Overview

Readers will learn how to enable and configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) on an EdgeRouter.

Configuring SNMP using the Command Line

1. Enter configuration mode.

configure

2. Define the SNMP community name and set the authorization mode (replace <community> with your desired community name).

set service snmp community <community> authorization ro

3. Commit the changes and save the configuration.

commit ; save

The EdgeRouter also allows you to customize the SNMP settings. The available options are:

set service snmp community <community> client <ip-address>
set service snmp description <description>
set service snmp location <location>
set service snmp contact <name>
set service snmp trap-target <ip-address>
set service snmp listen-address <ip-address>

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