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Chapter 36 Access Control
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36.3.6 Configuring SNMP User
From the SNMP screen, click User to view the screen as shown. Use the User screen to create
SNMP users for authentication with managers using SNMP v3 and associate them to SNMP groups.
An SNMP user is an SNMP manager.
Figure 170
Management > Access Control > SNMP > User
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses
these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top
navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done
configuring.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 136
Management > Access Control > SNMP > Trap Group (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 137
Management > Access Control > SNMP > User
LABEL DESCRIPTION
User Information
Note: Use the username and password of the login accounts you specify in this screen
to create accounts on the SNMP v3 manager.
Username Specify the username of a login account on the Switch.
Security Level Select whether you want to implement authentication and/or encryption for SNMP
communication from this user. Choose:
• noauth -to use the username as the password string to send to the SNMP
manager. This is equivalent to the Get, Set and Trap Community in SNMP v2c. This
is the lowest security level.
• auth - to implement an authentication algorithm for SNMP messages sent by this
user.
• priv - to implement authentication and encryption for SNMP messages sent by this
user. This is the highest security level.
Note: The settings on the SNMP manager must be set at the same security level or
higher than the security level settings on the Switch.