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Chapter 11: Configuring SNMP
Configuring SNMP Security
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that the Engine ID is unique for the administrative domain. This prevents two devices in a network
from having the same Engine ID.
•
Use Default
— Uses the device generated Engine ID. The default Engine ID is based on the device
MAC address and is defined per standard as:
–
First 4 octets
— first bit = 1, the rest is IANA Enterprise number.
–
Fifth octet
— Set to 3 to indicate the MAC address that follows.
–
Last 6 octets
— MAC address of the device.
Defining SNMP Views
SNMP Views provide access or block access to device features or feature aspects. For example, a view
can be defined that states that SNMP Group A has Read Only (R/O) access to Multicast groups, while
SNMP Group B has Read-Write (R/W) access to Multicast groups. Feature access is granted via the MIB
name, or MIB Object ID. To define SNMP views:
1. Click
System
>
SNMP
>
Security
>
Views
. The
SNMP Views Page
opens:
SNMP Views Page
The SNMP Views Page contains the following fields:
•
View Name
— Displays the user-defined views. The options are as follows:
–
Default
— Displays the default SNMP view for read and read/write views.
