Version 3.1 SP2 Reference Guide - Extreme Networks

Managing Your Network InventoryFigure 22: SNMP tab under the Modify Communications Settings WindowThe fields under the SNMP tab are as follows:SNMP VersionSNMP Read Community StringSNMP Write Community StringSNMP V3 User NameSNMP V3 Privacy ProtocolSNMP V3 Privacy PasswordSNMP V3 Authentication ProtocolSNMP V3 Authentication PasswordThe version of SNMP (version 1 or version 3) that Ridgeline uses toaccess the device.Can be modified if the device is using SNMP version 1. Default is public.Can be modified if the device is using SNMP version 1. Default is private.The principal name used for SNMP V3 authentication and security. Thedefault (for Extreme Networks devices) is initialmd5.Specifies the SNMP V3 privacy protocol. Select either No Privacy or CBCDES Privacy. The default is No Privacy.If the device is using CBC DES Privacy, enter the privacy password. Thedefault is and empty password (no password).Specifies the SNMP V3 authentication protocol. Select No Authentication,MD5 Authentication, or SHA Authentication. The default is MD5Authentication.If the devices is using SNMP V3 Authentication, enter the authenticationpassword. The default password is initialmd5.4 To implement the settings changes, click Modify.If you have modified the Device Contact Password (under the Basic tab) or either of the SNMPCommunity strings, on Extreme Networks devices, Ridgeline asks if you want to change thosevalues on the switch as well as in the Ridgeline database. This dialog box appears only if you havechanged one of these three values, and lists only those that you have changed. If you change anyother values, such as the SNMPv3 settings, Ridgeline does not warn you and does not make changeson the device.This dialog box does not appear if you have changed only third-party devices.● To change the values in the Ridgeline database and on the device itself, click Device andDatabase● To change the values only in the Ridgeline database, click Database only.If you have already changed these values on the device, you should select Database only, asRidgeline will not be able to communicate with the device until after these settings have beenchanged in the database.66Ridgeline Reference Guide