Chapter 5 | Configuration Using the |
SNMP > Group Membership
The Group Membership screen provides information for assigning SNMP access control privileges to SNMP groups.
SNMP > Group Membership
User Name Provides a user-defined local user list.
Engine ID Indicates either the local or remote SNMP entity to which the user is connected. Changing or removing the local SNMP Engine ID deletes the SNMPv3 User Database.
•Local Indicates that the user is connected to a local SNMP entity.
•Remote Indicates that the user is connected to a remote SNMP entity. If the Engine ID is defined, remote devices receive inform messages.
Group Name Contains a list of
Authentication Method Use this to enable or disable Authentication between the SNMP Agent on the Switch and the SNMP Manager.
•None Disables authentication between the SNMP Agent on the Switch and the SNMP Manager.
•MD5 Password Enables authentication using HMAC-
•SHA Password Enables authentication using HMAC-
•MD5 Key Enables authentication using the HMAC- MD5 algorithm.
•SHA Key Enables authentication using
Password Defines the local user password. Local user passwords can contain up to 159 characters.
Authentication Key Defines the
If both privacy and authentication are required, 32 bytes are defined. Each byte in hexadecimal character strings is two hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be separated by a period or a colon.
Privacy Key Defines the Privacy Key (LSB). If only authentication is required, 20 bytes are defined. If both privacy and authentication are required, 36 bytes are defined. Each byte in hexadecimal character strings is two hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be separated by a period or colon.
Click Add to List to add the Group Membership configuration to the respective table at the bottom of the screen.
SNMP > Communities
The Communities screen is used to define SNMP communities. The Communities screen contains the following three areas: Communities, Basic Table and Advanced Table.
SNMP > Communities
SNMP Management Station Defines the management stationIPaddressforwhichtheadvancedSNMPcommunity is defined. There are two definition options: either select the first radio button and enter the management station IP address in the field (default), or select All to include all management station IP addresses.
Community String Defines the password used to authenticate the management station to the device.
Basic Enables SNMP Basic mode for a selected community and contains the following fields:
Access Mode Defines the access rights of the community. The possible field values are:
•Read Only Management access is restricted to read- only, and changes cannot be made to the community.
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