CLI Reference Guide

Configuring WX Management Services 211
Configuring an SNMP
V3 User
To configure an SNMPv3 user:
1 Do one of the following:
 Open the WX Switch wizard, then select USM User under SNMP,
located under Management Services in the organizer list of the System
and Administrative page. Select New USM User.
 In the Organizer panel, select Management Services under a WX
switch, then select Users under SNMP. Select Config > Edit.
2 In the Username box, type the name of the SNMPv3 user. The name can
be 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs.
3 Select the access type.
 read-only—An SNMP management application using the string can
get (read) object values on the switch but cannot set (write) them. This
is the default.
 read-notify—An SNMP management application using the string can
get object values on the switch but cannot set them. The switch can
use the string to send notifications.
 notify-only—The switch can use the string to send notifications.
 read-write—An SNMP management application using the string can
get and set object values on the switch.
 notify-read-write—An SNMP management application using the
string can get and set object values on the switch. The switch can use
the string to send notifications.
4 Specify the Engine ID, which is the unique identifier for this instance of
the SNMP engine:
a Select the format:
 Hex—ID is a hexadecimal string.
 IP—ID is based on the IP address of the station running the
management application. Enter the IP address of the station. MSS
calculates the engine ID based on the address.
 LocalID—Uses the value computed from the switch’s system IP
address.
To send informs, you must specify the engine ID of the inform
receiver. To send traps and to allow get and set operations and so on,
specify local as the engine ID.