Linksys SGE2000 Cisco Small Business SFE/SGE2xxx Series Managed Switches Admin - Page 319

Configuring SNMP Configuring SNMP Security 12 • Authentication Method- Indicates the Authentication method used. The possible field values are: - MD5 Key - Users are authenticated using a valid HMAC-MD5 key. - SHA Key - Users are authenticated using a valid HMAC-SHA-96 key. - MD5 Password - Users should enter a password that is encrypted using the HMAC-MD5-96 authentication method. - SHA Password - Users should enter a password that is encrypted using the HMAC-SHA-96 authentication method. - None - No user authentication is used. • Password - Defines the local user password. Local user passwords can contain up to 159 characters. This field is available if the Authentication Method is a password. • 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. This field is available if the Authentication Method is a key. • 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. This field is available if the Authentication Method is a key. STEP 3 Define the relevant fields. STEP 4 Click Apply. The SNMP User is modified, and the device is updated. Defining SNMP Groups The SNMP Groups Page provides information for creating SNMP groups and assigning SNMP access control privileges to SNMP groups. Groups allow network managers to assign access rights to specific device features, or features aspects. Cisco Small Business SFE/SGE Managed Switches Administration Guide 310