Common SNMP Operations : Configuring User Group and User Name

Only v3 supports the configuration of user group and user name. By default, SNMPv3 is enabled on a device.

The security level of a user cannot be lower than the security level of the user group to which the user belongs. Security levels in the descending order are as follows:

If a user group is at the privacy level, the users and trap hosts of the user group must be at the privacy level. If a user group is at the authentication level, the users and trap hosts of the user group must be at the privacy or authentication level.

• In the versions earlier than V200R003C00:

  # Set the user group name to group001 and security level to privacy, and configure access control to restrict the access of the NMS to the device.

  <HUAWEI> system-view
  [HUAWEI] snmp-agent group v3 group001 privacy write-view alliso acl 2001
  

  # Set the user name to user001, authentication password to Authe1234 and encryption password to Priva1234.

  <HUAWEI> system-view
  [HUAWEI] snmp-agent usm-user v3 user001 group001 authentication-mode sha Authe1234 privacy-mode des56 Priva1234
  

• V200R003C00 and later versions:

  # Set the user group name to group001 and security level to privacy, and configure access control to restrict the access of the NMS to the device.

  <HUAWEI> system-view
  [HUAWEI] snmp-agent group v3 group001 privacy write-view alliso acl 2001
  

  # Set the user name to user001, authentication password to Authe@1234 and encryption password to Priva@1234.

  <HUAWEI> system-view
  [HUAWEI] snmp-agent usm-user v3 user001 group group001
  [HUAWEI] snmp-agent usm-user v3 user001 authentication-mode sha
  Please configure the authentication password (8-64)                             
  Enter Password:                  // Enter authentication password Authe@1234.
  Confirm Password:                // Enter authentication password Authe@1234.
  [HUAWEI] snmp-agent usm-user v3 user001 privacy-mode aes256
  Please configure the privacy password (8-64)                                    
  Enter Password:                  // Enter encryption password Priva@1234.                                               
  Confirm Password:                // Enter encryption password Priva@1234.

More Information: S Series Switches Common Operation Guide