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Manage Your Network Machine Securely Using SNMPv3

The Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3) provides user authentication and data
encryption to manage network devices securely.
1. Start your web browser.
2. Type "https://Common Name" in your browser's address bar (where "Common Name" is the Common Name
that you assigned to the certificate; this could be your IP address, node name, or domain name).
3. If required, type the password in the Login field, and then click Login.
The default password to manage this machine's settings is located on the back of the machine and marked
"Pwd". Change the default password by following the on-screen instructions when you first log in.
4. In the left navigation bar, click Network > Network > Protocol.
If the left navigation bar is not visible, start navigating from
5. Make sure the SNMP setting is enabled, and then click Advanced Settings.
6. Configure the SNMPv1/v2c mode settings.
Option
SNMP v1/v2c
read-write access
SNMP v1/v2c
read-only access
Disabled
7. Configure the SNMPv3 mode settings.
Option Description
Enabled The print server uses version 3 of the SNMP protocol. To manage the print server securely, use
the SNMPv3 mode.
Disabled Disable version 3 of the SNMP protocol.
All applications that use SNMPv3 will be restricted. To allow the use of SNMPv3 applications,
use the SNMPv3 mode.
8. Click Submit.
If your machine displays the protocol setting options, select the options you want.
9. Restart your machine to activate the configuration.
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Description
The print server uses version 1 and version 2c of the SNMP protocol. You can use all
of your machine's applications in this mode. However, it is not secure since it will not
authenticate the user and data will not be encrypted.
The print server uses the read-only access of version 1 and version 2c of the SNMP
protocol.
Disable version 1 and version 2c of the SNMP protocol.
All applications that use SNMPv1/v2c will be restricted. To allow the use of
SNMPv1/v2c applications, use the SNMP v1/v2c read-only access or SNMP v1/v2c
read-write access mode.
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