Creating an SNMPv3 User

Applies to version(s): v2.9.

No default SNMPv3 users are created by default.

Note: If SNMPv3 is used, for security reasons SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 users should be removed completely from the configuration.

To create a new SNMPv3 user:

1-Click Applications in the navigation panel.

2-Select the SNMP tab.

3-In the user creation window:

• Enter a unique name for the user
• Click the check box to allow or disallow the write privilege for the current community
• Click the security level drop-down box to select authentication and privacy settings
• Click the authentication drop-down box to select the authentication algorithm to use
• Enter a pass phrase in the password phrase text box to set an authentication pass phrase
• Click Create

• Verify that the "SNMP user was successfully created" message is displayed.

Path

Parameters (text)

Parameters (json)

List of Parameters

• User Name
• Write operation allowed
• Security level
• Authentication
• Password phrase
• Privacy protocol
• Privacy phrase

• SNMP IP port
• SNMP System Description
• SNMP System Object ID
• SNMP System Name
• SNMP System Location
• SNMP System Contact

• Advanced SNMP Parameters
  • Polling delay to generate Traps
  • Use system names

• Log Parameters
  • Default Trace Level
  • Log File Path
  • Max Log File Segment Size
  • Max Total Gzipped Log Files Size

• Network Lib Parameters
  • Network Polling Delay
  • Network Switchover Delay
  • Communication Down Delay