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Specifying a Remote Engine ID
To send inform messages to an SNMPv3 user on a remote device, you
must first specify the engine identifier for the SNMP agent on the remote
device where the user resides. The remote engine ID is used to compute
the security digest for authenticating and encrypting packets sent to a user
on the remote host.
SNMP passwords are localized using the engine ID of the authoritative
agent. For informs, the authoritative SNMP agent is the remote agent. You
therefore need to configure the remote agent’s SNMP engine ID before
you can send proxy requests or informs to it.
The engine ID can be specified by entering 1 to 26 hexadecimal characters.
If less than 26 characters are specified, trailing zeroes are added to the
value. For example, the value “1234” is equivalent to “1234” followed by
22 zeroes.
Web – Click SNMP, SNMPv3, Remote Engine ID.
Figure 3-27. Setting a Remote Engine ID
Configuring SNMPv3 Users
Each SNMPv3 user is defined by a unique name. Users must be configured
with a specific security level and assigned to a group. The SNMPv3 group
restricts users to a specific read, write, and notify view.
Command Attributes
• User Name – The name of user connecting to the SNMP agent.
(Range: 1-32 characters)
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