HP Manager Software manual Configuring an Snmp To configure an SNMPv3 user, V3 User

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Configuring an SNMP To configure an SNMPv3 user:

V3 User

1Do one of the following:

„Open the WX Switch wizard, then select USM User under SNMP, located under Management Services in the organizer list of the System and Administrative page. Select New USM User.

„In the Organizer panel, select Management Services under a WX switch, then select Users under SNMP. Select Config > Edit.

2In the Username box, type the name of the SNMPv3 user. The name can be 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs.

3Select the access type.

„read-only—An SNMP management application using the string can get (read) object values on the switch but cannot set (write) them. This is the default.

„read-notify—An SNMP management application using the string can get object values on the switch but cannot set them. The switch can use the string to send notifications.

„notify-only—The switch can use the string to send notifications.

„read-write—An SNMP management application using the string can get and set object values on the switch.

„notify-read-write—An SNMP management application using the string can get and set object values on the switch. The switch can use the string to send notifications.

4Specify the Engine ID, which is the unique identifier for this instance of the SNMP engine:

a Select the format:

„Hex—ID is a hexadecimal string.

„IP—ID is based on the IP address of the station running the management application. Enter the IP address of the station. MSS calculates the engine ID based on the address.

„LocalID—Uses the value computed from the switch’s system IP address.

To send informs, you must specify the engine ID of the inform receiver. To send traps and to allow get and set operations and so on, specify local as the engine ID.