Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 | Nortel Networks NN47220-101 manual

10Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager

Opening a Switch using SNMPv3

Before opening a switch using SNMP version 3, SNMP version 3 must be enabled on the switch. Refer Nortel Application Switch Operating System

24.0Command Reference (NN47220-105) for information on enabling SNMP version 3.

To open a switch using SNMP version 3, follow this procedure:

Step Action

1From the menu, select Nortel ASEM > Open. The Open Device screen opens. This screen is illustrated in "Open Device screen" (page 9).

Open the Open Device screen from the toolbar or by right-clicking on the ASEM tree control. See "ASEM Toolbar" (page 21) and "ASEM Tree Control" (page 25) for more information on these options.

2Identify the device to be opened by typing the Domain Naming Services (DNS) name or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the device in the Device Name ﬁeld.

3Click the v3 Enabled check box.

4Enter the user name in the User Name ﬁeld.

5If applicable, select the appropriate authentication protocol in the Authentication Protocol drop-down list. The options in the list are None, MD5, and SHA-96. If None is selected, no further conﬁguration is required. Steps 6 to 8 assume that an authentication protocol was selected.

6Enter the authentication password in the Authentication Password ﬁeld.

7If applicable, select the appropriate privacy protocol in the Privacy Protocol drop-down list. The options are None and DES.

8Enter the privacy password in the Privacy Password ﬁeld.

9Click Open.

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Previously Opened Switches

Any switch that was opened during past sessions appear as a folder in the left-hand tree control navigation pane. This folder is be labeled with the IP address or DNS name of the switch. Click on the desired folder to initiate a new connection to the switch.

Nortel Application Switch Element Manager

Users Guide

NN47220-101 (320512-D) 01.01 Standard

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Contents

Users Guide Export Contents Contents Setting Asem Properties Overview Properties Screen Snmp Fields Property screen ﬁeldsField Description Polling Fields General Fields Field Description Opening a SwitchOpening a Switch Using Snmp versions 1 or Asem Server Notifications Fields Open Device screen Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 Previously Opened Switches Connecting to a Asem Server Troubleshooting the Opening of a SwitchConnection Error Message Open Device screen Asem Interface Elements Asem InterfaceAsem Interface Asem Menubar Main menubar items Menu Description Detailed Menu Descriptions Nortel, Actions, and Help menus Menu Description Icon Text Description Screen Opens the Import Preferences screen Opens the Manage Switch ConfigurationOpens the Export Preferences screen Actions Menu Icon Text Description Icon Text Description Help Menu Element Manager User’s Guide this Asem Toolbar Click Monitor Monitor SwitchMonitor Port Monitor Asem Screen and Tab Buttons Nortel Refresh Status Actions Close Asem Tree ControlTree Preferences screen Asem Context Menus IP Address System Description Version MAC Address Application Root Context Menu Switch Root Context MenuApplication Root Context Menu items Menu Item Description Switch Root Context Menu items Menu Item Description Switch Tree Context Menu Switch Tree Context Menu items Menu Item Description Port Context Menu Screen Context Menu Port Context Menu items Menu Item DescriptionScreen Context Menu items Menu Item Description Working with Switch Screens Viewing a Switch Screen Undocking a Switch Screen Closing a Switch Screen Docking a Switch ScreenUndocked Screen Conﬁguration Tools Switch Conﬁguration ToolsConﬁguration Tools Function Description Working with Edit Tables and Forms Working with Tables and FormsFunction Description End Filtering Table Data Table Filter screen Sorting Table Data Is Less than Equals Does not Equal Exporting Data Monitoring PerformanceWorking with Polling Tables and Forms Printing Data Selected graphing data Graphing Table Bar Graph Customizing the Asem DisplayAltering the Graph Display Graph sub-types Graph Type Graph Sub-types Modifying Label Appearance MIB Variable=Description Modifying the list of well-known ports Modifying or adding Well-known Protocols Altering the Default Browser Localization of Asem Changing the MIB Default Values Native2ascii input file name output file name End Index Index Index Page Users Guide