Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Configuring System Information
Figure 6-70. Global Parameters
• 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 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. For stand-
alone devices select a default Engine ID that is comprised of Enterprise number and the default MAC
address.
• 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 = 674.
– Fifth octet — Set to 3 to indicate the MAC address that follows.
– Last 6 octets — MAC address of the device.
• SNMP Notifications — Enables or disables the router sending SNMP notifications.
• Authentication Notifications — Enables or disables the router sending SNMP traps when authentication
fails.
Enabling SNMP Notifications
1
Open the SNMP Global Parameters page.
2
Select Enable in the SNMP Notifications field.
3
Click Apply Changes .
SNMP notifications are enabled, and the device is updated.
Enabling Authentication Notifications
1
Open the SNMP Global Parameters page.
2
Select Enable in the Authentication Notifications field.
3
Click Apply Changes .