SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message

format for communication between SNMP managers and agents. The
SNMP manager can be part of a network management system (NMS).
The agent and management information base (MIB) reside on the
switch. To configure SNMP on the switch, you define the
relationship between the manager and the agent.

SNMP can used to monitor the status of devices, Make

configuration changes, etc.
There are two main types of devices in SNMP
1 Managed Devices
There are the devices being managed using SNMP
For example, network devices like routers and switches.
2 Network Management Stations (NMS)
The devices managing the managed devices.
This is the SNMP ‘server’/

SNMP Version
Many versions of SNMP have been proposed/developed, however only
three major versions have achieved wide-spread use:

SNMPv1 → The original version of SNMP.

SNMPv2c → Allows the NMS to retrieve large amounts of

information in a single request, so it is more efficient.

'c' refers to the 'community strings' used as passwords in

SNMPv1, removed from SNMPv2, and then added back for SNMPv2c.

SNMPv3 → A much more secure version of SNMP that supports strong

encryption and authentication. Whenever possible, this version
should be used!

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 SNMP LAB

Router-2811(config)#int f 0/0
Router-2811(config-if)#ip add 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
Router-2811(config-if)#no shutdown
Router-2811(config-if)#end

Router-2811#ping 10.0.0.2
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.0.3, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/4 ms
Router-2811#

A(config)#snmp-server community cisco1 ro

A(config)#snmp-server community cisco2 rw

After That click on Packet Tracer PC and select MIB Browser

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 Enter the Router IP Address and Click on Advanced Button

Enter the Read Community “Cisco1” and Write Community “cisco2”

As we have configured as Read Community Cisco1 and Write
Community Cisco2 and Select SNMP Version 3

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