| Basic Administration Protocols
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Simple Network Management Protocol
Security Level – The following security levels are only used for the
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groups assigned to the SNMP security model:
noAuthNoPriv – There is no authentication or encryption used in
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SNMP communications. (This is the default security level.)
AuthNoPriv – SNMP communications use authentication, but the
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data is not encrypted.
AuthPriv – SNMP communications use both authentication and
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encryption.
Authentication Protocol – The method used for user authentication.
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(Options: MD5, SHA; Default: MD5)
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Authentication Password – A minimum of eight plain text characters
is required.
Privacy Protocol – The encryption algorithm use for data privacy;
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only 56-bit DES is currently available.
Privacy Password – A minimum of eight plain text characters is
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required.
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To configure a remote SNMPv3 user:
Click Administration, SNMP.
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Select Configure User from the Step list.
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Select Add SNMPv3 Remote User from the Action list.
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Enter a name and assign it to a group. Enter the IP address to identify
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the source of SNMPv3 inform messages sent from the local switch. If
the security model is set to SNMPv3 and the security level is authNoPriv
or authPriv, then an authentication protocol and password must be
specified. If the security level is authPriv, a privacy password must also
be specified.
Click Apply
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