Chapter 18 SNMP

Table 43 SNMP Group: Modify (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Access

Read - select Enabled to allow this group to collect information from this switch.

 

Write - select Enabled to allow this group to create or edit SNMP objects.

 

 

Apply

Click this to save your settings to the switch.

 

 

18.3 SNMP User

An SNMP user is an SNMP manager. SNMP managers must use the proper SNMP user and group credentials to gain access to and manage agents such as the switch. Use the SNMP User screen to create SNMP users and associate them to SNMP groups. Click SNMP > User to view the screen as shown.

Figure 62 SNMP User

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 44 SNMP User

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

User ID

Select the SNMP user you want to edit.

 

 

Create New

Click this to configure a new SNMP user.

User

 

 

 

User ID

This field indicates the manager identification number. It is used for identification

 

only. Click on the individual user number to edit the user settings.

 

 

User Name

This field displays the name of the SNMP user.

 

 

Group Name

This field displays the name of the SNMP group the user belongs to.

 

 

SNMP Version

This field indicates which SNMP version this user uses to manage the switch.

 

 

Auth Type

This field indicates whether authentication is required for this user. Authentication

 

can only be configured for SNMP v3. This field displays None if no authentication is

 

required for this user or it displays MD5 if Message Digest authentication is enabled.

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Use these navigation links to browse all of your SNMP groups.

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18.3.1 SNMP User: Create

You must configure an SNMP group first before you can create an SNMP user. Click on the Create New User link in the SNMP User screen to add an SNMP user. The screen displays as shown.

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