Simple Network Management Protocol
Groups
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SNMP Groups
To add and configure an SNMP group:
STEP 1 Select SNMP > Groups in the navigation pane.
STEP 2 Click Add to create a new row in the SNMPv3 Groups table.
STEP 3 Check the box for the new group and click Edit.
STEP 4 Configure the parameters:
• Group Name—A name that identifies the group. The default group names are RO and
RW.
Group names can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
• Security Level—Sets the security level for the group, which can be one of these options:
- noAuthentication-noPrivacy—No authentication and no data encryption (no
security).
- Authentication-noPrivacy—Authentication, but no data encryption. With this
security level, users send SNMP messages that use an MD5 key/password for
authentication, but not a DES key/password for encryption.
- Authentication-Privacy—Authentication and data encryption. With this security
level, users send an MD5 key/password for authentication and a DES key/password
for encryption.
For groups that require authentication, encryption, or both, you must define the
MD5 and DES key/passwords on the SNMP Users page.
• Write Views—The write access to MIBs for the group, which can be one of these
options:
- view-all—The group can create, alter, and delete MIBs.
- view-none—The group cannot create, alter, or delete MIBs.
• Read Views—The read access to MIBs for the group: