SNMP administration field descriptions

Last Updated : Jan 15, 2020 |

SNMP v3 tab

Name

Description

User Name

The name of the user with access to SNMP v3 data

Authentication Scheme

The scheme to authenticate the user before granting access to SNMP data. The options are:

  • noAuthNoPriv: The user is not authenticated and SNMP data is not encrypted.

  • authNoPriv: The user is authenticated, but SNMP data is not encrypted.

  • authPriv: The user is authenticated, and the SNMP data is encrypted.

AuthPassPhrase

The user password for authentication.

This field is unavailable if you use the noAuthNoPriv Authentication Scheme.

Confirm AuthPassPhrase

The AuthPassPhrase for confirmation.

This field is unavailable if you use the noAuthNoPriv Authentication Scheme.

Authentication Protocol

The type of authentication algorithm to encrypt the user password (AuthPassPhrase). An authentication protocol: ensures data integrity, protects against data modification, provides data origin authentication, and protects against masquerade attacks. The types of authentication protocol currently supported are:

  • MD5: Message Digest Algorithm

  • SHA: Secure Hash Algorithm

PrivPassPhrase

The user password for SNMP: data authentication.

This field is unavailable if you use the noAuthNoPriv or AuthNoPriv Authentication Scheme.

Confirm PrivPassPhrase

The PrivPassPhrase for confirmation.

This field is unavailable if you use the noAuthNoPriv or AuthNoPriv Authentication Scheme.

Privacy Protocol

The privacy protocol to ensure privacy during communication. The options are:

  • AES

  • DES

This field is unavailable if you use the noAuthNoPriv or AuthNoPriv Authentication Scheme.

Privilege

The type of privileges available to the user. The options are:

  • Read

  • Read/Write

Trap IP Address

The IP address and port on which SNMP traps will be received.

Users can specify up to five destinations with different IP addresses.

Port

The port number for SNMP traps. The default port number is 162.

Trap Profile

The SNMP Trap profile to be used for this trap destination and the user.

Name

Description

IP Address

The IP address of the management server.

Changes in IP addresses can take up to 15 minutes to take effect.

Name

Description

Trap Severity

The category of the trap. This column lists the following trap types:

  • Critical

  • Minor

  • Major

  • Informational

Status

The current status for the trap type. The options are:

  • Enabled

  • Disabled