Table 135: SNMP User Security Model Fields (continued)
Field
Description
Authentication Method
Specifies the authentication protocol to be used on authenticated messages on
behalf of the specified user.
•
SHA - SHA protocol will be used.
•
MD5 - MD5 protocol will be used.
•
None - No authentication will be used for this user.
Password
Specifies the password used to generate the key to be used in authenticating
messages on behalf of this user. This parameter must be specified if the
Authentication method parameter is not None.
Privacy
Specifies the privacy protocol to be used on encrypted messages on behalf of
the specified user. This parameter is only valid if the Authentication method
parameter is not NONE.
•
DES - DES protocol will be used.
•
None - No privacy protocol will be used.
Authentication Key
Specifies the password used to generate the key to be used in encrypting
messages to and from this user. This parameter must be specified if the Privacy
parameter is not None.
If you change any of the parameters, click
Submit
to apply the changes to the system. If you want the
switch to retain the new values across a power cycle, you must save the configuration.
SNMP View Entry
Use the SNMP View Entry page to configure
views. These SNMP views allow network managers
to control access to different parts of the MIB hierarchy permitting or denying access to objects. Once
configured, views are associated to access control groups to complete access privileges.
Note
This feature is available for 220 switches only.
To access this page, click
System
>
Advanced Configuration
>
SNMP
>
View Entry
in the navigation
menu.
Use the buttons to perform the following tasks:
•
To add an SNMP view, click
Add
. Specify the desired settings and click
Submit
.
•
To remove one or more SNMP views, select one or more views and click
Remove
.You must confirm
the action before the views are removed.
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