SNMP
Managing SNMP Users
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The configured user has the attributes of its group, having the access privileges 
configured within the associated view. 
Groups enable network managers to assign access rights to a group of users, 
instead of a single user. A user can only be a member of a single group.
To create an SNMPv3 user, an SNMPv3 group must be available. SNMPv3 group 
can be defined on the SNMP > Groups page.
To define SNMP users:
STEP 1 Click SNMP > Users. 
STEP  2 To create a new SNMP user and assign SNMP access control privileges to the 
SNMP user, click Add. 
STEP  3 Enter the following information: 
• User Name—Enter a name for the user.
• Group Name—Select the SNMP group to which the SNMP user belongs. 
NOTE Users who belong to groups that 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—Uses a MD5 password or key to do the authentication. 
- SHA—Uses a Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) password or key to do the 
authentication. 
• Authentication Password—Select Encrypted
 
to enter an encrypted 
authentication password, or select Plaintext to enter the authentication 
password in plaintext format. The password that is used for generating a key 
by the MD5 or Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) authentication method. 
• Privacy Method—Select None or DES as the privacy method. 
• Privacy Password—Select Encrypted to enter an encrypted privacy 
password, or select Plaintext to enter the privacy password in plaintext 
format. The password that is used for generating a key by the DES method.