Adding a SNMP User

Last Updated : Apr 11, 2024 |

About this task

Perform the following procedure to add an SNMP user that is associated with an SNMP request or trap. The properties of the user are dependent on SNMP protocol version selected.

Refer to the following definitions of the SNMPv1/v2c User Properties for descriptions of each property:

Definitions for SNMPv1/v2c Users Properties

Property

Description

Security name

SNMP community string. The security name must be unique and has a maximum length of 32 characters.

Description

A brief description of the user. The maximum length is 512 characters.

Version

Must select v1/v2c.

Access rights

Specifies if the users access rights, which may be read-only or read-write access.

Refer to the following definitions of the SNMPv3 User Properties for descriptions of each property:

Definitions for SNMPv3 Users Properties

Property

Description

Security name

Security name assigned to this user. The security name must be unique and has a maximum length of 32 characters.

Description

A brief description of the user. The maximum length is 512 characters.

Version

Must select v3.

Access rights

Specifies if the users access rights, which may be read-only or read-write access.

Authentication Mode

Specifies the authentication mode (None, SHA or MD5) for this user. If the authentication mode is specified then the authentication password must be specified.

Note:

MD5 authentication is not supported when enabling FIPS.

Authentication Password

Specifies the authentication password if the mode is set to SHA or MD5. The maximum length is 128 characters.

Privacy Mode

Specifies the privacy mode (None, DES, AES 192, or AES 256 for this user. If a privacy mode is specified then the privacy password must be specified.

Privacy Password

Specifies the privacy password if the mode is set to DES, AES 192, or AES 256. The maximum length is 128 characters.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have a Network Management Station configured and user configuration is known so that the configuration on the media server is the same.

Procedure

  1. On the Primary server navigate to EM > System Configuration > Network Settings > SNMP > Users.
  2. Click Add.
  3. Enter the name that is used to identify the user in the Security Name field.
  4. Enter the description of the user in the Description field.
  5. Select the protocol version associated with the user in the Version field.
  6. Select the access rights of the user in the Access Rights field.
  7. Configure authentication and privacy mode if v3 is selected for the Version field.
    1. (Optional) Select the authentication mode from the Authentication Mode field. If you choose to enable authentication mode, then enter the password for the authentication mode in the Authentication Password field. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field.
    2. (Optional) Select the privacy mode from the Privacy Mode field. If you choose to enable privacy mode, then enter the password for the privacy mode in the Privacy Password field. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field.
  8. Click Save.

Next Steps

You must restart all the media servers in the cluster to apply the changes. If you have other SNMP configuration changes required, then proceed with those changes before restarting the servers.