Configuring SNMP
Configuring SNMP Security
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Add SNMP Group Membership Page
The
Add SNMP Group Membership Page
provides information for assigning
SNMP access control privileges to SNMP groups. The
Add SNMP Group
Membership Page
contains the following fields.
•
User Name — Provides a user-defined local user list.
•
Engine ID — Indicates either the local or remote SNMP entity to which the user
is connected. Changing or removing the local SNMP Engine ID deletes the
SNMPv3 User Database.
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Local
— Indicates that the user is connected to a local SNMP entity.
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Remote
— Indicates that the user is connected to a remote SNMP entity.
If the Engine ID is defined, remote devices receive inform messages.
•
Group Name — Contains a list of SNMP groups to which the SNMP user
belongs. SNMP groups are defined in the
SNMP Group Profile Page
.
•
Authentication Method— Indicates the Authentication method used. The
possible field values are:
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MD5 Key
— Users are authenticated using a valid HMAC-MD5 key.
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SHA Key
— Users are authenticated using a valid HMAC-SHA-96 key.
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MD5 Password
— Users should enter a password that is encrypted
using the HMAC-MD5-96 authentication method.
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SHA Password
— Users should enter a password that is encrypted
using the HMAC-SHA-96 authentication method.
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None
— No user authentication is used.