4. Description of the RPCM Device
4.6.8.3. Access management via
SNMPv3
protocol
Access control via
SNMPv3
protocol is located in the tab
"v3".
As it was said above, the basis of the SNMP protocol version 3 security is authentication using
user accounts.
Figure 4.6.29. SNMP management panel, "SNMP v3 Users" tab.
The "SNMP v3 Users" tab displays the following fields:
Username
— username;
Access Type
— either
"Read only"
or
"Read / Write"
;
Auth Protocol
— authentication protocol: "
md5
" or "
sha1
";
Priv Protocol
— encryption protocol:
"des"
or
"aes"
;
Access List
— which IP addresses/subnets are allowed for this user (if you need to specify
multiple IP addresses or subnets, type them in separated by commas);
User enabled
— "
YES
" or "
NO
";
Security Level
— NoAuth/NoPriv (just username for authentication), Auth/NoPriv (use
password but no encryption), Auth/Priv (use password and encryption);
Auth Password
— password of the user for authentication;
Priv Password
— key for encryption.
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