Chapter 18 SNMP
In addition, SNMP managers can also be required to authenticate with agents before conducting SNMP management sessions.
"SNMP v3 is enabled when you create SNMP groups and users. Once SNMP v3 is enabled, you must configure unique SNMP communities for SNMP v1 and/or SNMP v2c access.
18.1.4SNMP EngineID
The SNMP Engine ID is a unique identifier that identifies agents to the managers. The default SNMP Engine ID is the MAC address of the agent. You can change this. Use the SNMP EngineID screen to specify the Engine ID for the switch.
Click SNMP > EngineID in the navigation panel to view the screen as shown.
Figure 58 SNMP EngineID
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 40 SNMP EngineID
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Engine ID | Select this radio button and enter a unique Engine ID for the switch. The format is |
| limited to hexadecimal characters (0~9 and a~f) and the maximum length is 27 |
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Using Default | Select this radio button to use the default Engine ID (based on the MAC address of |
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Apply | Click this to save your changes to the switch. |
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18.2 SNMP Group
An SNMP group is a set of managers that are assigned common access rights to agent MIBs. You can also choose to have all managers in a group authenticate with agents. Use the SNMP Group screen to create SNMP groups. Click SNMP > Group to view the screen as shown.
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