GS700TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Managing System Settings 3-25
v1.0, November 2007
3. Click Delete to remove the entry.
User Configuration
The SNMPv3 User Configuration screen provides information for creating SNMP groups and
assigning SNMP access control privileges to SNMP groups. Groups allow network managers to
assign access rights to specific device features or feature aspects.
To define SNMP users:
1. Click System > SNMP > SNMPv3 > User Configuration. The SNMPv3 User Configuration
screen displays:
The SNMPv3 User Configuration screen contains the following fields:
•User Name – Enter the user name. The field range is up to 30 alphanumeric characters.
•Group Name – Enter the group name from a list of user-defined SNMP groups. SNMP
groups are defined in the Groups screen.
•Engine ID – Select either the local or remote SNMP entity to which the user is connected.
Changing or removing the local SNMP Engine ID deletes the SNMPv3 user database.
•Authentication – Select the method used to authenticate users. The possible field values
are:
– MD5 Key – Users are authenticated using the HMAC-MD5 algorithm.
– SHA Key – Users are authenticated using the HMAC-SHA-96 authentication level.
– MD5 Password – The HMAC-MD5-96 password is used for authentication. The user
must enter a password.
Figure 3-16