Setting Up a Switch 167

Setting Up a Switch After you create a switch, you can use the System Setup Wizard to configure the following essential operation and management parameters:

„SNMP settings for monitoring of the switch by 3WXM

„VLANs

„RADIUS servers and server groups

„Wireless services

„Auto-DAP profile settings

The SNMP security level and enabled version configured with this wizard apply to all SNMP notification targets. However, the security model, community string, and access type apply only to the notification target 3WXM Services.

To set up a switch

1Select the Configuration tool bar option.

2In the Organizer panel, select the WX switch.

3In the Task List panel, select System Setup. The System Setup wizard appears.

4Read the first page, then click Next.

5Configure SNMP settings:

a Select the minimum level of security to allow for any SNMP communication with the switch from the Security Level drop-down list:

„Unsecured—SNMP message exchanges are not secure. This is the default, and is the only value supported for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c. (This security level is the same as the noAuthNoPriv level described in SNMPv3 RFCs.)

„Authenticated—SNMP message exchanges are authenticated but are not encrypted. (This security level is the same as the authNoPriv level described in SNMPv3 RFCs.)

„Encrypted—SNMP message exchanges are authenticated and encrypted. (This security level is the same as the authPriv level described in SNMPv3 RFCs.)

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