Configure communities. The SNMP Communities dialog displays.
3. To define a new community, click Add new community, or click
Community dialog displays (see the figure below).
4. Enter or edit details for the community:
• Community string—Enter a secret/password string for the community to authenticate clients. The community
string is case-sensitive and must contain 1–32 alphanumeric characters (no spaces), and the first character must be
a letter.
• IP version—Specify whether this community allows access via IPv4 or IPv6.
Source—You may restrict access to the community from certain sources, by specifying the source address, subnet
•
or hostname.
• Type—Specify whether this community allows read-only or read-write access to clients.
• OID—You may restrict access to the community to part of the MIB tree by specifying the OID.
5. Click Add community to finish setting up the community.
6. Click Review/apply and review pending changes. To apply these changes to the system, click Apply changes or click
'X' to cancel.
Figure 68: The Add community dialog for SNMP v1 and v2

Configuring SNMP v3

The recommended steps for configuring access to management information for SNMP v3 users are as follows:
1. Define the users and their access models.
2. Map any SNMP v1 communities to a security name.
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to edit an existing community. The Add/Edit