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4.11 SNMP
Simple N
etwork Managem
Devices supporting SNMP run a lo
The SNM
P agents maintain a list of variables, which are used to manage the device. The variables ar
defined in the Management Informa
agent. The SNMP protocol defines t
information over the network.
Access rights to the SNMP agents are controlled by access strings. To communicate with the device, the
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.11.1 Global Parameters
The Global Parameters screen (see figure
parameters.
T
he Global Parameter Screen contains the following fields:
SNMPV3
• Local Engine ID
ent P
rotocol (SNMP) provides a method for managing network devices.
cal software (agent).
tion Base (
MIB). The MIB contains the variables controlled by the
he MIB specif
ubmits a valid community string for authentication.
4-59) contains parameters for defining SNMP notification
Figure 4-59 SNMP Global Parameter
Indicates the local device engine ID. The field value is a hexade
string. Each byte in hexadecimal character strings consists of two
hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be
colon. The Engine ID must be defined before SNMPv3 is enabled. For
stand-alone devices, select a defau
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.
ication format, as well as the format used to access the
separated by a period or a
lt Engine ID that is comprised of
e
cimal
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