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Security > SNMP > SNMPv3 >Users
The function is used to configure SNMPv3 user. The Entry index key is User Name. To create a new User
Name account, please check <Add new user> button, and enter the user information then click the
Apply button. You can create up to six Groups.
Parameters:
UserName: Enter a name for this new user entry. A string identifying the user name that this entry
should belong to. The allowed string length is 1 to 31, and the allowed content is ASCII characters from
33 to 126.
SecurityLevel: Select Auth, Priv or Auth, no Priv or no Auth, Priv for the desired combination of
Privacy and Authentication. Security Level indicates the security model that this entry should belong to.
Possible security models are:
NoAuth, NoPriv: No authentication and no privacy.
Auth, NoPriv: Authentication and no privacy.
Auth, Priv: Authentication and privacy.
The value of security level cannot be modified if entry already exists. That means it must first be
ensured that the value is set correctly.
AuthenticationProtocol: If Authentication is configured, select a protocol; either MD5 (uses the
Merkle–Damgård construction) or SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm). Note: The value of security level
cannot be modified if an entry already exists. That means you must first ensure that the value is set
correctly.
AuthenticationPassword: If Authentication is configured, enter a password for authenticating. A string
identifying the authentication password phrase. For MD5 authentication protocol, the allowed string
length is 8 to 39. For SHA authentication protocol, the allowed string length is 8 to 39. The allowed
content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
PrivacyProtocol: If Privacy is configured, select a protocol; either DES (Data Encryption Standard) or
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). Indicates the privacy protocol that this entry should belong to.
Possible privacy protocols are:
DES: An optional flag to indicate that this user uses DES authentication protocol.
AES: An optional flag to indicate that this user uses AES authentication protocol.
PrivacyPassword: If Privacy is configured, enter a password for privacy. A string identifying the privacy
password phrase. The allowed string length is 8 to 31, and the allowed content is ASCII characters from
33 to 126.
Add New Entry: Click to add new entry. Specify the name and configure the new entry. Click the Apply
button.