Creating or Modifying a Community String for the Switch
To create or modify a community string to access the switch, use the following CLI command:
(configure)# snmp-server community <community-string> group <groupname> [<ip-addr> [notify]]
Table 5-8 defines the command keywords and variables.
Table 5-8. snmp-server community
Field
Definition
<community-string>
The name of the community string. The community string can range from 1 to 26 characters.
IMPORTANT:
Important: Do not assign a community string and
SNMPv3 user the same name.
<groupname>
Name of the group to which you are assigning the community string.
IMPORTANT:
Important: Do not assign the community string to a
group that requires authentication or
encryption. Community strings do not
support authentication or encryption.
<ip-addr>
The IP address from which the community string is valid. Trap messages are sent to this IP address if you enter the notify option.
[notify]
Sends trap messages to the IP address that you specify.
