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Introduction 29
SNMP on the OnBoard
Community
For SNMP v1 and v2c only the community name is used for
authentication. An arbitrary string, with a maximum length of 256
characters. Does not need to match the community name used on
the public side or be unique on the private side. Must match the
community string expected by the device, often “public.”
Source
For SNMP v1 and v2c only.
• Default
• Use IP—Enter an IP for the source device in the field if you
select this option. If the default is selected, then all traps from
all source IPs are forwarded to the destination IP.
For configuring SNMP v3 only:
Auth Level/
Security level
No auth—Applies to v1 and v2c by default and is an option in v3
Auth
Auth & crypt
User name
Username to be used for authentication.
Auth method
•MD5
•SHA
Auth pass
Optional password used for authentication. Must be either empty
or at least eight (8) characters.
Encryption
•DES
•AES
Crypt pass
Optional password used for encryption. Must be either empty or at
least eight (8) characters. If used, an authentication password is
required.
Table 1-13: Values for Configuring SNMP (Continued)
Values Description