Guntermann & Drunck DVICenter DP16 Config Panel - Manual (Page 56)

Device monitoring via SNMP
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6. If you use the SNMPv2c protocol version, use the respective paragraph to enter the
same Community name as selected in the Network Management System.
7. If you decided to use the SNMPv3 protocol version, use the respective paragraph to
enter the following data:
Log level: Select from which severity level an SNMP trap is to be sent.
The selected severity level and all lower severity levels are
logged.
Version: Select if the traps are to be created and sent according to the
SNMPv2c (v2c) or SNMPv3 (v3) protocol.
Notification type: Select if the occurrences are sent as Trap or Inform packet.
IMPORTANT: The transfer of the packet password (Community) of the SNMPv2c
protocol version is not encrypted. Therefore, it can be easily tapped!
If required, use the SNMPv3 protocol version (see below) and a high Security level
to ensure a secure data transfer.
User: Enter the username for communication with the Network
Management System an.
Authentication pro-
tocol
Select the authentication protocol ( MD5 or SHA ) which has
been activated in the Network Management System.
Authentication
passphrase
Enter the authentication passphrase for the communication
with the Network Management System.
Security level Select between one of the following options:
 NoAuthNoPriv: deactivated user authentication and Privacy
protocol
 AuthNoPriv: activated user authentication, deactivated Pri-
vacy protocol
 AuthPriv: activated user authentication and Privacy protocol
Privacy protocol: Select the privacy protocol ( DES or AES ) which has been
activated in the Network Management System.
NOTE: If you select the 2 - Critical, severity level SNMP traps are sent for
occurrences from this level and from the 1 - Alarm and 0 - Emergency severity
levels.
NOTE: Inform packets require a confirmation of the Network Management Sys-
tem. If this confirmation is not available, the transmission is repeated.