Hirschmann MACH 4000 Series, User Manual

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Protection from unauthorized access
Basic - L3P
Release 3.1 06/07
6.1 Password for SNMP access
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6.1.2 Entering password for SNMP access
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Select the
Security:Password / SNMPv3 access
dialog.
This dialog gives you the option of changing the read and read/write
passwords for access to the Switch via Web-based Interface/CLI/
SNMP. Please note that passwords are case-sensitive.
For security reasons, the read password and the read/write pass-
word must not be identical.
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The Web-based Interface and the User Interface communicate via
SNMP version 3.
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Select "Modify read-only password" to enter the read-only password.
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Enter the new read-only password in the line "New password" and re-
peat the entry in the line “Please retype".
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Select "Modify read-write password" to enter the read-write pass-
word.
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Enter the new read-write password in the line "New password" and
repeat the entry in the line “Please retype”.
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"Data encryption" encrypts the data of the Web-based management
which is transferred between your PC and the switch with SNMP V3.
You can set "Data encryption" differently for the access with read
passwordand read/write password.