Question

How would you configure SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol v3) in Meraki to only communicate with the IP address of 10.10.10.1 ? Explain below in your own words.

Answer 1

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows network administrators to query devices for various information. Meraki allows SNMP polling to gather information either from the dashboard or directly from MR access points, MS switches, and MX security appliances.

The Dashboard can be configured for SNMP polling from Organization > Settings > SNMP. Once SNMP has been enabled you will be able to send the SNMP requests to the host that is defined directly under the enable setting. It also defines the community string and provides a sample command to extract information via SNMP requests.

Below is a screenshot of the Dashboard configuration of SNMP:

The hostname used for all SNMP requests should be snmp.meraki.com. Please avoid using organization-specific hostnames that use the format nXXX.meraki.com like n123.meraki.com.

IP restrictions can be configured to restrict SNMP access to particular sources. SNMP versions 1 and 2 send the community string in clear text, so IP restrictions would be useful to prevent unauthorized SNMP access if the community string is intercepted or learned by another party.