Creating Snmp Users - TP-Link T1600G-18TS Configuration Manual

Configuring SNMP & RMON

2.2.4 Creating SNMP Users

Configure users of the SNMP group. Users belong to the group, and use the same security
level and access rights as the group.
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The following example shows how to create an SNMP user on the switch. Name the user
as admin, and set the user as a remote user, SNMPv3 as the security mode, authPriv as the
configure
Enter global configuration mode.
snmp-server user name { local | remote } group-name [ smode { v1 | v2c | v3 }] [ slev {
noAuthNoPriv | authNoPriv | authPriv }] [ cmode { none | MD5 | SHA }] [ cpwd confirm-pwd ] [
emode { none | DES }] [ epwd encrypt-pwd ]
Configure users of the SNMP group.
Enter the user name with 1 to 16 characters.
name :
Choose a user type. Local indicates that the user is connected to a local
local | remote :
SNMP engine, while remote means that the user is connected to a remote SNMP engine.
Enter the name of the group which the user belongs to. The group is
group-name :
determined by the group name, security mode and security level.
Choose a security mode for the SNMP group from the following: SNMPv1,
v1 | v2c | v3 :
SNMPv2c, SNMPv3.
noAuthNoPriv | authNoPriv | authPriv :
noAuthNoPriv (no authorization and no encryption), authNoPriv (authorization and no
encryption), authPriv (authorization and encryption). The defaut is noAuthNoPriv. Please
note that if you have chosen v1 or v2c as the security mode, security level cannot be
configured.
Choose an authentication algorithm which is only for the user of
none | MD5 | SHA :
SNMPv3. SHA authentication mode has a higher security than MD5 mode. By default, the
Authentication Mode is none.
Enter an authentication password with 1 to 16 characters excluding question
confirm-pwd :
mark and space. This password in the configuration file will be displayed in the symmetric
encrypted form.
Choose a privacy mode which is only for the user of SNMPv3. None indicates
none | DES :
no privacy method is used, and DES indicates DES encryption method is used. By default,
the Privacy Mode is none. Please note that if you have chosen v1 or v2c as the security
mode, the privacy mode cannot be configured.
Enter a privacy password with 1 to 16 characters excluding question mark
encrypt-pwd :
and space. This password in the configuration file will be displayed in the symmetric
encrypted form.
show snmp-server user
Displays the information of SNMP users.
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
copy running-config startup-config
Save the settings in the configuration file.
For SNMPv3 groups, choose a security level from
SNMP Configurations
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