# Any reference Document in Dynatrace will provide details about enabling “read access for all OIDs to our user” for SNMP device

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**Category:** Extensions\
**Tags:** snmp, extensions\
**Created:** [January 14, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/any-reference-document-in-dynatrace-will-provide-details-about-enabling-read-access-for-all-oids-to-our-user-for-snmp-device/49698 "2025-01-14T07:43:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Abidyaseen](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/abidyaseen/32/19726_2.png) [@Abidyaseen](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Abidyaseen)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/any-reference-document-in-dynatrace-will-provide-details-about-enabling-read-access-for-all-oids-to-our-user-for-snmp-device/49698/1 "2025-01-14T07:43:32Z")

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Hi

Do we have any reference Document or steps that will explain to us how can we provide&nbsp; &nbsp;“read only access on all OIDs to a user” for the SNMP device

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**Author:** ![p\_devulapalli](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/p_devulapalli/32/41590_2.png) [@p\_devulapalli](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/p_devulapalli)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/any-reference-document-in-dynatrace-will-provide-details-about-enabling-read-access-for-all-oids-to-our-user-for-snmp-device/49698/2 "2025-01-20T06:30:42Z")

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[@Abidyaseen](https://community.dynatrace.com/user/63100)&nbsp;- If I understood your question correctly, you might need to set a read-only community string on the device to read the OID’s via SNMP

Here are the steps for a Cisco device as an example

> **[Configurate SNMP on Router and Catalyst Switch - Configure SNMP Community...](https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/simple-network-management-protocol-snmp/7282-12.html#toc-hId--946190164)**
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> This procedure is the same for both routers and Cisco IOS® software-based XL Catalyst Switches. | This document describes how to configure Simple Network Management Protocol strings on Cisco routers, Route Switch Modules, and Catalyst switches.

It will be bit different if you are using SNMPv3

[https://community.cisco.com/t5/networking-knowledge-base/configuration-template-for-snmpv3/ta-p/4666450#toc-hId-937073458](https://community.cisco.com/t5/networking-knowledge-base/configuration-template-for-snmpv3/ta-p/4666450#toc-hId-937073458)

Hope this helps

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**Author:** ![JamesKitson](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/jameskitson/32/22460_2.png) [@JamesKitson](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/JamesKitson)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/any-reference-document-in-dynatrace-will-provide-details-about-enabling-read-access-for-all-oids-to-our-user-for-snmp-device/49698/3 "2025-01-21T18:43:39Z")

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Yeah, SNMP is just a protocol to make the data available. How to configure authentication etc… will depend on the particular technology/device.