3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A WX1200, 3CRWXR10095A manual Configuring WX System Parameters

194CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING WX SYSTEM PARAMETERS

bIn the Username box, type the name of the SNMPv3 user. The name can be 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs.

cSelect the access type.

„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.

„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.

dSelect the Engine ID 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.

If you select Hex or IP, type the hexadecimal string or IP address in the

Value box.

To configure authentication and encryption settings, finish this procedure, then select the USM user and click Properties.

13Click Next.

14For SNMPv2c or SNMPv3, select the notification type:

„Inform—The switch expects to receive acknowledgements from the notification target.

„Trap—The switch does not expect to receive acknowledgements from the notification target.

15To change the acknowledgement settings for informs, specify the following:

a In the Timeout box, specify the number of seconds you want the switch to wait for acknowledgement of a notification. You can specify from 1 to 5 seconds. The default is 2.