ZyXEL Communications NWA-3163 & NWA-3166 User Manual

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Chapter 16 Remote Management Screens
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16.6  Technical Reference
This section provides some technical background information about the topics 
covered in this chapter. 
16.6.1  MIB
Managed devices in an SMNP managed network contain object variables or 
managed objects that define each piece of information to be collected about a 
Privacy 
Protocol
Select the encryption method for SNMP communication from this 
user. You can choose one of the following:
• DES - Data Encryption Standard is a widely used (but breakable) 
method of data encryption. It applies a 56-bit key to each 64-bit 
block of data.
• AES - Advanced Encryption Standard is another method for data 
encryption that also uses a secret key. AES applies a 128-bit key 
to 128-bit blocks of data.
SNMPv3User
Enable 
SNMPv3User
Click this to activate the security settings for this User account.
User Name
Enter the name you want to use for authentication with managers 
using SNMP v3. 
Password
Enter the password for the user name.
Confirm 
Password
Retype the password for verification.
Access Type
The default value for this is Get.
This allows the manager to retrieve an object variable from the 
agent. 
Authentication 
Protocol
Select an authentication algorithm. MD5 (Message Digest 5) and 
SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) are hash algorithms used to 
authenticate SNMP data. SHA authentication is generally considered 
stronger than MD5, but is slower. 
Privacy 
Protocol
Select the encryption method for SNMP communication from this 
user. You can choose one of the following:
• DES - Data Encryption Standard is a widely used (but breakable) 
method of data encryption. It applies a 56-bit key to each 64-bit 
block of data.
• AES - Advanced Encryption Standard is another method for data 
encryption that also uses a secret key. AES applies a 128-bit key 
to 128-bit blocks of data.
Apply
Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen. 
Reset
Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 59   Remote Management: SNMPv3 User Profile
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