Configure SNMP support on an IOS router

SNMP can form the backbone of a network monitoring system as well as be an important tool for network security. There are four basic tasks to configure IOS SNMPv3.

  1. Configure SNMP-Server EngineID
  2. Configure SNMP-Server Group Names
  3. Configure SNMP-Server Hosts
  4. Configure SNMP-Server Users

To display information about SNMP commands, use one of the following commands in EXEC mode   :

  • show snmp engineID [local | remote]
  • show snmp groups
  • show snmp user
Lab Activity

Lab Exercise: Configure SNMP Messages on a Cisco Router

In this lab, students will learn to configure SNMP. Students will install SNMP trap watcher and enable SNMP Community Strings. Students will then establish the contact and location of the SNMP Agent. Students will also test the configuration. Students will then learn to limit SNMP to the inside server. Finally, students will disable SNMP traps, and then disable SNMP and the associated ACL.

Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 12.2 Configuring SNMP Support