Netgear XCM8806 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide - Page 64

NETGEAR 8800 Chassis Switch CLI Manual alphanumeric_string Specifies an SNMP community string name. See "Usage Guidelines" for more information. Default The default read-only community string is public. The default read/write community string is private. Usage Guidelines Community strings provide a simple method of authentication between a switch and a remote network manager. Read community strings provide read-only access to the switch. The default read-only community string is public. Read-write community strings provide read and write access to the switch. The default read/write community string is private. Sixteen read-only and sixteen read/write community strings can be configured on the switch, including the defaults. An authorized trap receiver must be configured to use the correct community strings on the switch for the trap receiver to receive switch-generated traps. In some cases, it may be useful to allow multiple community strings so that all switches and trap receivers are not forced to use identical community strings. The configure snmp add community command allows you to add multiple community strings in addition to the default community string. An SNMP community string can contain up to 32 characters. NETGEAR recommends that you change the defaults of the community strings. To change the value of the default read/write and read-only community strings, use the configure snmp delete community command. Example The following command adds a read/write community string with the value netgear: configure snmp add community readwrite netgear configure snmp add trapreceiver configure snmp add trapreceiver [ | ] community [[hex ] | ] {port } {from [ | ]} {vr } {mode } Description Adds the IP address of a trap receiver to the trap receiver list and specifies which SNMPv1/v2c traps are to be sent. Syntax Description ip_address ipv6_address Specifies an SNMP trap receiver IPv4 address. Specifies an SNMP trap receiver IPv6 address 64 | Chapter 3. Commands for Managing the Switch