Chapter 16 Snmp; Snmp Parameters For Iap; Table 20 Snmp Parameters For Iap - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP175P User Manual

Dell Instant supports versions 1, 2c, and 3 of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for reporting
purposes only. In other words, SNMP cannot be used for setting values in an Dell system in the current IAP.

SNMP Parameters for IAP

You can configure the following parameters for IAP.
Table 20
SNMP Parameters for IAP
Field
Community Strings for SNMPV1 and
SNMPV2
If you are using SNMPv3 to obtain values from the Dell Instant, you can configure the following parameters:
Name
Authentication Protocol
Authentication protocol password
Privacy protocol
Privacy protocol password
Follow the steps below to create community strings for SNMPV1 and SNMPV2.
1. In the Settings tab click the SNMP tab.
2. Click New in the Community Strings for SNMPV1 and SNMPV2 box.
3. Enter the string in the New Community String text box.
4. Click OK.
To delete a community string, select the string and click Delete.
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Chapter 16
SNMP
Description
An SNMP Community string is a text string that acts as a password, and is
used to authenticate messages sent between the Virtual Controller and the
SNMP agent.
A string representing the name of the user.
An indication of whether messages sent on behalf of this user can be
authenticated, and if so, the type of authentication protocol used. This can
take one of the two values:
 MD5: HMAC-MD5-96 Digest Authentication Protocol
SHA: HMAC-SHA-96 Digest Authentication Protocol

If messages sent on behalf of this user can be authenticated, the (private)
authentication key for use with the authentication protocol. This is a string
password for MD5 or SHA depending on the choice above.
An indication of whether messages sent on behalf of this user can be
protected from disclosure, and if so, the type of privacy protocol which is
used. This takes the value DES (CBC-DES Symmetric Encryption).
If messages sent on behalf of this user can be encrypted/decrypted with DES,
the (private) privacy key for use with the privacy protocol.
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