Viewing and Changing Management Settings 205 Authenticated—SNMP message exchanges are authenticated butare not encrypted. (This security level is the same as the authNoPrivlevel described in SNMPv3 RFCs.) Encrypted—SNMP message exchanges are authenticated andencrypted. (This security level is the same as the authPriv leveldescribed in SNMPv3 RFCs.)4 Click Next. If you selected V1 or V2C in step 2, go to step 5. If you selected USM in step 2, go to step 7.5 For SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c, select or create the SNMP community string.If a community string with access type read-write-notify, read-notify, ornotify-only is already configured, you can select it. Otherwise, you mustcreate a new one. You also can create a new community string even ifone is already configured.To create a new SNMP community string:a If a list of community string is displayed, select Create newCommunity and click Next.b In the Community String box, type the name of the community. Thename can be 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs.Community string names are transmitted in clear text.If you enable SNMP service on the WX, 3Com recommends that you donot use the well-known strings public (for READ) or private (for WRITE).These strings are commonly used and can easily be guessed.c Select the access type. read-notify—An SNMP management application using the stringcan get object values on the switch but cannot set them. Theswitch can use the string to send notifications. notify-only—The switch can use the string to send notifications. notify-read-write—An SNMP management application using thestring can get and set object values on the switch. The switch canuse the string to send notifications.6 Click Next and go to step 14.7 For USM (SNMPv3), select or create the USM user.
