D-Link DGS-3212SR, Command Line Interface Reference Manual

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DGS-3212SR Layer 3 Gigabit Switch
create snmp user
with during transit.
Authentication
−
Determines if an SNMP message is from a valid
source.
Encryption
−
Scrambles the contents of messages to prevent it
being viewed by an unauthorized source.
Parameters
<username 32>
−
An alphanumeric name of up to 32 characters
that will identify the new SNMP user.
<groupname 32>
−
An alphanumeric name of up to 32 characters
that will identify the SNMP group the new SNMP user will be
associated with.
by_password – Requires the SNMP user to enter a password for
authentication and privacy. The password is defined by specifying
the auth_password below. This method is recommended.
by_key - Requires the SNMP user to enter a encryption key for
authentication and privacy. The key is defined by specifying the
priv_password below. This method is not recommended.
encrypted – Specifies that the password will be in an encrypted
format.
auth [md5 | sha] – Initiate an authentication-level setting session.
md5
−
Specifies that the HMAC-MD5-96 authentication
level will be used.
sha
−
Specifies that the HMAC-SHA-96 authentication level
will be used.
<auth_password 8-20>
−
An alphanumeric sting of between 8 and
20 characters that will be used to authorize the agent to receive
packets for the host.
des <priv_password 8-16>
−
An alphanumeric string of between 8
and 16 characters that will be used to encrypt the contents of
messages the host sends to the agent.
Restrictions Only administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To create an SNMP user on the switch:
DGS-3212SR:4#create snmp user dlink default encrypted
by_password auth md5 auth_password priv none
Command: create snmp user dlink default encrypted by_password
auth md5 auth_password priv none
Success.
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