Disabling The Snmp Agent; Configuring Community Strings - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Software Configuration Manual
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Configuring SNMP
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Disabling the SNMP Agent
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to disable the SNMP agent:
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
no snmp-server
Step 3
end
Step 4
show running-config
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
The no snmp-server global configuration command disables all running versions (Version 1,
Version 2C, and Version 3) on the device. No specific Cisco IOS command exists to enable SNMP. The
first snmp-server global configuration command that you enter enables all versions of SNMP.
Configuring Community Strings
You use the SNMP community string to define the relationship between the SNMP manager and the
agent. The community string acts like a password to permit access to the agent on the switch. Optionally,
you can specify one or more of these characteristics associated with the string:
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invalid, and you need to reconfigure SNMP users by using the snmp-server user username global
configuration command. Similar restrictions require the reconfiguration of community strings when
the engine ID changes.
The snmp-server inform retries number timeout seconds pending number global configuration
command is used to specify the retry options for the SNMP server. The retry interval is exponential,
and is calculated as 2^(retry number)×(retry timer).
An access list of IP addresses of the SNMP managers that are permitted to use the community string
to gain access to the agent
A MIB view, which defines the subset of all MIB objects accessible to the given community
Read and write or read-only permission for the MIB objects accessible to the community
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Disable the SNMP agent operation.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Chapter 30
Configuring SNMP
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