SNMP Users

An SNMP user is defined by the login credentials (username, passwords, and authentication method) and by the context and scope in which it operates by association with a group and an Engine ID. The configured users have the attributes of its group, having the access privileges configured within the associated view.

To create an SNMPv3 user, the following must first exist:

  • An engine ID must first be configured on the device. This is done in the Engine ID .

  • An SNMPv3 group must be available. An SNMPv3 group is defined in the SNMP Groups .

To display SNMP users and define new ones:

Procedure

Step 1

Click SNMP > Users.

This page displays existing users. The fields in this page are described in the Add page.

Step 2

Click Add.

This page provides information for assigning SNMP access control privileges to SNMP users.

Step 3

Enter the parameters.

  • User Name—Enter a name for the user.

  • Group Name—Select the SNMP group to which the SNMP user belongs. SNMP groups are defined in the Add Group page.

    Note

    Users, who belong to groups which have been deleted, remain, but they are inactive.

  • Authentication Method—Select the Authentication method that varies according to the Group Name assigned. If the group doesn’t require authentication, then the user can’t configure any authentication. The options are:

    • None—No user authentication is used.

    • SHA—A password that is used for generating a key by the SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm) authentication method.

    • SHA224 - A password that is used for generating a key by the SHA-224 (based on Secure Hash Algorithm 2) authentication method truncated to 128 bits.

    • SHA256 - A password that is used for generating a key by the SHA-256 (based on Secure Hash Algorithm 2) authentication method truncated to 192 bits.

    • SHA384 - A password that is used for generating a key by the SHA-384 (based on Secure Hash Algorithm 2) authentication method truncated to 256 bits.

    • SHA512 - A password that is used for generating a key by the SHA-512 (based on Secure Hash Algorithm 2) authentication method truncated to 384 bits.

  • Authentication Password—If authentication is accomplished by password and authentication method, enter the local user password in either Encrypted or Plaintext. Local user passwords are compared to the local database. And can contain up to 32 ASCII characters.

  • Privacy Method—Select one of the following options:

    • None—Privacy password isn’t encrypted.

    • AES—Privacy password is encrypted according to the AES.

  • Privacy Password—The Encrypted or Plaintext mode can be selected.

Step 4

Click Apply to save the settings.