Quick Reference Guide

1012 PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide
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Establishing SNMP community strings
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You can configure as many additional read-only and read-write community strings as you need. The
number of strings you can configure depends on the memory on the device. There is no practical
limit.
NOTE
If you delete the startup-config file, the device automatically re-adds the default “public” read-only
community string the next time you load the software.
Encryption of SNMP community strings
The software automatically encrypts SNMP community strings. Users with read-only access or who
do not have access to management functions in the CLI cannot display the strings. For users with
read-write access, the strings are encrypted in the CLI.
Encryption is enabled by default. You can disable encryption for individual strings or trap receivers
if desired. Refer to the next section for information about encryption.
Adding an SNMP community string
When you add a community string, you can specify whether the string is encrypted or clear. By
default, the string is encrypted.
To add an encrypted community string, enter commands such as the following.
PowerConnect(config)# snmp-server community private rw
PowerConnect(config)# write memory
Syntax: snmp-server community [0 | 1] <string>
ro | rw [view <viewname>] [<standard-ACL-name> | <standard-ACL-id>]
The <string> parameter specifies the community string name. The string can be up to 32
characters long.
The ro | rw parameter specifies whether the string is read-only (ro) or read-write (rw).
The 0 | 1 parameter affects encryption for display of the string in the running-config and the
startup-config file. Encryption is enabled by default. When encryption is enabled, the community
string is encrypted in the CLI regardless of the access level you are using.
The encryption option can be omitted (the default) or can be one of the following:
• 0 – Disables encryption for the community string you specify with the command. The
community string is shown as clear text in the running-config and the startup-config file. Use
this option if you do not want the display of the community string to be encrypted.
• 1 – Assumes that the community string you enter is encrypted, and decrypts the value before
using it.
NOTE
If you want the software to assume that the value you enter is the clear-text form, and to encrypt
display of that form, do not enter 0 or 1. Instead, omit the encryption option and allow the software
to use the default behavior.