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DES-3226S Layer 2 Switch CLI Reference
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create snmp user
Purpose
Used to create a new SNMP user and adds the
user to an SNMP group that is also created by this
command.
Syntax
create snmp user <username 32>
<groupname 32> {encrypted(1)
[by_password(1) auth [md5(2) <auth_password
8-16 > | sha(3) <auth_password 8-20 >]
priv [none(1) | des(2) <priv_password 8-16>] |
by_key(2) auth [md5(2) <auth_key 32-32>|
sha(3) <auth_key 40-40>] priv [none(1) |
des(2) <priv_key 32-32> ]]}
Description
The create snmp user command creates a new
SNMP user and adds the user to an SNMP group
that is also created by this command.
Parameters
<username 32> − An alphanumeric name of up to
32 characters that will identify the new SNMP user.
<groupname 32> − An alphanumeric name of up to
32 characters that will identify the SNMP group the
new SNMP user will be associated with.
by_password – Requires the SNMP user to enter a
password for authentication and privacy. The
password is defined by specifying the
auth_password below. This method is
recommended.
by_key - Requires the SNMP user to enter a
encryption key for authentication and privacy. The
key is defined by specifying the priv_password
below. This method is not recommended.
Message integrity − ensures that packets have not
been tampered with during transit.
Authentication − determines if an SNMP message
is from a valid source.
Encryption − scrambles the contents of messages
to prevent it being viewed by an unauthorized
source.