Web Management Guide-R06

Chapter 13 | Basic Administration Protocols
Simple Network Management Protocol
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Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
◆ User Name – The name of user connecting to the SNMP agent.
(Range: 1-32 characters)
◆ Group Name – The name of the SNMP group to which the user is assigned.
(Range: 1-32 characters)
◆ Remote IP – IPv4 address of the remote device where the user resides.
◆ Security Model – The user security model; SNMP v1, v2c or v3. (Default: v3)
◆ Security Level – The following security levels are only used for the groups
assigned to the SNMP security model:
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noAuthNoPriv – There is no authentication or encryption used in SNMP
communications. (This is the default security level.)
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AuthNoPriv – SNMP communications use authentication, but the data is
not encrypted.
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AuthPriv – SNMP communications use both authentication and
encryption.
◆ Authentication Protocol – The method used for user authentication.
(Options: MD5, SHA; Default: MD5)
◆ Authentication Password – A minimum of eight plain text characters is
required.
◆ Privacy Protocol – The encryption algorithm use for data privacy; only 56-bit
DES is currently available.
◆ Privacy Password – A minimum of eight plain text characters is required.
Web Interface
To configure a remote SNMPv3 user:
1. Click Administration, SNMP.
2. Select Configure User from the Step list.
3. Select Add SNMPv3 Remote User from the Action list.
4. Enter a name and assign it to a group. Enter the IP address to identify the source
of SNMPv3 inform messages sent from the local switch. If the security model is
set to SNMPv3 and the security level is authNoPriv or authPriv, then an
authentication protocol and password must be specified. If the security level is
authPriv, a privacy password must also be specified.