Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.0.0.0-35GRN and later) - Manual (Page 89)

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Configuring SNMP settings
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SNMP allows a network administrator to manage network performance, find and solve network
problems, and plan for network growth. The Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point supports
SNMP management functions for gathering information from its network components,
communicating that information to specified users and configuring the access point. All the fields
available within the access point are also configurable within the MIB.
The Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point SNMP agent functions as a command responder
and is a multilingual agent responding to SNMPv1, v2c and v3 managers (command generators).
The factory default configuration maintains SNMPv1/2c support of the community names, hence
providing backward compatibility.
SNMP v1/v2c community definitions and SNMP v3 user definitions work independently, and both
use the Access Control List (ACL) of the SNMP Access Control sub-screen.
Use the SNMP Access screen to define SNMP v1/v2c community definitions and SNMP v3 user
definitions. SNMP version 1 (v1) provides a strong network management system, but its security is
relatively weak. The improvements in SNMP version 2c (v2c) do not include the attempted security
enhancements of other version-2 protocols. Instead, SNMP v2c defaults to SNMP-standard
community strings for read-only and read/write access. SNMP version 3 (v3) further enhances
protocol features, providing much improved security. SNMP v3 encrypts transmissions and
provides authentication for users generating requests.
To configure SNMP v1/v2c community definitions and SNMP v3 user definitions for the Brocade
Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point:
1. Select System Configuration - > SNMP Access from the Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access
Point menu tree.
CAUTION
Ensure IPSec has been properly configured to protect communications with the external SNMP
server. Changes will not be applied otherwise.