SNMP Workflow
NOTE The switch comes with SNMP turned off by default. Before you can configure SNMP, you must turn on SNMP by using Security-> TCP/UDP Services.
The following is the recommended series of actions for configuring SNMP:
If you decide to use SNMP v1 or v2:
- Define a community by using the Add SNMP Community page. The community can be associated with an access rights and view in Basic mode or with a group in Advanced mode. There are two ways to define access rights to a community:
- Basic mode--The access rights of a community can configure with Read Only, Read Write, or SNMP Admin. In addition, you can restrict the access to the community to only certain MIB objects by selecting a view (defined in the SNMP Views page).
- Advanced Mode--The access rights to a community is defined by a group (defined in the Groups page). You can configure the group with a specific security model. The access rights in a group are defined by Read, Write, and Notify access to the desired views.
- Optionally, enable traps by using the Trap Settings page.
- Optionally, define a notification filter(s) by using the Notification Filter page.
- Define a notification recipient(s) by using either the SNMPv1,2 Notification Recipient page.
If you decide to use SNMP v3:
- Define the SNMP engine, one time, by using the Engine ID page.
- If desired, define SNMP view(s) by using the Views page.
- Define groups by using the Groups page.
- Define users by using the SNMP Users page, where they can be associated with a group.
- Optionally enable or disable traps by using the Trap Settings page.
- Optionally, define a notification filter(s) by using the Notification Filter page.
- Define a notification recipient(s) by using the SNMPv3 Notification Recipient page.