User’s Manual of WGSD-1022/WGSD-8000

4.11.3 Group Profile

The Group Profile screen (see figure 4-61) 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 features

aspects.

Figure 4-61Group Profile screen

The page contains the following fields:

•Group Name

•Security Model

•Security Level

•Privacy

•Operation

Displays the user-defined group to which access control rules are applied. The field range is up to 30 characters.

Defines the SNMP version attached to the group. The possible field values are:

•SNMPv1, defined for the group.

•SNMPv2, defined for the group.

•SNMPv3, defined for the group.

Defines the security level attached to the group. Security levels apply to SNMPv3 only. The possible field values are:

•No Authentication, which indicates that neither the Authentication nor the Privacy security levels are assigned to the group.

•Authentication, which authenticates SNMP messages, and ensures the SNMP messages original is authenticated.

Where encrypts SNMP messages

Defines the group access rights. The possible field values are:

•Read. The management access is restricted to read-only, and changes cannot be made to the assigned SNMP view.

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