ZyXEL Communications ES-1552 - V1.12, User Manual

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Chapter 18 SNMP
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In addition, SNMP managers can also be required to authenticate with agents before
conducting SNMP management sessions.
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SNMP v3 is enabled when you create SNMP groups and users. Once SNMP
v3 is enabled, you must configure unique SNMP communities for SNMP v1
and/or SNMP v2c access.
18.1.4 SNMP EngineID
The SNMP Engine ID is a unique identifier that identifies agents to the managers. The default
SNMP Engine ID is the MAC address of the agent. You can change this. Use the
SNMP
EngineID screen to specify the Engine ID for the switch.
Click SNMP > EngineID in the navigation panel to view the screen as shown.
Figure 58 SNMP EngineID
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
18.2 SNMP Group
An SNMP group is a set of managers that are assigned common access rights to agent MIBs.
You can also choose to have all managers in a group authenticate with agents. Use the
SNMP
Group screen to create SNMP groups. Click SNMP > Group to view the screen as shown.
Table 40 SNMP EngineID
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Engine ID Select this radio button and enter a unique Engine ID for the switch. The format is
limited to hexadecimal characters (0~9 and a~f) and the maximum length is 27
octets (each octet is made up of a pair of hexadecimal characters).
Using Default Select this radio button to use the default Engine ID (based on the MAC address of
the switch) for SNMP.
Apply Click this to save your changes to the switch.