Viewing and Changing Management Settings 189
Configuring a USM (SNMP V3) User
1Access the Create USM User wizard:
aSelect the Configuration tool bar option.
bIn the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WX switch.
cClick the plus sign next to System.
dSelect Management Services.
eIn the Task List panel, select USM User.
2In the Username box, type the name of the SNMPv3 user. The name can
be 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs.
3Select the access type.
read-only—An SNMP management application using the string can
get (read) object values on the switch but cannot set (write) them. This
is the default.
read-notify—An SNMP management application using the string can
get object values on the switch but cannot set them. The switch can
use the string to send notifications.
notify-only—The switch can use the string to send notifications.
read-write—An SNMP management application using the string can
get and set object values on the switch.
notify-read-write—An SNMP management application using the
string can get and set object values on the switch. The switch can use
the string to send notifications.
4Specify the Engine ID, which is the unique identifier for this instance of
the SNMP engine:
aSelect the format:
Hex—ID is a hexadecimal string.
IP—ID is based on the IP address of the station running the
management application. Enter the IP address of the station. MSS
calculates the engine ID based on the address.
LocalID—Uses the value computed from the switch’s system IP
address.
To send informs, you must specify the engine ID of the inform
receiver. To send traps and to allow get and set operations and so on,
specify local as the engine ID.