Extreme Networks EPICenter Reference Manual page 76

The Inventory Manager
The fields under the SNMP tab are as follows:
SNMP Version
SNMP Read Community String
SNMP Write Community String
SNMP V3 User Name
SNMP V3 Privacy Protocol
SNMP V3 Privacy Password
SNMP V3 Authentication Protocol
SNMP V3 Authentication Password
4 To implement the settings changes, click Modify.
If you have modified the Device Contact Password (under the Basic tab) or either of the SNMP
Community strings, on Extreme Networks devices, EPICenter asks if you want to change those
values on the switch as well as in the EPICenter database (see
you have changed one of these three values, and lists only those that you have changed. If you
change any other values, such as the SNMPv3 settings, EPICenter does not warn you and does not
make changes on the device.
This dialog does not appear if you have changed only third-party devices.
Figure 31: Dialog to confirm a device contact password or community string change
To change the values in the EPICenter database and on the device itself, click Device and
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Database
To change the values only in the EPICenter database, click Database only.
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If you have already changed these values on the device, you should select Database only, as
EPICenter will not be able to communicate with the device until after these settings have been
changed in the database.
If you change the community string in the database for a device, and do not elect to change it on the
device itself, EPICenter may no longer be able to communicate with the device.
For settings other than the device contact password and community strings, EPICenter does not
make any changes on the device. In order to continue to communicate with the device, you must
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The version of SNMP (version 1 or version 3) that
access the device.
Can be modified if the device is using SNMP version 1. Default is public.
Can be modified if the device is using SNMP version 1. Default is private.
The principal name used for SNMP V3 authentication and security. The
default (for Extreme Networks devices) is initialmd5.
Specifies the SNMP V3 privacy protocol. Select either No Privacy or CBC
DES Privacy. The default is No Privacy.
If the device is using CBC DES Privacy, enter the privacy password. The
default is and empty password (no password).
Specifies the SNMP V3 authentication protocol. Select No Authentication,
MD5 Authentication, or SHA Authentication. The default is MD5
Authentication.
If the devices is using SNMP V3 Authentication, enter the authentication
password. The default password is initialmd5.
EPICenter
Figure 31). This dialog appears only if
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