Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 21: SNMPv3

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Section IV: SNMPv3

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter Security Level [N-NoAuthNoPriv, A-AuthNoPriv,
P-AuthPriv]:

7. Enter the Security Level configured for this Group Name. You cannot

change the value of the Security Level parameter.

Select one of the following security levels:

N-NoAuthNoPriv
This option represents no authentication and no privacy protocol.
Select this security level if you do not want to authenticate SNMP
entities and you do not want to encrypt messages using a privacy
protocol. This security level provides the least security.

Note

If you have selected SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c, N-NoAuthNoPriv is the
only security level you can select.

A-AuthNoPriv
This option represents authentication, but no privacy protocol. Select
this security level if you want to authenticate SNMP users, but you do
not want to encrypt messages using a privacy protocol.You can select
this value if you configured the Security Model parameter with the
SNMPv3 protocol.

P-AuthPriv
This option represents authentication and the privacy protocol. Select
this security level to encrypt messages using a privacy protocol and
authenticate SNMP entities. This level provides the greatest level of
security. You can select this value if you configured the Security Model
parameter with the SNMPv3 protocol. The following prompt is
displayed:

Enter Storage Type [V-Volatile, N-NonVolatile]:

8. Select one of the following storage types for this table entry:

V - Volatile
Select this storage type if you do not want the ability to save an entry in
the SNMPv3 Access Table to the configuration file. After making
changes to an SNMPv3 Access Table entry with a Volatile storage
type, the S - Save Configuration Changes option does not appear on
the Main Menu.

N-NonVolatile
Select this storage type if you want the ability to save an entry in the
SNMPv3 Access Table to the configuration file. After making changes
to an SNMPv3 Access Table entry with a NonVolatile storage type, the
S - Save Configuration Changes option appears on the Main Menu,

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