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HP Jetdirect Print
Servers - Creating an Initial Account for Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMPv3) Using the Embedded Web Server (EWS)

In this document:

SNMP management
applications

Introduction

This document explains
creating an initial account in SNMPv3 (Simple Network Management
Protocol version 3) using the Embedded Web Server (EWS).

NOTE: This feature
is available only on the HP Jetdirect print server models 610n,
615n, 250m, and 310x with firmware version x.22.09. It is no
longer necessary to create an initial account with firmware
version x.24.xx.
Additional security features are provided by
the latest Jetdirect firmware version and it is strongly
recommended to upgrade the firmware.
Click here to download HP Download Manager
software to upgrade the Jetdirect firmware.

About initial accounts

An initial account is needed
for SNMPv3 in order to configure SNMPv3. In order to configure
SNMPv3 parameters, the SNMPv3 protocol must be enabled (it is
disabled by default). The purpose of the initial account is to
initially configure the SNMPv3 MIB objects. For example, use the
initial account to create a new user account with administrative
privileges. Once a new user account is created, disable the initial
account and block the creation of another initial
account.
The protocol standard
does not specify how the initial account is provided; therefore, it
is implementation specific.

Configuration

HP Jetdirect provides an
initial account that implements authentication and privacy. However,
how do these authentication and privacy keys get to the
administrator in a secure manner so that the administrator can use
the initial account? One way to ensure security is to use "https"
when configuring the initial account, that is, enable SSL/TLS in the
Embedded Web Server.

A navigation link called
Create SNMPv3 account lets you create an initial account (see Figure
1).
Figure 1: Creating an
initial account

After creating the initial
account, confirm the account using the screen shown in Figure 2
below. Note the following:

The initial account is given random
values for its keys.

The authentication algorithm is MD5
(message digest 5) and the privacy algorithm is Data Encryption
Standard in Cipher Block Chaining mode (DES-CBC).

The account is created using "http"
instead of "https", which means the account information will be
sent in the clear on the network, i.e., not secure. To ensure
security, be sure to use "https" when configuring the initial
account, that is, enable SSL/TLS in the Embedded Web
Server.

Figure 2: Confirming an
initial account

SNMP management
applications

Up to this point, setting up
the SNMPv3 initial account on the Jetdirect did not require an
SNMPv3 management application, sometimes called an SNMP MIB
compiler. However, in order to configure the Jetdirect for SNMPv3,
such an application is required in order to access the SNMPv3 MIB
objects, to create a new user account rather than use the initial
account, and to control SNMP version access to the HP Jetdirect
device. Various SNMP management utilities are available from several
companies. It is recommended to research these on the Internet to
learn which would best suit your network.

Copyright Hewlett-Packard Co. 2002
This
information is subject to change without notice and
is provided
"as is" with no warranty.
Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable
for any direct,
indirect, special, incidental or consequential
damages
in connection with the use of this
material.

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