Configuring SNMPv3 Users
Each SNMPv3 user is defin ed b y a uniq ue nam e. U sers must b e co nfigur ed wit h a
specific security level and assigned to a group. The SNMPv3 group restricts users to
a specific read, write, or notify view.
Command Attributes
• User Name – The name of user connecting to the SNMP ag ent. (Range: 1- 32
characters)
• Group Name – The name of the SNMP group to which the user is assi gned.
(Range: 1-32 characters)
• Security Model – The user security model; SNMP v1 , v2c or v3.
• Security Level – The security level used for the user:
- noAuthNoPriv – There is no aut henti cation or encr yption u sed i n SN MP
communications. (This is the default for SNMPv3.)
- AuthNoPriv – SNMP communications use authentic ation, but th e 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).
• Authentication Protoc ol – The method used for user authentication. (O ptions:
MD5, SHA; Default: MD5)
• Authentication Password – A minimum of eigh t p la in te xt charact ers i s req uire d.
•
Privacy
Protocol
– The encryption algorithm use for data privacy; only 56-bit DES
is currently available.
• Privacy Password – A minimum of eight plain text characters i s required.
• Actions – Enables the us er to be assigne d to anothe r SNMPv3 group.

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Configuring SNMPv3 Management Access

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