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Configure NNMi SNMPv3 Security Settings for Trap Forwarding and Inform-Requests

Note If your network environment uses SNMPv2c or SNMPv1 and does not use SNMPv3, skip this task.

If your network environment uses SNMPv3, specify which user-based security model (USM) settings the NNMi management server uses when NNMi acts as an authoritative entity in the following situations:

  • Forwarding SNMPv3 traps to other devices in your network environment
  • Sending responses to SNMPv3 Inform-Requests

The settings in this form grant permission for NNMi to communicate with the SNMPv3 agent. The SNMPv3 engine identifier and the user-based security settings are required for successful authentication in SNMPv3 protocol. Devices that are sending SNMPv3 informs to NNMi must use these settings.

To configure the NNMi management server as an authoritative entity for SNMPv3:

  1. Navigate to the NNMi SNMPv3 Trap Forwarding Security Settings group.
  2. NNMi displays the ID of the engine assigned to the SNMPv3 agent that NNMi uses when forwarding or sending data to other SNMPv3 agents. See the attribute value for Engine Id.

    Caution Devices that are sending SNMPv3 informs to NNMi must use these settings.

  3. Provide the USM information that NNMi uses for authentication and privacy when using SNMPv3 protocol for forwarding traps or receiving Inform-Requests from other devices in your network environment (see table).
  4. Click  Save and Close to save your changes.
SNMPv3 Engine Assigned to NNMi management server
Attribute Description
Engine Id Remote devices must request this SNMPv3 engine ID when sending informs to NNMi. If the SNMPv3 agent sending data to NNMi does not know the correct engine ID, the inform is rejected.
SNMPv3 Settings of the NNMi management server's User-Based Security Model (USM)
Attribute Description
User Name The SNMPv3 User Name is the text string used for SNMPv3 requests 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:

Authentication Passphrase

The SNMPv3 USMUser-based Security Model authentication passphrase used by the NNMi management server. 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.

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

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

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.

Registration Attributes
Attribute Description
Last Modified Date and time the Trap Forwarding Configuration was last modified.