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Configuring Access Control for the VACM

To configure the access control for the view-based access control model (VACM):

  1. Map an SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c community name to a security name.

See Associating Security Names with a Community.

  1. Define a named view.

See Defining Named Views.

  1. Map from a group of users or communities to a view.

See Defining Access Privileges for an SNMP Group.

  1. Map a security name into a named group.

See Assigning Security Names to Groups.

Associating Security Names with a Community

For SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c packets, you must assign security names to groups at the [edit snmp v3 vacm security-to-group] hierarchy level, and you must associate a security name with an SNMP community.

To configure the community:

  1. Click Configure>SNMP>V3.
  2. From the Create new list, select SNMP Community.
  3. Enter a name for the new SNMP Community in the dialog box, and click OK.
  4. From the side pane, expand the name of the SNMP community, enter information as described in the Help text in the main pane, and then click Apply.

Defining Named Views

To configure named views:

  1. Click Configure, and expand SNMP.
  2. From the Create new list, select View.
  3. Enter a name for the new View in the dialog box, and click OK.
  4. From the side pane, expand the name of the view,
  5. From the Create new list, select OID.
  6. Enter a name for the new OID in the dialog box, and click OK.

The View OID pane appears.

  1. Enter information as described in the Help text in the main pane, and then click Apply.

Defining Access Privileges for an SNMP Group

To configure MIB views with a group for the VACM:

  1. Click Configure, and expand SNMP>V3>VACM>Access
  2. From the Create new list, select Group.
  3. Enter a name for the new Group in the dialog box, and click OK.

The group name is the name for a collection of SNMP security names that belong to the same SNMP access policy.

  1. From the side pane, expand the name of the group, click on Default Context Prefix,
  2. From the Create New box, select the Security Model for access privileges.
  3. From the Create New box, select the Security Level for access privileges.

The Security pane appears.

  1. Enter information as described in the Help text in the main pane, and then click Apply.

Assigning Security Names to Groups

For SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c packets, you must assign security names to groups and you must associate a security name with an SNMP community.

To map security names to groups for the VACM:

  1. Click Configure, and expand SNMP>V3>VACM.
  2. Expand the desired Security Model and desired Security Name, enter information as described in the Help text in the main pane, and then click Apply.

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