Polycom 3725-76302-001LI manual Edit Notification User Dialog Box

DMA Operations Guide SNMP Settings

Edit Notification User Dialog Box

The Edit Notification User dialog box lets you modify a security user authorized to receive SNMPv3 notifications.

The following table describes the fields in the dialog box.

Table 15-4Edit Notification User dialog box

Setting	Description
Security user	The security user name authorized to receive
	notifications (Traps or Informs).
Authentication type	The authentication protocol. These protocols are used
	to create unique fixed-size message digests of a
	variable length message.
	Possible values for authentication protocol are:
	• MD5—Creates a digest of 128 bits (16 bytes).
	• SHA—Creates a digest of 160 bits (20 bytes).
	Both methods include the authentication key with the
	SNMPv3 packet and then generate a digest of the entire
	SNMPv3 packet.
Authentication	The authentication password that’s used (along with the
password	local engine ID) to create the authentication key used by
Confirm password	the MD5 or SHA message digest.
Encryption type	The privacy protocol for the connection between the
	DMA system and the SNMP agent:
	• DES—Uses a 56-bit key with a 56-bit salt to encrypt
	the SNMPv3 packet.
	• AES—Uses a 128-bit key with a 128-bit salt to
	encrypt the SNMPv3 packet.
Encryption password	The password that’s used (along with the local engine
Confirm password	ID) to create the encryption key used by the privacy
	protocol.

See also:

“SNMP Settings” on page 433

“Add Notification Agent Dialog Box” on page 439 “Edit Notification Agent Dialog Box” on page 440 “SNMP Procedures” on page 441

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