Related Configuration Tasks
The following list contains configuration tasks for SNMP:
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Setting up SNMP
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Setting Up User-based Security (SNMPv3)
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Read Managed Object Values
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Write Managed Object Values
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Configure Contact and Location Information Using SNMP
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Subscribe to Managed Object Value Updates using SNMP
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Copy Configuration Files Using SNMP
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Manage VLANs Using SNMP
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Enable and Disable a Port Using SNMP
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Fetch Dynamic MAC Entries Using SNMP
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Deriving Interface Indices
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Monitor Port-channels
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Troubleshooting SNMP Operations
Important Points to Remember
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Typically, 5-second timeout and 3-second retry values on an SNMP server are sufficient for both LAN
and WAN applications. If you experience a timeout with these values, increase the timeout value to
greater than 3 seconds, and increase the retry value to greater than 2 on your SNMP server.
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User ACLs override group ACLs.
Setting up SNMP
As previously stated, FTOS supports SNMP version 1 and version 2 which are community-based security
models. The primary difference between the two versions is that version 2 supports two additional protocol
operations (informs operation and
SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) is a user-based security model that provides password authentication for user
security and encryption for data security and privacy. Three sets of configurations are available for SNMP
read/write operations: no password or privacy, password privileges, password and privacy privileges
A maximum of 16 users can be configured even if they are in different groups.
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query) and one additional object (counter64 object).
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