Chapter 6 Administration
Table 14 ADMINISTRATION > SNMP > Configure SNMPv3 User Profile (continued)
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Access Type | Specify the access right for the admin login account. The user account |
| has read right only. |
| readwrite - the account has read and write rights, meaning that the |
| user can create and edit the MIBs on the |
| account and AAA configuration. |
| readonly - the account has read right only, meaning the user can collect |
| information from the |
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Authentication | Select an authentication algorithm. MD5 (Message Digest 5) and SHA |
Protocol | (Secure Hash Algorithm) are hash algorithms used to authenticate SNMP |
| data. SHA authentication is generally considered stronger than MD5, but |
| is slower. |
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Privacy | Specify the encryption method for SNMP communication with this user. |
Protocol | You can choose one of the following: |
| • None - Do not implement encryption for encrypting SNMP packets. |
| • DES - Data Encryption Standard is a widely used (but breakable) |
| method of data encryption. It applies a |
| of data. |
| • AES - Advanced Encryption Standard is another method for data |
| encryption that also uses a secret key. AES applies a |
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Reset | Click Reset to reload the default configuration for this screen. |
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Apply | Click Apply to save your changes back to the |
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