Enabling SNMP and Configuring SNMP Properties for Firepower 1000

Admin State check box

Whether SNMP is enabled or disabled. Enable this service only if your system includes integration with an SNMP server.

Port field

The port on which the Firepower chassis communicates with the SNMP host. You cannot change the default port.

Community field

The default SNMPv1 or v2 community name or SNMP v3 username and password that the Firepower chassis includes on any trap messages it sends to the SNMP host.

Enter a valid community string for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2:

• Alphanumeric string between 1 and 32 characters and special characters ! (exclamation), - (hyphen), ~ (tilde), && (double ampersand), [ ] (square brackets), ^ (carat), ' (single quote), " (double quotes), and < > (angle brackets).

• Do not use @ (at sign), \ (backslash), ? (question mark) or an empty space.

• The string can also be in ASCII characters ranging 0x21 to 0x7E inclusive, excluding HTML interjection vectors, namely single quote ('), double quotes ("), and angle brackets (< >).

Enter a valid username and password for SNMPv3:

• Username can be alphanumeric string and can include @ (at sign), \ (backslash), . (period), _ (underscore), and - (hyphen).

• The password restrictions are same as the community string restrictions.

Note that if the Community field is already set, the text to the right of the empty field reads Set: Yes. If the Community field is not yet populated with a value, the text to the right of the empty field reads Set: No.

System Admin Name field

The contact person responsible for the SNMP implementation.

Enter a string of up to 255 characters, such as an email address or a name and telephone number.

Location field

The location of the host on which the SNMP agent (server) runs.

Enter an alphanumeric string up to 510 characters.