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Chapter 11: Configuring SNMP
Configuring SNMP Security
SGE2000/SGE2000P Gigabit Ethernet Switch Reference Guide
Chapter
11
Configuring SNMP Security
The Security section contains the following pages:
•
Defining Engine ID
•
Defining SNMP Views
•
Defining SNMP Users
•
Define SNMP Groups
•
Defining SNMP Communities
Defining Engine ID
The
Engine ID Page
provides information for defining the device engine ID.
1. Click
System
>
SNMP
>
Security
>
Engine IP
. The
Engine ID Page
opens:
Engine ID Page
The
Engine ID Page
contains the following fields.
•
Local Engine ID (10-64 Hex characters)
— Indicates the local device engine ID. The field value is
a hexadecimal string. Each byte in hexadecimal character strings consists of two hexadecimal digits.
Each byte can be separated by a period or a colon. The Engine ID must be defined before SNMPv3
is enabled. For stand-alone devices, select a default Engine ID that is comprised of Enterprise
number and the default MAC address. For a stackable system configure the Engine ID, and verify