GS700AT Series Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Managing System Settings 3-13
v1.0, March 2008
• Use Default – Check the box to use the device-generated Engine ID. The default Engine
ID is based on the device MAC address and is defined per standard as:
– First 4 octets – First bit = 1, the rest is the IANA Enterprise number.
– Fifth octet – Set to 3 to indicate the MAC address that follows.
– Last 6 octets – MAC address of the device.
2. Specify the Local Engine ID field or check Use Default to use the device-generated Engine
ID (Checking Use Default will override any entry in the Local Engine ID field).
3. Click Apply to update the device.
View Name
The SNMPv3 View Name screen allows the network managers to define SNMPv3 View Names.
SNMPv3 views provide or block access to device features or portions of features.
To define SNMPv3 view names:
1. Click System > SNMP > SNMPv3 > View Name. The SNMPv3 View Name screen displays:
The SNMPv3 View Name screen contains the following field:
• View Name – Enter the user-defined view name. The view name can contain a maximum
of 30 alphanumeric characters.
2. Select the entry.
3. Enter the View Name field in the first row.
4. Click Apply to update the device.
Figure 3-9