HP 4250 manual Initial Account Creation Through the PSAs Web Interface

Initial Account Creation Through the PSA's Web Interface

Using the PSA's web interface, users can create an SNMPv3 account by supplying a user name, an authentication key, and a privacy key. The PSA will except either a localized or non-localized key, but not a password. This was done by design to maintain backward compatibility with other JetDirect products. How a user determines whether to use a localized or non-localized key largely depends upon the SNMP application that will be used to communicate with the PSA. If an SNMP application that is highly configurable such as "Mg-Soft Mib Browser" is being used, then a user can use a non-localized key. However, if the user is using a less configurable tool, such as the net-SNMP tools, the user may have to type a localized key that was generated from a password.

Note: A valid key is 32-characters long and only contains the characters 0-9, a-f, and/or A-F.

Initial Account Creation Using Passwords

Since the PSA only accepts authentication keys, users must first convert their password to a key. Follow these steps to convert a password to a key: