Motorola WS2000 - Wireless Switch - Network Management Device System Reference Manual page 163

retrieve information, while a read/write community string also allows a remote device to modify settings.
Set up a read/write definition to facilitate full access by the administrator.
1. To create a new community definition, click the
Configuration area.
2. Type in a site-appropriate name for the community.
3. Click in the OID
default OID or type in an OID number into the field. (The format is in a numerical dot notation, and valid
numbers can be found within the MIB.)
If is selected, the community will have access to all the OIDs (SNMP parameters) in the SNMP
Management Information Base (MIB) file. If a custom OID is entered, the administrator can allow access
to specific OIDs in the MIB to certain communities.
4. Use the Access
community. Read-only access allows a remote device to retrieve switch information, while read/write
access also allows a remote device to modify switch settings.
5. Continue to the
7.9.1.2 Setting Up SNMP v3 Community Definitions
Setting up the v3 user definition is very similar to the v1/v2c community definitions. The difference is the
addition of a user security level and a user password.
1. To create a new SNMP v3 user definition, click the
2. Specify a user name in the
3. Select a security level from the Security pull-down menu. Select from the following choices:
noAuth
AuthNoPriv
AuthPriv
4. Click in the OID
default OID or type in an OID number into the field. (The format is in a numerical dot notation, and valid
numbers can be found within the MIB.)
If is selected, the community will have access to all the OIDs (SNMP parameters) in the SNMP
Management Information Base (MIB) file. If a custom OID is entered, the administrator can allow access
to specific OIDs in the MIB to certain communities.
cell of the table. Either use the OID (Object Identifier) pull-down menu to select the
pull-down menu to specify read-only (R) access or read/write (RW) access for the
Setting Up the Access Control List
Username field.
(no authorization) Allows the user to access SNMP without authorization or encryption
(authorization without privacy) Requires the user to login, however no encryption is used
(authorization with privacy) Requires the user to login and encryption is used
cell of the table. Either use the OID (Object Identifier) pull-down menu to select the
Add button in the SNMP v1/v2c Community
section in this document.
Add button in the SNMP v3 User Definitions area.
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