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Configure lldp – NETGEAR MS510TXPP 8 Port Gigabit PoE Managed Switch User Manual

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Smart Managed Pro Switches MS510TX and MS510TXPP

Configure System Information

User Manual

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You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.

2.

Launch a web browser.

3.

In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.

If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see

Access the Switch on page

14

.

The login window opens.

4.

Enter the switch’s password in the

Password

field.

The default password is

password

.

The System Information page displays.

5.

Select

System > SNMP > SNMPv3 > User Configuration

.

The User Configuration page displays.

The SNMPv3 Access Mode field is a read-only field that shows the access privileges for
the user account. Access for the admin account is always Read/Write. Access for all
other accounts is Read Only.

6.

To enable authentication, select an Authentication Protocol radio button.

You can select the

MD5

radio button or the

SHA

radio button. With either of these

options, the user login password is used as SNMPv3 authentication password. For
information about how to configure the login password, see

Change the Password on

page

218

.

7.

To enable encryption, do the following:

a.

Select the Encryption Protocol

DES

radio button to encrypt SNMPv3 packets using

the DES encryption protocol.

b.

In the

Encryption key

field, enter an encryption code of eight or more alphanumeric

characters.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Configure LLDP

The IEEE 802.1AB-defined standard, Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), allows stations
on an 802 LAN to advertise major capabilities and physical descriptions. This information is
viewed by a network manager to identify system topology and detect bad configurations on
the LAN.

From the

System > LLDP > Advanced

menu, you can access pages that are described in

the following sections:

Configure LLDP Global Settings on page

67