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• Group Name – The name of the SNMP group to which the user is
assigned. (Range: 1-32 characters)
• Model – The user security model; SNMP v1, v2c or v3.
• Level – The security level used for the user:
- noAuthNoPriv – There is no authentication or encryption used in
SNMP communications. (This is the default for SNMPv3.)
- AuthNoPriv – SNMP communications use authentication, but the
data is not encrypted (only available for the SNMPv3 security
model).
- AuthPriv – SNMP communications use both authentication and
encryption (only available for the SNMPv3 security model).
• Authentication – The method used for user authentication.
(Options: MD5, SHA; Default: MD5)
• Authentication Password – A minimum of eight plain text characters
is required.
• Privacy – The encryption algorithm use for data privacy; only 56-bit
DES is currently available.
• Actions – Enables the user to be assigned to another SNMPv3 group.
Web – Click SNMP, SNMPv3, Users. Click New to configure a user name.
In the New User page, define a name and assign it to a group, then click
Add to save the configuration and return to the User Name list. To delete a
user, check the box next to the user name, then click Delete. To change the
assigned group of a user, click Change Group in the Actions column of the
users table and select the new group.