SNMP Commands 241SNMP Commandssnmp-server communityUse the snmp-server community command to set up the community access string to permit accessto the Simple Network Management Protocol command. Use the no form of this commandremoves the specified community string.Syntaxsnmp-server community community [ro | rw | su] [ip-address] [view view-name]snmp-server community-group community group-name [ip-address]no snmp-server community community [ip-address]• community — Community string that acts like a password and permits access to theSNMP protocol. (Range :1- 20 chars)• ro — Specifies read-only access (Default)• rw — Specifies read-write access• su — Specifies SNMP administrator access• view view-name — Name of a previously defined view. The view defines the objectsavailable to the community. It’s not relevant for su, which has an access to the wholeMIB. If unspecified, all the objects except of the community-table and SNMPv3 user andaccess tables are available. (Range: 1- 30 chars)• ip-address — Management station IP address. Default is all IP addresses. An out-of-bandIP address can be specified as described in the usage guidelines. (Range: Valid IP address)• group-name — Name of a previously defined group. The group defines the objectsavailable to the community. (Range :1- 30 chars)Default ConfigurationThere are no default communities defined.Command ModeGlobal Configuration modeUser Guidelines• You can’t specify view-name for su, which has an access to the whole MIB.• You can use the view-name to restrict the access rights of a community string.By specifying the view-name parameter the software:1 Generates an internal security-name.
