Task 13: Set up SNMP agent
Chapter 6 Configuration and alignment
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Table 6-17 Step 1: SNMP Configuration attributes (for SNMPv3)
Attribute
Meaning
SNMP Security
Mode
‘MIB-based’ means that SNMPv3 security parameters are
managed via SNMP MIBs.
‘Web-based’ means that the SNMPv3 security parameters are
not available over SNMP, but instead are configured using
the SNMP Accounts page, as described in
Step 2: SNMP user
policy configuration (for SNMPv3)
on page
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.
SNMP Engine ID
Format
Specifies whether the Engine ID is generated from the MAC
Address, IP Address or Text String.
SNMP Engine ID
Text
Only enabled when SNMP Engine ID Format is set to ‘Text
String’. Text used to generate the SNMP Engine ID.
SNMP Port
Number
Enter the port that the SNMP agent is listening to for
commands from a management system.
Step 2: SNMP user policy configuration (for SNMPv3)
If the chosen SNMP Security Mode is ‘Web-based’, then SNMP user accounts must be
configured to access the PTP 600. SNMP users may have one of two security profiles:
‘System administrator’ or ‘Read only’.
To configure SNMP accounts, proceed as follows:
Procedure 6-37 Configure SNMP user policy (for SNMPv3)
1
The Step 2: SNMP User Policy Configuration page is displayed (
Figure 6-51
).
2
Update the web-based security profile attributes (
Table 6-18
). These will
determine which authentication and privacy protocols are required for
SNMP users with roles ‘System administrator’ and ‘Read only’.
3
Select
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