Assign MIB View Access for an Object

About this task

Create a new entry in the MIB View table.

You cannot modify SNMP settings with the default Layer 2 MIB view. However, you can modify SNMP settings with a new MIB view created with Layer 2 permissions.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > Edit > SnmpV3.
  2. Click VACM Table.
  3. In the VACM Table tab, click the MIB View tab.
  4. Click Insert.
  5. In the ViewName box, type a view name.
  6. In the Subtree box, type a subtree.
  7. In the Mask box, type a mask.
  8. From the Type options, select whether access to the MIB object is granted.
  9. Click Insert.

MIB View field descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the MIB View tab.

Name

Description

ViewName

Creates a new entry with this group name. The range is 1–32 characters.

Subtree

Specifies a valid object identifier that defines the set of MIB objects accessible by this SNMP entity, for example, 1.3.6.1.1.5.

Mask (optional)

Specifies a bit mask with vacmViewTreeFamilySubtree to determine whether an OID falls under a view subtree.

Type

Determines whether access to a MIB object is granted (included) or denied (excluded). The default is included.
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