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Allied Telesis AT-S60 User Manual

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Chapter 17: SNMPv3 Configuration

Section III: SNMPv3 Protocol

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protocol after a message is received. This algorithm generates the
message digest. The user is authenticated when the
authentication protocol checks the message digest. With the SHA
selection, you can configure a Privacy Protocol.

N-None
This value represents no authentication protocol. When messages
are received, users are not authenticated. With the None
selection, you cannot configure a Privacy Protocol.

If you select NONE, you are prompted for the Storage Type. Go to
Step 13.

If you select MD5 or SHA, the following prompt is displayed:

Enter Authentication Password:

10. Enter an authentication password of up to 32-alphanumeric

characters and press Return.

You are prompted to re-enter the password.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter Privacy Protocol [D-DES, N-None]:

Note

If you have the non encrypted version of the AT-S60 software, then
the Privacy Protocol field is read-only.

Note

You can only configure the Privacy Protocol if you have configured
the Authentication Protocol with the MD5 or SHA values.

11. Select one of the following options:

D -DES
Select this value to make the DES privacy (or encryption) protocol
the privacy protocol for this User Table entry. With this selection,
messages transmitted between the host and the switch are
encrypted with the DES protocol.

N -None
Select this value if you do not want a privacy protocol for this User
Table entry. With this selection, messages transmitted between
the host and the switch are not encrypted.

If you select NONE, you are prompted for the Storage Type. Go to
Step 13.

If you select DES, the following prompt is displayed:

Enter Privacy Password:

12. Enter a privacy password of up to 32-alphanumeric characters.