Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 18: SNMPv3

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Section II: Advanced Features

5. To create a new user table, type 1 to select Create SNMPv3 Table

Entry.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter User (Security) Name:

6. Enter a descriptive name of the user.

You can enter a name that consists of up to 32 alphanumeric
characters.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter Authentication Protocol [M-MD5, S-SHA, N-None]:

7. Enter one of the following:

M-MD5
This value represents the MD5 authentication protocol. With this
selection, users (SNMP entities) are authenticated with the MD5
authentication protocol after a message is received. This
algorithm generates the message digest. The user is
authenticated when the authentication protocol checks the
message digest. With the MD5 selection, you can configure a
Privacy Protocol.

S-SHA
This value represents the SHA authentication protocol. With this
selection, users are authenticated with the SHA authentication
protocol after a message is received. This algorithm generates the
message digest. The user is authenticated when the
authentication protocol checks the message digest. With the SHA
selection, you can configure a Privacy Protocol.

N-None
This value represents no authentication protocol. When messages
are received, users are not authenticated. With the None
selection, you cannot configure a Privacy Protocol.

Note

You may want to assign NONE to a super user.

If you select NONE, you are prompted for the Storage Type. Go to
Step 13.

If you select MD5 or SHA, the following prompt is displayed:

Enter Authentication Password:

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