snmp-server community

Sets the community string and associates it with the user-defined group name to restrict the access of MIB for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c requests.

Syntax

snmp-server community string [ group group-name ]

no snmp-server community string [ group group-name ]

None

string: Specifies the community name string. Enter an alphanumeric string with 2 to 16 characters.
group group-name: Specifies the group name associated with the community name.

Global configuration mode

Use a no form of this command to remove an community string or the group from the community.

The maximum number of SNMP communities supported is 256.

The following example adds the community string named public and associates the group name named user with it.

device(config)# snmp-server community public groupname user