140 CHAPTER 7: C ONFIGURING SNMP Set the minimum level of security allowed for SNMP messageexchanges. Configure a notification profile or modify the default one, to enablesending of notifications to notification targets. By default,notifications of all types are dropped (not sent). Configure notification targets. Enable the MSS SNMP engine.Setting the SystemLocation and ContactStringsTo set the location and contact strings for a switch, use the followingcommands:set system location stringset system contact stringEach string can be up to 256 characters long, with no blank spaces.The following commands set a WX switch’s location to 3rd_floor_closetand set the contact to sysadmin1:WX4400# set system location 3rd_floor_closetsuccess: change accepted.WX4400# set system contact sysadmin1success: change accepted.Enabling SNMPVersionsTo enable an SNMP protocol, use the following command:set snmp protocol {v1 | v2c | usm | all} {enable | disable}The usm option enables SNMPv3. The all option enables all threeversions of SNMP.The following command enables all SNMP versions:WX4400# set snmp protocol all enablesuccess: change accepted.ConfiguringCommunity Strings(SNMPv1 andSNMPv2c Only)To configure a community string for SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c, use thefollowing command:set snmp community name comm-stringaccess {read-only | read-notify | notify-only | read-write |notify-read-write}
