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DXS-3227, DXS-3227P, DXS-3250 and DXS-3250E EWS User Guide
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Configuring SNMP Security
This section contains information for configuring SNMP security parameters, and contains the following topics:
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Defining SNMP Security
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Defining SNMP Views
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Defining SNMP Group Profiles
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Defining SNMP Group Members
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Defining SNMP Communities
Defining SNMP Security
The SNMP Security Global Parameters Page defines the Engine ID on the device. The remote engine ID is used
to compute the security digest for authenticating and encrypting packets sent to a user on the remote host. To
define the SNMP security parameters:
1. Click System > SNMP > Security > Global Parameters . The SNMP Security Global Parameters Page
opens:
Figure 175:SNMP Security Global Parameters Page
The SNMP Security Global Parameters Page contains the following fields:
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Local Engine ID (10-64 Hex Charas) — Displays the local device Engine ID. The field value is a hexadecimal
string. Each byte in hexadecimal character strings is two hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be separated by
a period or a colon. The Engine ID must be defined before SNMPv3 is enabled. Select a default Engine ID
that is comprised of an Enterprise number and the default MAC address.