HP H-series Enterprise Fabric Management Suite Software - Manual (Page 110)

110 Managing Switches
Adding an SNMP v3 user
To enable SNMP v3 security and add an SNMP v3 user:
1. Select the entry switch in the fabric tree.
2. Select Switch > SNMP > SNMP v3 Manager to open the SNMP v3 Manager dialog box ( Figure 61 ).
3. Check the SNMP v3 Security checkbox to enable SNMP v3 security for the specified SNMP v3 users.
4. Select Edit > Add New User to open the SNMP v3 User Editor dialog box ( Figure 62 ) and enter
information in the fields described in Table 20 .
Figure 62 SNMP v3 User Editor dialog box
5. Click OK to save the settings and close the SNMP v3 User Editor dialog box.
6. In the SNMP v3 Manager dialog box, click OK to save and activate the SNMP v3 security
configuration.
Table 20 SNMP v3 User Editor dialog box fields
Field Description
User Name Name assigned to this SNMP v3 user
Group Sets user Read privileges:
• Read Only permits user to view SNMP v3 user settings.
• Read Write permits user to view and change SNMP v3 user settings.
Authentication Type None, MD5, SHA. If None, no authentication phrase is required. MD5
and SHA require an authentication phrase.
Authentication Phrase A unique string or phrase that functions as a password that verifies the
authenticity of the user
Confirm Authentication
Phrase
Re-enter the Authentication Phrase to confirm it.
Privacy Type DES or None. If None, no privacy phrase is required.
Privacy Phrase A unique string or phrase that functions as a password that verifies the
privacy of the user
Confirm Privacy Phrase Re-enter the Privacy Phrase to confirm it.