SNMP Access Profiles field descriptions

Last Updated : Jan 12, 2021 |

Name

Description

Profile Name

The name of the profile.

Type

The SNMP protocol type. The options are V1 and V3.

Read Community

The read community of the device.

Read Community applies only to the SNMP V1 protocol.

Write Community

The write community of the device.

Write Community applies only to the SNMP V1 protocol.

User

The user name of the SNMP V3 protocol operation.

Auth Type

The authentication protocol to authenticate the source of traffic from SNMP V3 users. The options are:

  • MD5

    The default is MD5.

  • SHA

  • None

Auth Type applies only to the SNMP V3 protocol.

Priv Type

The encryption policy for an SNMP V3 user. The options are:

  • DES: For SNMP-based communication.

    The default is DES.

  • AES: For SNMP-based communication.

  • None: Does not encrypt traffic for this user.

Set Priv Type only for an SNMP V3 user.

Privileges

The privileges that determine the operations that you can perform on MIBs.

  • Read/Write: To perform the GET and SET operations.

  • Read: To perform only the GET operation.

  • None

The default is None.

Timeout

The time in milliseconds for which the element waits for a response from the device that the element polls.

Retries

The number of times that the element polls a device and fails to receive a response. After the retries, the element times out.

Description

A brief description of the profile.

Button

Description

New

Displays the New SNMP Access Profile page where you can add a new SNMP access profile.

Edit

Displays the Edit SNMP Access Profile page where you can change an SNMP access profile.

Delete

Displays the Snmp Access Profile/s Delete Confirmation page where you can confirm the deletion of the access profile.