Snmp-server engine-id – LevelOne GTL-2690 User Manual

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SNMP Commands

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conjunction with the corresponding entries in the Notify View assigned by the
snmp-server group command (page 24-11).

Example

Related Commands

snmp-server host (24-5)

snmp-server engine-id

This command configures an identification string for the SNMPv3 engine. Use the
no form to restore the default.

Syntax

snmp-server engine-id {local | remote {ip-address}} engineid-string
no snmp-server engine-id {local | remote {ip-address}}

local - Specifies the SNMP engine on this switch.
remote - Specifies an SNMP engine on a remote device.
ip-address - The Internet address of the remote device.
engineid-string - String identifying the engine ID.

(Range: 9-64 hexadecimal characters)

Default Setting

A unique engine ID is automatically generated by the switch based on its MAC
address.

Command Mode

Global Configuration

Command Usage

• An SNMP engine is an independent SNMP agent that resides either on this

switch or on a remote device. This engine protects against message replay,
delay, and redirection. The engine ID is also used in combination with user
passwords to generate the security keys for authenticating and encrypting
SNMPv3 packets.

• A remote engine ID is required when using SNMPv3 informs. (See

snmp-server host on page 24-5.) The remote engine ID is used to compute
the security digest for authenticating and encrypting packets sent to a user on
the remote host. SNMP passwords are localized using the engine ID of the
authoritative agent. For informs, the authoritative SNMP agent is the remote
agent. You therefore need to configure the remote agent’s SNMP engine ID
before you can send proxy requests or informs to it.

• If an odd number of characters are specified, a trailing zero is added to the

value to fill in the missing octet. For example, the value “123456789” is
equivalent to “1234567890”.

Console(config)#snmp-server enable traps link-up-down
Console(config)#

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