Specifies the access level of the user, No authentication is used, Message-digest algorithm 5 is used – 3Com Wireless LAN WX1200 User Manual
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set snmp usm
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access {read-only | read-notify | notify-only | read-write
| notify-read-write}
— Specifies the access level of the user:
read-only
—An SNMP management application using the string
can get (read) object values on the switch but cannot set (write)
them.
read-notify
—An SNMP management application using the string
can get object values on the switch but cannot set them. The
switch can use the string to send notifications.
notify-only
—The switch can use the string to send notifications.
read-write
—An SNMP management application using the string
can get and set object values on the switch.
notify-read-write
— An SNMP management application using
the string can get and set object values on the switch. The switch
can use the string to send notifications.
auth-type {none | md5 | sha} {auth-pass-phrase string |
auth-key hex-string}
— Specifies the authentication type used to
authenticate communications with the remote SNMP engine. You can
specify one of the following:
none
—No authentication is used.
md5
—Message-digest algorithm 5 is used.
sha
—Secure Hashing Algorithm (SHA) is used.
If the authentication type is md5 or sha, you can specify a passphrase
or a hexadecimal key.
To specify a passphrase, use the auth-pass-phrase string option.
The string can be from 8 to 32 alphanumeric characters long, with
no spaces.
To specify a key, use the auth-key hex-string option.
encrypt-type {none | des | 3des | aes}
{encrypt-pass-phrase string | encrypt-key hex-string}
—
Specifies the encryption type used for SNMP traffic. You can specify
one of the following:
none
—No encryption is used. This is the default.
des
—Data Encryption Standard (DES) encryption is used.
3des
—Triple DES encryption is used.
aes
—Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption is used.