ZyXEL Communications ES-1552 - V1.12, User Manual

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Chapter 18 SNMP
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18.3 SNMP User
An SNMP user is an SNMP manager. SNMP managers must use the proper SNMP user and
group credentials to gain access to and manage agents such as the switch. Use the
SNMP User
screen to create SNMP users and associate them to SNMP groups. Click SNMP > User to
view the screen as shown.
Figure 62 SNMP User
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
18.3.1 SNMP User: Create
You must configure an SNMP group first before you can create an SNMP user. Click on the
Create New User link in the SNMP User screen to add an SNMP user. The screen displays as
shown.
Access Read - select Enabled to allow this group to collect information from this switch.
Write - select Enabled to allow this group to create or edit SNMP objects.
Apply Click this to save your settings to the switch.
Table 43 SNMP Group: Modify (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 44 SNMP User
LABEL DESCRIPTION
User ID Select the SNMP user you want to edit.
Create New
User
Click this to configure a new SNMP user.
User ID This field indicates the manager identification number. It is used for identification
only. Click on the individual user number to edit the user settings.
User Name This field displays the name of the SNMP user.
Group Name This field displays the name of the SNMP group the user belongs to.
SNMP Version This field indicates which SNMP version this user uses to manage the switch.
Auth Type This field indicates whether authentication is required for this user. Authentication
can only be configured for SNMP v3. This field displays None if no authentication is
required for this user or it displays MD5 if Message Digest authentication is enabled.
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Use these navigation links to browse all of your SNMP groups.