SNMP Page

The SNMP page of Device Manager is used to define and list SNMPv3 Users that can then be used within Network Server Suite to Send Trap Actions when rule criteria has, or hasn't been met.

From the bottom of the Device Manager side-navigation panel, click to open the SNMPv3 Users display.

The main display lists users that have been defined for sending and receiving SNMPv3 traps.

Options on the toolbar allow you to add, edit and delete SNMPv3 users.

When you have completed your tasks on the SNMP page, click to return to the Devices menu options.

Adding an SNMPv3 User

  1. Open Device Manager.

  2. From the side-navigation panel, click to open the SNMPv3 Users display..

  3. From the toolbar ribbon, click Add SNMPv3 User. The Add SNMPv3 User dialog is displayed.

  4. In the User Name field, enter the name of the user that you want to define for the sending and receiving of SNMPv3 Traps.

  5. In the SNMPv3 Authentication field, select the method of authentication to be used for the sending and receiving of SNMPv3 Traps for this user.

    • MD5: Authenticates by using an encoded MD5 checksum that is included in the transmitted packet.

    • SHA: A 160-bit hash function which resembles the earlier MD5 algorithm.

    • SHA-256: The SHA-256 algorithm generates an almost-unique, fixed size 256-bit (32-byte) hash.

    • SHA-512: The SHA-256 algorithm generates an almost-unique, fixed size 512-bit (64-byte) hash.

    • None: No authentication is used

  6. In the associated Password field, enter the password required for the chosen method of authentication (unless the authentication method is none).

NOTE: The password must be a minimum of 8 characters. For MD5 Authentication it must be 16 octets long and for SHA authentication it must be 20 octets long.

  1. In the SNMPv3 Privacy field, select the required SNMPv3 privacy protocol for this user.

    • DES: Data Encryption Standard (DES) Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode. Uses 16-byte key (56-bit DES key, 8-byte DES initialization vector) known by sender and receiver

    • 3DES: Triple Data Encryption Standard (Triple DES)

    • AES192: Advanced Encryption Standard (192 bit key)

    • AES256: Advanced Encryption Standard (256 bit key)

    • None: No SNMPv3 privacy protocol is used.

  2. Click OK to add the new SNMPv3 user.

Editing an SNMPv3 User

  1. Open Device Manager.

  2. From the side-navigation panel, click to open the SNMPv3 Users display..

  3. Single-click on the SNMPv3 User that you want to edit.

  4. From the toolbar ribbon, click Edit SNMPv3 User. The Add SNMPv3 User dialog is displayed.

  5. Use the instructions in Adding an SNMPv3 User to amend any of the details for the selected user.

  6. Once the amendments are complete, click OK to add the new SNMPv3 user.

Deleting an SNMPv3 User

  1. Open Device Manager.

  2. From the side-navigation panel, click to open the SNMPv3 Users display.

  3. Single-click on the SNMPv3 User that you want to delete.

  4. From the toolbar ribbon, click Delete SNMPv3 User.

  5. At the prompt, click Yes to delete the SNMPv3 User or No to cancel the request.

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