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Cisco Wide Area Application Services Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring SNMP Monitoring
Creating an SNMP User
To define a user who can access the SNMP engine, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the WAAS Central Manager menu, choose Devices > device-name (or Device Groups >
device-group-name).
Step 2 Choose Configure > Monitoring > SNMP > User. A list of SNMP users for the device or device group
appears.
Step 3 In the taskbar, click the Create New SNMP User icon. The Creating New SNMP User window appears.
Table 1-9 describes the fields in this window.
Table 1-9 SNMP User Settings
GUI Parameter Function
Name String representing the name of the user (32 characters maximum) who
can access the device or device group. This is a required field.
Group Name of the group (64 characters maximum) to which the user belongs.
This is a required field.
Remote SNMP ID Globally unique identifier for a remote SNMP entity (10 to 64
characters). To send an SNMPv3 message to the WAE, at least one user
with a remote SNMP ID must be configured on the WAE. The SNMP ID
must be entered in octet string format. Only hexadecimal characters and
the colon (:) are allowed in this field. If any colons appear in the entered
string, they are removed when the page is submitted.
Authentication Algorithm Authentication algorithm that ensures the integrity of SNMP packets
during transmission. Choose one of the following three options from the
drop-down list:
• No-auth—Requires no security mechanism to be turned on for
SNMP packets.
• MD5—Provides authentication based on the hash-based Message
Authentication Code Message Digest 5 (HMAC-MD5) algorithm.
• SHA—Provides authentication based on the hash-based Message
Authentication Code Secure Hash (HMAC-SHA) algorithm.
Authentication Password String (256 characters maximum) that configures the user authentication
(HMAC-MD5 or HMAC-SHA) password. The number of characters is
adjusted to fit the display area if it exceeds the limit for display. The
following special characters are not supported: space, backwards single
quote (`), single quote ('), double quote ("), pipe (|), or question mark (?).
This field is optional if the no-auth option is chosen for the
authentication algorithm. Otherwise, this field must contain a value.
Confirmation Password Authentication password for confirmation. The reentered password
must be the same as the one entered in the previous field.
Private Password String (256 characters maximum) that configures the authentication
(HMAC-MD5 or HMAC-SHA) parameters to enable the SNMP agent to
receive packets from the SNMP host. The number of characters is
adjusted to fit the display area if it exceeds the limit for display. The
following special characters are not supported: space, backwards single
quote (`), double quote ("), pipe (|), or question mark (?).
Confirmation Password Private password for confirmation. The reentered password must be the
same as the one entered in the previous field.