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.
Configure SNMP-Server EngineID
Configure SNMP-Server Group Names
Configure SNMP-Server Hosts
Configure SNMP-Server Users
To display information about SNMP commands, use one of the following
commands in EXEC mode
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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.