Creating or editing an SNMP user
Selecting Create New in the SNMP v3 pane opens the New SNMP User page, which provides settings for configuring a new SNMP v3 user. Double-clicking a user from the SNMP v3 table opens the Edit SNMP User page. Alternatively, select an SNMP user and then select Edit to edit the SNMP user.
Configure the following settings in the New SNMP User page or Edit SNMP User page and click OK:
User Name |
Enter the name of the user. After you create an SNMP user, you cannot change the user name. |
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Enable or disable this SNMP user. |
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Security Level Select the type of security level the user will have:
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If the security level is set to Authentication and No Private, you can select from the following authentication algorithms:
If the security level is set to Authentication and Private, you can also select from the following encryption algorithms in addition to authentication algorithms:
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If the security level is set to Authentication, select Change and enter a password in the Password field. |
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Hosts Settings for configuring the hosts of an SNMP community. |
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Enter the IP address of the notification host. If you want to add more than one host, select + to add another host. Up to 16 hosts can be added. Select X to delete any hosts. |
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Queries Settings for configuring queries for both SNMP v1 and v2c. |
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Enable or disable the query. By default, the query is enabled. |
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Enter the port number in the Port field (161 by default). |
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Traps Settings for configuring local and remote ports for both v1 and v2c. |
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Enable or disable the trap. |
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Enter the local port number (162 by default). |
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Enter the remote port numbers (162 by default). |
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SNMP Events Select the SNMP events that will be associated with the user. |