Configuring SNMP
Defining SNMP Users
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– SHA Password — Users are authenticated using the HMAC-SHA-96 authentication level. The user
should enter a password.
– No Authentication — No user authentication is used.
2. Click Modify. The SNMP User Settings Page opens:
Figure 76: SNMP User Settings Page
The SNMP User Settings Page contains the following additional SNMPv3 fields:
• Authentication Method — Defines the SNMP Authentication method.
• Password — Defines the password for the group member.
• Authentication Key — Defines the HMAC-MD5-96 or HMAC-SHA-96 authentication level. The
authentication and privacy keys are entered to define the authentication key. If only authentication is required,
16 bytes are defined. If both privacy and authentication are required, 32 bytes are defined. Each byte in
hexadecimal character strings is two hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be separated by a period or a colon.
• Privacy Key — Defines the privacy key (LSB). If only authentication is required, 20 bytes are defined. If both
privacy and authentication are required, 36 bytes are defined. Each byte in hexadecimal character strings is
two hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be separated by a period or colon.
3. Define the User Name, Group Name, Engine ID, Authentication Method, Password, Authentication Key, and
Privacy Key fields.
4. Click Apply. The SNMP group membership is modified, and the device is updated.