Snmpv3 Configuration - HP 501 Configuration And Administration Manual

SNMPv3 configuration

SNMPv3 adds security in the form of configurable encryption of data and enhanced
authentication of users. You can configure security settings on a per-user basis. You can also
configure a user as an SNMPv3 receiver, so that the HP 501 sends SNMP trap messages to the
user.
Configuring SNMPv3 users
The SNMPv3 users page enables the network administrator to define multiple user IDs with
different privileges and security levels. A user can be configured to have read or write access
with either authentication or encryption or both. Users can also be configured to receive SNMP
notifications from the HP 501.
To configure SNMPv3 users:
1. In the management tool, select Management > SNMPv3 users.
2. Enter a Name. User names can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
3. Select a Group level. The built-in group levels are read-only (RO) and read-write (RW).
4. Select the type of authentication to use on SNMP requests from the user:
5. If you specified MD5 authentication, enter a value in Auth key box. The authentication
key can be from 8 to 32 alphanumeric characters.
6. From the Encryption type list, select the type of privacy to use on SNMP requests from
the user:
7. If you specified DES encryption, enter a value in the the Encryption key box. The
encryption key can be from from 8 to 32 alphanumeric characters.
8. Click Add. You can add up to eight SNMPv3 users.
9. When finished adding users, click Save.
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MD5: Require MD5 authentication on SNMPv3 requests from the user.
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None: SNMPv3 requests from this user require no authentication.
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DES: Use DES encryption on SNMPv3 requests from the user.
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None: SNMPv3 requests from this user are not encrypted.