Specifications

34  Operations
Installation and Operations Manual
About SNMP versions:
The firmware supports SNMP versions 1, 2, and 3.
SNMP version 3 supports authentication and encryption on a per user basis. Authentication types are
None and MD5. Encryption types are None and DES. If you use authentication, you must use
encryption.
Two SNMPv3 users are supported: one user with read-write (RW) access, and one user with read-only
(RO) access Both users have the same configuration parameters, and you can configure each user
independently.
SNMPv2 and SNMPv3 can be enabled or disabled independently. You can have SNMPv2 and/or
SNMPv3, or none.
Enabling or disabling SNMP v2 support:
Select Enabled or Disabled from the SNMPv2 Agent drop-down menu and click Apply.
NOTE: The default for SNMP support is Enabled. When Server Technology products are shipped, the default SNMP
configuration for the GET community string is set to “public” and the SET community string is left blank.
Setting the SNMP v2 community strings:
Enter the community string in the appropriate SNMPv2 GET/SET Community field and click Apply.
Community strings can be 1 to 24 characters.
Enabling or disabling SNMP v3 support:
Select Enabled or Disabled from the SNMPv3 Agent drop-down menu and click Apply.
NOTE: The default for SNMP support is Enabled. When Server Technology products are shipped, the default SNMP
configuration for the GET community string is set to “public” and the SET community string is left blank.
Setting the SNMPv3 read-write (RW) user or read-only (RO) user:
Enter the Read-Write User or Read-Only User username and click Apply. A valid username can be set
to any value between 1-31 characters.
Configuring the SNMPv3 read-write (RW) user or read-only (RO) user authentication
type:
From the Read-Write User or Read-Only User Authentication Type drop-down menu, select None or
MD5, and click Apply. To clear the password, check Change Password.
Setting the SNMPv3 read-write (RW) user or read-only (RO) user authentication
password:
Enter the Read-Write (RW) User or Read-Only (RO) User Password and, and click Apply. To clear the
password, check Change Password. A valid authentication password can be set to any value between
1-39 characters. A blank password will clear the string.
Configuring the SNMPv3 read-write (RW) user or read-only (RO) user privacy type:
From the Read-Write User or Read-Only User Privacy Type drop-down menu, select None or DES, and
click Apply. To clear the password, check Change Password.
Setting the SNMPv3 read-write (RW) user or read-only (RO) user privacy password:
Enter the Read-Write User or Read-Only User privacy password and, and click Apply. To clear the
password, check Change Password. A valid password can be set to any value between 1-31 characters.
Setting the SNMPv3 trap username:
The optional trap username displays on SNMP activity logs to identify user actions.
Type a name in the Trap Username field and click Apply. The trap username can be 1-31 alphanumeric
characters; spaces are allowed; and the name is case sensitive.