Configuring Access Control for SNMPv3 Users
To configure access control for SNMPv3 users:
- Click Configure, and expand SNMP>V3>USM>Local Engine.
- From the Create new list, select User.
- Enter a name for the new User in the dialog box, and click OK.
- From the side pane, expand the name of the user, and (optional) specify the authentication type and (optional) the encryption.
NOTE: Before you configure encryption, you must configure the authentication type.
Configuring Authentication
To configure the authentication type for SNMPv3 users:
- Click Configure, and expand SNMP>V3>USM>Local Engine.
- To configure MD5 authentication, from the side pane, expand the name of the user, and click Authentication MD5.
- To configure SHA authentication, from the side pane, expand the name of the user, and click Authentication SHA.
- Specify the authentication password as described in the Help text in the main pane, and then click Create.
The password must be at least eight characters.
Configuring Encryption
Before you configure encryption, you must configure the authentication type. See Configuring Authentication.
To configure encryption for SNMPv3 users:
- Click Configure, and expand SNMP>V3>USM>Local Engine.
- To configure AES encryption, from the side pane, expand the name of the user, and click Privacy AES.
- To configure DES encryption, from the side pane, expand the name of the user, and click Privacy DES.
- Specify the authentication password as described in the Help text in the main pane, and then click Create.