ZyXEL Communications NWA3160 User Manual

 Chapter 14 Remote Management Screens

ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Table 67   Remote Management: SNMP User Profile

Enable 

SNMPv3Admin

Select this box to activate the SNMPv3 administration account. The SNMPv3 

administrator can issue Get and Set commands to the ZyXEL Device.

User Name

Enter a username for the SNMPv3 administrator. Only SNMP commands 

carrying this username are allowed to administer the ZyXEL Device.

Password

Enter a password for the SNMPv3 administrator. Only SNMP commands 

carrying this password are allowed to administer the ZyXEL Device.

Confirm 

Password

Re-enter the Password.

Access Type

For the administrator, this is always Set. SNMP Set commands allow the 

administrator to make configuration changes.

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 Specify the encryption method for SNMP communication with 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.

•

None - no encryption is used.

Enable 

SNMPv3User

Select this box to activate the SNMPv3 user account. The SNMPv3 user can 

issue GET commands to the ZyXEL Device.

User Name

Enter a username for the SNMPv3 user. Only SNMP commands carrying this 

username are allowed to get details about the ZyXEL Device.

Password

Enter a password for the SNMPv3 administrator. Only SNMP commands 

carrying this password are allowed to get details about the ZyXEL Device.

Confirm 

Password

Re-enter the Password.

Access Type

For the administrator, this is always Get. SNMP Get commands allow the user 

to make see configuration details about the ZyXEL Device.

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 Specify the encryption method for SNMP communication with 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.

•

None - no encryption is used.

Apply

Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen. 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.