Snmp > communities, Chapter, Configuration using the web-based utility – Linksys SLM224G4S User Manual

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Configuration Using the Web-based Utility

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24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 Combo SFPs

Authentication Method

Use this to enable or disable

Authentication between the SNMP Agent on the Switch

and the SNMP Manager.

None

Disables authentication between the SNMP

Agent on the Switch and the SNMP Manager.

MD Password

Enables authentication using HMAC-

MD5-96 password authentication.

SHA Password

Enables authentication using HMAC-

SHA-96 password authentication.

MD Key

Enables authentication using the HMAC-

MD5 algorithm.

SHA Key

Enables authentication using HMAC-SHA-96

authentication.

Password

Defines the local user password. Local user

passwords can contain up to 159 characters.

Authentication Key

Defines the HMAC-MD5-96 or

HMAC-SHA-96 authentication level. The authentication

and privacy keys are entered to define the authentication

key. If only authentication is required, 16 bytes are defined.

If both privacy and authentication are required, 32 bytes

are defined. Each byte in hexadecimal character strings is

two hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be separated by a

period or a colon.

Privacy Key

Defines the Privacy Key (LSB). If only

authentication is required, 20 bytes are defined. If both

privacy and authentication are required, 36 bytes are

defined. Each byte in hexadecimal character strings is

two hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be separated by a

period or colon.
Click Add to List to add the Group Membership

configuration to the respective table at the bottom of the

screen.

SNMP > Communities

The Communities screen is used to define SNMP

communities. The Communities screen contains the

following three areas: Communities, Basic Table and

Advanced Table.

SNMP > Communities

SNMP Management Station

Defines the management

station IP address for which the advanced SNMP community

is defined. There are two definition options: either select

the first radio button and enter the management station

IP address in the field (default), or select All to include all

management station IP addresses.

Community String

Defines the password used to

authenticate the management station to the device.

Basic

Enables SNMP Basic mode for a selected community

and contains the following fields:

Access Mode

Defines the access rights of the community.

The possible field values are:

Read Only

Management access is restricted to read-

only, and changes cannot be made to the community.

Read Write

Management access is read-write and

changes can be made to the device configuration, but

not to the community.

SNMP Admin

User can access all device configuration

options, and can modify the community.

View Name

Contains a list of user-defined SNMP views.

Advanced

Enables SNMP Advanced mode for a selected

community and contains the following fields:

Group Name

Defines advanced SNMP communities

group names.
Click Add to List to add the Communities configuration to

the respective Table at the bottom of the screen.

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