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Setting Up a Switch 169
Setting Up a Switch
After you create a switch, you can use the System Setup Wizard to
configure the following essential operation and management
parameters:
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SNMP settings for monitoring of the switch by 3WXM
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VLANs
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RADIUS servers and server groups
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Wireless services
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Auto-DAP profile settings
The SNMP security level and enabled version configured with this wizard
apply to all SNMP notification targets. However, the security model,
community string, and access type apply only to the notification target
3WXM Services.
To set up a switch
1 Select the Configuration tool bar option.
2 In the Organizer panel, select the WX switch.
3 In the Task List panel, select System Setup.
The System Setup wizard appears.
4 Read the first page, then click Next .
5 Configure SNMP settings:
a Select the minimum level of security to allow for any SNMP
communication with the switch from the Security Level drop-down
list:
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Unsecured —SNMP message exchanges are not secure. This is the
default, and is the only value supported for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c.
(This security level is the same as the noAuthNoPriv level described
in SNMPv3 RFCs.)
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Authenticated —SNMP message exchanges are authenticated but
are not encrypted. (This security level is the same as the authNoPriv
level described in SNMPv3 RFCs.)
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Encrypted —SNMP message exchanges are authenticated and
encrypted. (This security level is the same as the authPriv level
described in SNMPv3 RFCs.)