SNMP Protocol

Configuring SNMPv3 Groups

An SNMPv3 group sets the access policy for its assigned users, restricting them to specific read and write views. You can use the pre-defined default groups or create new groups to map a set of SNMP users to SNMP views.

Command Attributes

Command Attributes

Group Name: The name of the SNMP group. (Range: 1-32 characters)

Model: The group security model; SNMP v1, v2c or v3.

Level: The security level used for the group:

noAuthNoPriv – There is no authentication or encryption used in SNMP communications.

AuthNoPriv – SNMP communications use authentication, but the data is not encrypted (only available for the SNMPv3 security model).

AuthPriv – SNMP communications use both authentication and encryption (only available for the SNMPv3 security model).

Read View: The configured view for read access. (Range: 1-64 characters)

Write View: The configured view for write access. (Range: 1-64 characters)

Configuring SNMPv3 Groups - Web

Click SNMP, SNMPv3, Groups. Click New to configure a new group. In the New Group page, define a name, assign a security model and level, and then select read and write views.

Click Add to save the new group and return to the Groups list.

To delete a group, check the box next to the group name, then click Delete.

FIG. 47 Configuring SNMPv3 Groups

Configuring SNMPv3 Groups - CLI

Use the snmp-server group command to configure a new group, specifying the security model and level, and restricting MIB access to defined read and write views.

Console(config)#snmp-server group v3secure v3 priv read defaultview write defaultview 296 Console(config)#exit

Console#show snmp group297 Group Name: v3secure Security Model: v3

Read View: defaultview

Write View: defaultview

Notify View: none

Storage Type: nonvolatile

Row Status: active

Console#

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NXA-ENET24 specifications

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