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create snmp community
Purpose Used to create an SNMP community string to define the relationship between the SNMP
manager and an agent. The community string acts like a password to permit access to
the agent on the Switch. One or more of the following characteristics can be associated
with the community string:
An Access List of IP addresses of SNMP managers that are permitted to use the
community string to gain access to the Switch’s SNMP agent.
An MIB view that defines the subset of all MIB objects that will be accessible to the
SNMP community.
read_write or read_only level permission for the MIB objects accessible to the SNMP
community.
Syntax
create snmp community <community_string 32> view <view_name 32> [read_only
| read_write]
Description This command is used to create an SNMP community string and to assign access–
limiting characteristics to this community string.
Parameters
<community_string 32> − An alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that is used to
identify members of an SNMP community. This string is used like a password to give
remote SNMP managers access to MIB objects in the Switch’s SNMP agent.
<view_name 32> − An alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that is used to identify
the group of MIB objects that a remote SNMP manager is allowed to access on the
Switch.
read_only − Specifies that SNMP community members using the community string
created with this command can only read the contents of the MIBs on the Switch.
read_write − Specifies that SNMP community members using the community string
created with this command can read from and write to the contents of the MIBs on the
Switch.
Restrictions Only Administrator and Operator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To create the SNMP community string “dlink:”
DGS–3426:5#create snmp community dlink view ReadView read_write
Command: create snmp community dlink view ReadView read_write
Success.
DGS–3426:5#
delete snmp community
Purpose Used to remove a specific SNMP community string from the Switch.
Syntax
delete snmp community <community_string 32>
Description This command is used to remove a previously defined SNMP community string from the
Switch.
Parameters
<community_string 32> − An alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that is used to
identify members of an SNMP community. This string is used like a password to give
remote SNMP managers access to MIB objects in the Switch’s SNMP agent.
Restrictions Only Administrator and Operator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To delete the SNMP community string “dlink:”
