This article will guide your through the steps to enable SNMP in Cisco Routers and Switches
Description
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Telnet to the router/switch
prompt#telnet testrouter
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Go to the enable mode by specifying the password:
Router>enable
Password:
Router# -
Go into configuration mode:
Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End
with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# -
Use the command below to add a Read-Only community string:
Router(config)#snmp-server community DBB76EQ3k4Qu RO
where "public" is the Read-only community string. -
To add a Read-Write Community string, use the command below:
Router(config)#snmp-server community private RW
where "private" is the Read-write community string. -
Exit the configuration mode and save the settings:
Router(config)#exit
Router#write memory
Building configuration...
[OK]
Router#
To enable SNMP traps, follow the steps below in the Configuration mode of the Router/Switch:
First, set the host to which the traps have to be sent using the folowing command:
snmp-server host <IP Address> version <v1 or 2c> <RO community string>
where,
<IP Address> refers to the IP Address of the device to which the traps have to be sent
<v1 or 2c> refers to the SNMP version
<RO community string> refers to the Read-Only community string
Then, enable SNMP Traps using the command below:
snmp-server enable traps [notification-type] [notification-option]
Ex: snmp-server enable traps config [this will send all configurationnotifications as traps]
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