Configuring for Network Management Applications

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

 

SNMP Version 3 Users

 

The second step to using SNMPv3 on the switch is to configure the users that

 

you assign to different groups. To establish users on the switch:

 

a. Add the users to the User table. This is done with the snmpv3 user

 

command. To view the users in the list you use the show snmpv3 user

 

command.

 

b. Assign users to Security Groups based on their security model.

 

 

C a u t i o n

When stacking is enabled, SNMPv3 provides security only between an

 

SNMPv3 management station and the stack manager. Communications

 

between the stack commander and stack members is not secure.

 

Syntax: [no] snmpv3 user user_name [auth <md5 sha><auth_pass>] [priv

 

 

priv_pass]

 

Add or Deletes an user entry for snmpv3. Authorization

 

and Privacy are optional, but to use privacy you must

 

use authorization. When deleting a user only the

 

user_name is required

 

[auth <md5 sha> <auth_pass>]

 

With authorization you can select either md5

 

authentication or sha authentication. The auth_pass

 

must be 6-32 characters in length and must be included

 

when authentication is included. (Default: None)

 

[priv priv_pass]

 

With privacy the switch only supports DES (56-bit)

 

encryption. The privacy password priv_pass must be

 

6-32 characters in length and must be included when

 

priv is included. (Default: None)

 

[no] snmpv3 group group_name user user_name sec-model <ver1 ver2c

 

ver3>

 

This command assigns or removes a user to a security

 

group for access right to the with. To delete a entry all

 

fields must be used.

 

group group_name

 

This is the group privileges that will be assigned to the

 

user. For more details see “Group Access Levels” on

 

page 13-11.

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