# man > snmpset(1)

> **TLDR:** Set a value using the SNMP protocol.
>
- Set a value:
  `snmpset -v {{version}} -c {{community}} {{ip_address}} {{oid}} {{value_type}} {{value}}`
- Display help:
  `snmpset {{-h|--help}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       snmpset - communicates with a network entity using SNMP SET requests

## SYNOPSIS
       **snmpset **[COMMON OPTIONS] AGENT OID TYPE VALUE [OID TYPE VALUE]...

## DESCRIPTION
       **snmpset **is an SNMP application that uses the SNMP SET request to set information on a network
       entity.   One  or  more  object  identifiers (OIDs) must be given as arguments on the command
       line.  A type and a value to be set must accompany each  object  identifier.   Each  variable
       name is given in the format specified in [_variables(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/variables/5/markdown)_.

       The _TYPE_ is a single character, one of:
              **i  **INTEGER
              **u  **UNSIGNED
              **s  **STRING
              **x  **HEX STRING
              **d  **DECIMAL STRING
              **n  **NULLOBJ
              **o  **OBJID
              **t  **TIMETICKS
              **a  **IPADDRESS
              **b  **BITS
       Most  of  these will use the obvious corresponding ASN.1 type.  's', 'x', 'd' and 'b' are all
       different ways of specifying an OCTET STRING value, and the 'u' unsigned type  is  also  used
       for handling Gauge32 values.

       If  you have the proper MIB file loaded, you can, in most cases, replace the type with an '='
       sign. For an object of type OCTET STRING this will assume a string like the  's'  type  nota‐
       tion. For other types it will do "The Right Thing".

       For example:

       snmpset  -c private -v 1 test-hub system.sysContact.0 s <dpz@noc.rutgers.edu> ip.ipforwarding.0
       = 2

       will set the variables sysContact.0 and ipForwarding.0:

       system.sysContact.0 = STRING: "<dpz@noc.rutgers.edu>"
       ip.ipForwarding.0 = INTEGER: [not-forwarding(2)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/not-forwarding/2/markdown)

       If the network entity has an error processing the request packet, an error packet will be re‐
       turned and a message will be shown, helping to pinpoint in what  way  the  request  was  mal‐
       formed.

## OPTIONS
       **snmpset  **takes the common options described in the [_snmpcmd(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/snmpcmd/1/markdown)_ manual page.  Note that **snmpset**
       REQUIRES  an argument specifying the agent to query and at least one  set  of  OID/type/value
       arguments, as described in there.

## SEE ALSO
       [snmpcmd(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/snmpcmd/1/markdown), [variables(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/variables/5/markdown).

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