User Guide

624 Chapter 12 Configuring SNMP
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• set — USM user is authorized to perform SNMP set requests (write
access to the MIB). Write access automatically implies read access as
well.
•
trap — USM user is authorized to receive trap event messages and alarm
messages.
• authentication protocol — the protocol to be used to authenticate the USM
user. Valid options are:
•
md5
• sha
The default is md5.
• auth password — a string of at least eight characters specifying the password
for USM user authentication. The password is required if the security level is
set to
auth or priv.
• privacy protocol — the protocol used for encryption. Valid options are:
•
des
• aes
The default is des.
• priv password — a string of at least eight characters specifying the USM
user’s individual encryption key. The password is required if the security level
is set to
priv.
The SNMP User menu displays.