284 Network Administration: SNMP MonitoringFILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Dell Astute\UserGuide\Dell_Astute_Network_Admin_SNMP.fmD E L L C O N F I D E N T I A L – P R E L I M I N A R Y 8 / 9 / 1 6 - F O R P R O O F O N L Y• SHA Key — Users are authenticated using the HMAC-SHA-96authentication level.– Authentication Password — If the MD5 Key or SHA Keyauthentication method was selected, enter the user-defined passwordfor a group.– Privacy Method — If the MD5 Key or SHA Key authenticationmethod was selected, enable the DES privacy method or None.– Privacy Password — If the DES privacy method is selected, enter theuser-defined password.CommunitiesWhen using SNMP v1,2, communities strings (passwords) are used to provideaccess rights in the following ways:• Basic Table — The access rights of a community can be read-only, read-write, or SNMP Admin. In addition, you can restrict access to thecommunity to only certain MIB objects using a view. Views are defined inthe Views Setting pages.• Advanced Table — Access rights to a community are assigned to a groupthat consists of users. A group can have Read, Write, and Notify access toviews. Groups are defined in the Access Control pages.To define an SNMP community:1 Click Switch Management > SNMP Monitoring > Communities.The Basic and Advanced tables are displayed.2 To add a new community, click Edit, Add.3 Define the SNMP management station by entering its IP addressinformation:– Supported IP Format — Select whether the IPv4 or IPv6 format isbeing used.– IPv6 Address Type — When the community supports IPv6, thisspecifies the type of static address supported. The possible options are:• Link Local — A Link Local address that is non-routable and usedfor communication on the same network only.
