SNMPv3 Settings Form

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If your network environment is using the SNMPv3 user-based security model (USM), provide the information NNMi needs for communication with the SNMPv3 agents in your environment.

You can provide the required information within the following contexts (any settings you establish are available for reuse):

SNMPv3 Settings for the User-Based Security Model (USM)
Attribute Description
Unique Name Provide a unique name for this configuration record. You can reuse SNMPv3 Settings for defaults, communication regions, or specific nodes.
User Name The SNMPv3 User Name is the text string used for SNMPv3 requests in your network environment.
Context Name The SNMPv3 context name text string used in your network environment.
Authentication Protocol

The SNMPv3 authentication protocol. Determines whether authentication is required and indicates the type of authentication protocol used. NNMi supports the following protocols:

Note Leaving this attribute empty means SNMP Minimum Security Level = No Authentication for this SNMPv3 configuration.

Authentication Passphrase

The SNMPv3 USMUser-based Security Model authentication passphrase for the specified SNMPv3 User Name. If required for authentication, provide the appropriate authentication passphrase for the authentication protocol.

The length limitations of the authentication passphrase depend on the authentication protocol.

Note Leaving this attribute empty means SNMP Minimum Security Level = No Authentication for this SNMPv3 configuration.

Privacy Protocol

Specify the SNMPv3 USMUser-based Security Model privacy protocol used by the NNMi management server.

The SNMPv3 USM privacy protocol determines whether encryption is required and indicates the type of privacy protocol used. NNMi supports the following privacy protocols:

Note Leaving this attribute empty means SNMP Minimum Security Level = No Privacy for this SNMPv3 configuration.

Privacy Passphrase

The SNMPv3 USMUser-based Security Model privacy passphrase for the specified SNMPv3 User Name. If required for privacy, provide the appropriate encryption passphrase for use with the privacy protocol.

The length limitations of the privacy passphrase depend on the privacy protocol.

Note Leaving this attribute empty means SNMP Minimum Security Level= No Privacy for this SNMPv3 configuration.