CHAPTER 2 SNMP Overview
Mediant 800 SBC | SNMP Reference Guide
Configuring Community Strings via the Web
For detailed information on configuring community strings through the Web interface, refer to
the device's
User's Manual
.
Configuring Community Strings via the ini File
The following ini file parameters are used to configure community strings:
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SNMPREADONLYCOMMUNITYSTRING_<x> = '#######'
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SNMPREADWRITECOMMUNITYSTRING_<x> = '#######'
Where
<x>
is a number from 0 through 4. Note that the '#' character represents any
alphanumeric character. The maximum length of the string is 19 characters that can include
only the following:
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Upper- and lower-case letters (a to z, and A to Z)
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Numbers (0 to 9)
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Hyphen (-)
■
Underline (_)
Configuring Community Strings via SNMP
To configure community strings, the EMS must use the standard snmpCommunityMIB. To
configure the trap community string, the EMS must also use the snmpTargetMIB.
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To add a read-only v2user community string:
1.
Add a new row to the snmpCommunityTable with CommunityName v2user.
2.
Add a row to the vacmSecurityToGroupTable for SecurityName v2user, GroupName
ReadGroup and SecurityModel snmpv2c.
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To delete the read-only v2user community string:
1.
If v2user is being used as the trap community string, follow the procedure for changing
the trap community string. (See below.)
2.
Delete the snmpCommunityTable row with CommunityName v2user.
3.
Delete the vacmSecurityToGroupTable row for SecurityName v2user, GroupName
ReadGroup and SecurityModel snmpv2c.
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To add a read-write v2admin community string:
1.
Add a new row to the snmpCommunityTable with CommunityName v2admin.
2.
Add a row to the vacmSecurityToGroupTable for SecurityName v2admin, GroupName
ReadWriteGroup and SecurityModel snmpv2c.
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