SNMP
Managing SNMP Users
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Enter 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:
- None—No user authentication is used.
- MD5 Password—A password that is used for generating a key by the
MD5 authentication method.
- SHA Password—A password that is used for generating a key by the
SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) authentication method.
• Authentication Password—If authentication is accomplished by either a
MD5 or a SHA password, enter the local user password in either Encrypted
or Plaintext. Local user passwords are compared to the local database. and
can contain up to 32 ASCII characters.
• Privacy Method—Select one of the following options:
- None—Privacy password is not encrypted.
- DES—Privacy password is encrypted according to the Data Encryption
Standard (DES).
• Privacy Password—16 bytes are required (DES encryption key) if the DES
privacy method was selected. This field must be exactly 32 hexadecimal
characters. The Encrypted or Plaintext mode can be selected.
STEP 4 Click Apply to save the settings.
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