Create or edit an SNMP user

Selecting Create New on the SNMP v3 table opens the New SNMP User page, which provides settings for configuring a new SNMP v3 user. Selecting a user name from the route list and selecting Edit opens the Edit SNMP User page.

Configure the following settings in the New SNMP User page or Edit SNMP User page and click OK:

User Name	Enter the name of the user. After you create an SNMP user, you cannot change the user name.
Enabled	Toggle the slider to enable or disable this SNMP user.
Security Level	Select the type of security level the user will have: No Authentication Authentication and No Private—Enter the authentication algorithm and password to use. Authentication and Private—Enter the authentication algorithm and password to use.
Authentication Algorithm	If the security level is set to Authentication and No Private, you can select MD5 or SHA1 for the authentication algorithm. If the security level is set to Authentication and Private, you can select AES, DES, AES256, or AES256 Cisco for the authentication algorithm.
Password	If the security level is set to Authentication, select Change and enter a password in the Password field.
Hosts	Settings for configuring the hosts of an SNMP community.
IP Address	Enter the IP address of the notification host. If you want to add more than one host, select + to add another host. Up to 16 hosts can be added. Select X to delete any hosts.
Queries	Settings for configuring queries for both SNMP v1 and v2c.
Enabled	Enable or disable the query. By default, the query is enabled.
Port	Enter the port number in the Port field (161 by default).
SNMP Events	Select the SNMP events that will be associated with the user.

Create or edit an SNMP user

Configure the following settings in the New SNMP User page or Edit SNMP User page and click OK:

User Name

Enter the name of the user. After you create an SNMP user, you cannot change the user name.

Enabled

Toggle the slider to enable or disable this SNMP user.

Security Level

Select the type of security level the user will have:

No Authentication
Authentication and No Private—Enter the authentication algorithm and password to use.
Authentication and Private—Enter the authentication algorithm and password to use.

Authentication Algorithm

If the security level is set to Authentication and No Private, you can select MD5 or SHA1 for the authentication algorithm.

If the security level is set to Authentication and Private, you can select AES, DES, AES256, or AES256 Cisco for the authentication algorithm.

Password

If the security level is set to Authentication, select Change and enter a password in the Password field.

Hosts

Settings for configuring the hosts of an SNMP community.

IP Address

Enter the IP address of the notification host. If you want to add more than one host, select + to add another host. Up to 16 hosts can be added. Select X to delete any hosts.

Queries

Settings for configuring queries for both SNMP v1 and v2c.

Enabled

Enable or disable the query. By default, the query is enabled.

Port

Enter the port number in the Port field (161 by default).

SNMP Events

Select the SNMP events that will be associated with the user.

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Create or edit an SNMP user

Create or edit an SNMP user

Create or edit an SNMP user