Defining Snmp Access Control - Dell PowerConnect 54 Series User Manual

Defining SNMP Access Control

The Access Control Add Group page provides information for creating SNMP groups, and assigning
SNMP access control privileges to SNMP groups. Groups allow network managers to assign access rights to
specific device features, or features aspects. To open the Access Control Group page, click System→
SNMP → Access Control in the tree view.
Figure 6-75. Access Control Group
• Group Name — The user-defined group to whom access control rules are applied. The field range is up to
30 characters.
• Security Model — Defines the SNMP version attached to the group. The possible field values are:
– SNMPv1 — SNMPv1 is defined for the group.
– SNMPv2 — SNMPv2 is defined for the group.
– SNMPv3 — SNMPv3 is defined for the group.
– Security Level — The security level attached to the group. Security levels apply to SNMPv3 only.
The possible field values are:
– No Authentication — Neither the Authentication nor the Privacy security levels are assigned to the
group.
– Authentication — Authenticates SNMP messages, and ensures the SNMP messages origin is
authenticated.
– Privacy — Encrypts SNMP messages.
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