Time for action – set up SNMP access on Cisco PIX

1. Logon to your network device.

2. Go into enable mode:

   enable
   

3. Go into configure mode:

   configure terminal
   

4. Copy and paste, or manually enter, the SNMP-server commands from the preceding section.

5. Press CTRL+Z.

6. Save the configuration:

   write mem
   

7. View the current configuration:

   sh run
   

What just happened?

You just configured a Cisco PIX firewall device to allow SNMP polls from your Cacti server.

Adding Cisco PIX Firewall to Cacti

As with most host types, Cisco PIX devices aren't included as a host template with the base install of Cacti. If you don't have a host template yet, either go to the template repository on the Cacti site or download the Cisco PIX template from this book. This template has been tested against a Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.3(5). For the next few steps, let's assume you're using the version from this book.