Password-Mode Management Changes - GE MDS iNET 900 Reference Manual

Common Scenarios
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In either case, the SNMP Manager needs to know the initial passwords
that are being used in order to talk to the Agent. If the Agent's passwords
are configured via the Manager, then they can be changed from the Man-
ager. If the passwords are managed locally, then the Manager must be
re-configured with any password changes in order to continue to talk to
the Agent.

Password-Mode Management Changes

When the password management mode is changed, the active passwords
used by the Agent may also change. Some common scenarios are dis-
cussed below:
• Passwords are currently being handled by the Manager. The
assigned passwords are
Configuration is changed to manage the passwords locally. The
passwords stored on the radio were Fairport (Auth), and
Churchville (Priv) (If local passwords have never been used,
then MDSAuthPwd and MDSPrivPwd will be used). These
passwords will now be used by the Agent to re-generate keys.
The Manager will need to know these passwords in order to talk
to the Agent.
• Passwords are currently being managed locally. The local pass-
words are
Fairport
changed to handle the passwords from the Manager. The same
passwords will continue to be used, but now the Manager can
change them.
• Passwords are currently being managed locally. The local pass-
words are
Fairport
changed to
Brighton
immediately generate new keys based on these passwords and
start using them. The Manager will have to be re-configured to
use these new passwords.
• Passwords are currently being managed locally. The local pass-
words are
Fairport
changed to handle the passwords from the Manager. The Man-
ager changes the passwords to
(Priv). The radio is then rebooted. After a power-cycle, the radio
will use the passwords stored in flash, which are
and
Churchville
ured to use these new passwords.
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(Auth), and
Microwave
(Auth) and
Churchville
(Auth) and
Churchville
(Auth) and
Perinton
(Auth) and
Churchville
Brighton
(Priv). The Manager will have to be re-config-
(Priv).
Rochester
(Priv). Configuration is
(Priv). Passwords are
(Priv). The Agent will
(Priv). Configuration is
(Auth) and
Perinton
(Auth)
Fairport
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