Cisco ASA Series User Manual

1-17
Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Configuring SNMP
Licensing Requirements for SNMP
• You must create users and groups with the correct security model.
• You must remove users, groups, and hosts in the correct sequence.
• Use of the snmp-server host command creates an ASA or ASASM rule to allow incoming SNMP
traffic.
Licensing Requirements for SNMP
The following table shows the licensing requirements for this feature:
Prerequisites for SNMP
SNMP has the following prerequisite:
You must have Cisco Works for Windows or another SNMP MIB-II compliant browser to receive SNMP
traps or browse a MIB.
Guidelines and Limitations
This section includes the guidelines and limitations for this feature.
Context Mode Guidelines
Supported in single and multiple context mode.
Firewall Mode Guidelines
Supported in routed and transparent firewall mode.
Failover Guidelines
• Supported in SNMP Version 3.
• The SNMP client in each ASA or ASASM shares engine data with its peer. Engine data includes the
engineID, engineBoots, and engineTime objects of the SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB. Engine data is
written as a binary file to flash:/snmp/contextname.
IPv6 Guidelines
Does not support IPv6.
Additional Guidelines
• Does not support view-based access control, but the VACM MIB is available for browsing to
determine default view settings.
License Requirement
Base License: Base (DES).
Optional license: Strong (3DES, AES)

Cisco ASA Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ASA Series
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English