Nortel Switched Firewall Browser-Based Interface Users Guide
Browser-Based Interface forms reference 127
216383-D October 2005
SNMPv3 (USM) Options
Fields and buttons on the form are as follows:
SNMP Settings
Status provides a list with the following selections:
o Enabled enables the SNMP agent.
o Disabled disables the SNMP agent.
Security Model provides a list, used to specify the form of SNMP security, with the
following selections:
o v1 specifies the SNMPv1 security model.
o v2c specifies the SNMPv2c security model.
o usm specifies the SNMPv3 (USM) security model.
Access provides a list with the following selections:
o Disabled disables SNMP read/write capacity. Users receive only enabled event
and alarm messages.
o Read permits read access.
o Read/write permits read and write access.
Events provides a list with the following selections:
o Enabled enables sending cluster event messages to SNMP trap hosts.
o Disabled disables sending cluster event messages to SNMP trap hosts.
Alarms provides a list with the following selections:
o Enabled enables sending cluster alarm messages to the SNMP trap hosts.
o Disabled disables sending cluster alarm message to the SNMP trap hosts.
SNMPv1/v2c Options
Read Community String (v1/v2c) default setting is public. TIP: Change the default
for effective security.
SNMPv3 (USM) Options
Security Level (usm)
o none provides no authentication/privacy.
o auth verifies the SNMP user before granting SNMP access and transmits in plain
text.
• priv verifies the SNMP user before granting SNMP access and transmits
encrypted information.
