Use this page to change the Administrative User account name and authentication and privacy protocols and keys. After the Administrative User account settings are configured, click Save to save the settings, or click Cancel to keep the previous settings and return to the SNMP Configuration: Configure SNMP v3 page. You must create the Administrative User account before the Key User and other accounts can be created. Click Configure Using Passwords to edit the Administrative User account passwords.

Administrative User Account

User Name - Enter the Administrative User account User Name in this field. The User Name can be a maximum of 31 characters. The predefined admin user name is displayed by default. User names for the Administrative User, Key User, and Any User accounts must be unique.

Authentication Protocol - Select the Authentication Protocol from the drop-down list. Possible settings include: SHA1 or MD5. The default setting is SHA1.

Authentication Key - Enter the Authentication Key in this field. The Authentication Key length is dependent upon the Authentication Protocol selected. If the SHA1 protocol is selected, then the key length is 40 hexadecimal characters. If the MD5 protocol is selected, then the key length is 32 hexadecimal characters. Authentication Key is required.

Confirm Authentication Key - Retype the Authentication Key in this field. Confirm Authentication Key must match the Authentication Key previously entered.

Privacy Protocol - Select the Privacy Protocol from the drop-down list. Possible settings include: CBC-DES or CFB-AES-128. The default setting is CFB-AES-128.

Privacy Key - Enter the Privacy Key in this field. The Privacy Key length is dependent upon the Authentication Protocol selected. If the SHA1 protocol is selected, then the key length is 40 hexadecimal characters. If the MD5 protocol is selected, then the key length is 32 hexadecimal characters. Privacy Key is required.

Confirm Privacy Key - Retype the Privacy Key in this field. Confirm Privacy Key must match the Privacy Key previously entered.

Hide Typing - Select this check box to prevent keys from displaying on screen as they are being entered. Keys display as a row of asterisks instead of actual data when Hide Typing is selected. Hide Typing is selected by default.