SNMP Agent field descriptions

Last Updated : Jan 19, 2022 |

Name

Description

MIB II System Group Data

Location

To specify the physical location of your AE Services server.

For example, LabB1Area2cRack5.

You can type a maximum of alphanumeric 225 characters.

Contact

To specify the name of the contact person or organization with the contact details, such as an email address and mobile phone number for managing your AE Services server.

For example, John Smith 555–1234 jsmith@example.com.

You can type a maximum of alphanumeric 225 characters.

SNMP Protocol Access

Enable SNMP Version 1

To enable SNMP version 1.

For example, allowV1Access.

By default, the check box is cleared.

Community Name

To specify the name that the SNMP administrative domain uses for authentication.

Enable SNMP Version 2c

To enable SNMP version 2с.

For example, allowV2Access.

By default, the check box is cleared.

Community Name

To specify the name that the SNMP administrative domain uses for authentication.

Enable SNMP Version 3

To enable SNMP version 3.

By default, the check box is cleared.

User Name

To specify the user name.

For example, JohnSmith.

Authentication Protocol

To set an authentication protocol algorithm.

The options are:

  • None (Default): Indicates that no authentication is performed.

  • MD5: Indicates that the network uses the Message-Digest algorithm.

  • SHA: Indicates that the network uses the Secure Hash Algorithm.

Authentication Password

To set an authentication password for the authentication protocol.

The password must contain at least:
  • 8 characters and a maximum of 12 characters

  • one digit

  • one uppercase alphabet

  • one lowercase alphabet

  • one special character which includes @, #, %, &, *, -, +, =, ^

The password must not contain any white spaces.

Privacy Protocol

To set a privacy protocol for SNMP version 3 messages encryption.

The options are:

  • None (Default): Indicates that no encryption is performed.

  • DES: Indicates that the network uses the Data Encryption Standard protocol.

  • AES: Indicates that the network uses the Advanced Encryption Standard protocol.

Privacy Password

To set a password for SNMP version 3 security encryption.

The password length must be exactly 8 characters.

It must contain at least:
  • one digit

  • one uppercase alphabet

  • one lowercase alphabet

  • one special character which includes @, #, %, &, *, -, +, =, ^

The password must not contain any white spaces.

Authorized IP Addresses for SNMP Access

To manage the SNMP access to your server.

The options are:

  • No Access (Default): To prevent an SNMP manager from obtaining access to your server.

  • Any IP Addresses: To allow any SNMP manager in your network to access your server.

  • Following IP Addresses: To allow SNMP managers to access your server. You can specify up to 5 IP addresses for each SNMP manager.