Chapter 3 Featured Functions 3.2.2 SNMP V3 SNMPv3 primarily added security and remote configuration enhancements. Authentication in SNMP Versions 1 and 2 uses a password (community string) sent in clear text between a manager and an agent. But SNMPv3 message contains security parameters which are encoded as an octet string. You can choose the authentication protocol which you need to each user account. 3-39 Description Factory Default Link Up/Down Specify whether link status traps are enabled. Enable: Specify the switch which sends link status trap messages when a link comes up or goes down. This is the default setting. Disable:
Specify the switch which does not send link status trap messages. Enable Spanning Tree Specify whether spanning tree traps are enabled. Enable: Specify the switch which sends spanning tree trap messages. Disable: Specify the switch which does not send spanning tree trap messages. Disable Password Change Specify whether Password Change traps are enabled. Enable: Specify the switch which sends Password Change trap messages. Disable: Specify the switch which does not send Password Change messages. Disable IP Address Change Specify whether IP Address Change traps are enabled. Enable: Specify the switch which sends IP Address Change trap messages. Disable:
Specify the switch which does not send IP Address Change messages. Enable Loopback-detection Enable Specify whether Lookback Detection traps are enabled. Enable: Specify the switch which sends Lookback Detection trap messages. Disable: Specify the switch which does not send Lookback Detection messages Redundancy Enable Specify whether Redundancy traps are enabled. Enable: Specify the switch which sends Redundancy trap messages. Disable: Specify the switch which does not send Redundancy messages