Defining Snmp Global Parameters - Dell PowerConnect 3424 User Manual

Defining SNMP Global Parameters

The SNMP Global Parameters page permits enabling both SNMP and Authentication notifications. To
open the SNMP Global Parameters page, click System → SNMP → Global Parameters in the tree view.
Figure 6-57. SNMP Global Parameters
The SNMP Global Parameters page contains the following fields:
Local Engine ID — Indicates the local device engine ID. The field value is a hexadecimal string.
Each byte in hexadecimal character strings is two hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be separated
by a period or a colon. The Engine ID must be defined before SNMPv3 is enabled.
For stand-alone devices select a default Engine ID that is comprised of Enterprise number and the
default MAC address.
For a stackable system configure the Engine ID, and verify that the Engine ID is unique for the
administrative domain. This prevents two devices in a network from having the same Engine ID.
Use Defaults — Uses the device generated Engine ID. The default Engine ID is based on the
device MAC address and is defined per standard as:
First 4 octets — first bit = 1, the rest is IANA Enterprise number = 674.
Fifth octet — Set to 3 to indicate the MAC address that follows.
Last 6 octets — MAC address of the device.
SNMP Notifications — Enables or disables the router sending SNMP notifications.
Authentication Notifications — Enables or disables the router sending SNMP traps when
authentication fails.
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