If You Lose The User Name Or Password; Setting Snmp Community Names - HP ProCurve 420 Management And Configuration Manual

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If You Lose the User Name or Password

If you lose the user name or password, you can clear them by pressing the
Reset button on the back of the access point for at least five seconds. This
action deletes the password and resets the user name to the factory default
settings for all of the access point's interfaces. All configuration information
is reset to the factory default values, including:
■ User name and password
Console event log (cleared)
■
Network counters (reset to zero)
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■ Configured IP address
SNMP Configuration
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The Reset button is provided for your convenience, but its presence means
that if you are concerned with the security of the access point configuration
and operation, you should make sure the access point is installed in a secure
location.

Setting SNMP Community Names

You can manage the access point form a network management station running
a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management application
such as HP ProCurve Manager.
The access point SNMP agent supports SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3. Manage­
ment access from SNMP v1 or v2c stations is controlled by community names.
To communicate with the access point, an SNMP v1 or v2c management
station must first submit a valid community name for authentication. The
default community names are "public" for read-only access and "private" for
read/write access. If you intend to support SNMP v1 or v2c managers, it is
recommended that you change the default community names to prevent
unauthorized access.
If you intend to support SNMP v3 managers, you need to configure user names,
set specific security levels, and assigned them to a group. For more informa­
tion, see "Web: Configuring SNMP v3 Users" on page 5-18.
To change the default community names for SNMP v1 or v2c management
access, follow these steps:
1. Select the Configuration tab.
2. Click the [ SNMP] button.
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