User Guide

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Groups enable network managers to assign access rights to a group of users instead of to a single
user.
A user can only belong to a single group.
To create an SNMPv3 user, the following must first exist:
An engine ID must first be configured on the device. This is done in the Engine ID page.
An SNMPv3 group must be available. An SNMPv3 group is defined in the Groups page.
To display SNMP users and define new ones:
1. Click
Configuration > System Management>SNMP > Users
.
This page contains existing users.
2. Click Add.
This page provides information for assigning SNMP access control privileges to SNMP
users.
3. Enter the parameters.
•
User Name—Enter a name for the user.
•
Engine ID—Select either the local or remote SNMP entity to which the user is
connected. Changing or removing the local SNMP Engine ID deletes the SNMPv3
User Database. To receive inform messages and request information, you must
define both a local and remote user.
o
Local—User is connected to the local device.
o
Engine—User is connected to a different SNMP entity besides the local
device. If the remote Engine ID is defined, remote devices receive inform
messages, but cannot make requests for information.
Select the remote engine ID.
•
Group Name—Select the SNMP group to which the SNMP user belongs. SNMP
groups are defined in the Add Group page.
Note
—Users, who belong to groups which have been deleted, remain, but they are
inactive.
•
Authentication Method—Select the Authentication method that varies according
to the Group Name assigned. If the group does not require authentication, then the
user cannot configure any authentication. The options are:
o
None—No user authentication is used.
o
MD5—A password that is used for generating a key by the MD5
authentication method.
o
SHA—A password that is used for generating a key by the SHA (Secure
Hash Algorithm) authentication method.