Community/Group Management

You can configure the SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c communities and SNMPv3 groups.

Context

The community/group management configurations vary with SNMP versions. After global SNMP settings are complete, configure the communities/groups. Table 1 lists the mappings between SNMP versions and configurations.

**Table 1** Mappings between SNMP versions and community/group configurations
Version	Configuration
SNMPv1	Community management
SNMPv2c	Community management
SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c	Community management
SNMPv3	Group management and user management
SNMPv1 and SNMPv3	Community management, group management and user management
SNMPv2c and SNMPv3	Community management, group management and user management
SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3	Community management, group management and user management

Procedure

Configure community management.

Create a community.

Choose System Management > SNMP > Community/Group Management in the navigation tree to open the Community/Group Management page.

Click Create in Community to open the Create Community page.

Table 2 describes parameters on the Create Community page.

**Table 2** Create Community
Parameter	Description
Community name	Indicates the read/write community name of SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c. This is the password that the NMS uses to perform the read and write operations on the SNMP agent. The password configured on the SNMP agent must be the same as that configured on the NMS.
Confirm community name	Enters the community name again to confirm it.
Access mode	Indicates the access rights of the community name in the specified MIB view.
MIB view	Indicates the MIB object monitored and managed by the NMS.
ACL name	Restricts the NMS's rights to manage the device.

Set parameters.
Click OK. The configuration is complete.
If the operation is successful, Community is displayed and a new item is added to the list. The community name is displayed in cipher text. To add multiple communities, repeat the preceding operations.

Delete a community.

Choose System Management > SNMP > Community/Group Management in the navigation tree to open the Community/Group Management page.
Select the items that you want to delete in Community, or select all items.
Click Delete. The system asks you whether to delete the items.
Click OK. The configuration is complete.

Configure group management.

Create a group.

Choose System Management > SNMP > Community/Group Management in the navigation tree to open the Community/Group Management page.

Click Create in Group to open the Create Group page.

Table 3 describes parameters on the Create Group page.

**Table 3** Create Group
Parameter	Description
Group name	Indicates the SNMPv3 user group.
Security level	Indicates the security level of the SNMPv3 user group, including: No authentication, no encryption Authentication, no encryption Authentication and encryption NOTE: The first two levels have security risks, so the authentication and encryption mode is recommended.
Read-only MIB view	Indicates the MIB object that can only be read by the NMS.
Read-write MIB view	Indicates the MIB object that can be read and written by the NMS.
Notification MIB view	Indicates the MIB object that only sends notifications to the NMS.
ACL name	Restricts the NMS's rights to manage the groups.

Set parameters.
Click OK. The configuration is complete.

Modify groups.

Choose System Management > SNMP > Community/Group Management in the navigation tree to open the Community/Group Management page.
Click of the group that you want to modify in Group to open the Modify Group page.
NOTE:
Table 3 describes parameters on the Modify Group page.

The group name cannot be changed.
Set parameters.
Click OK. The configuration is complete.

Delete a group.

Choose System Management > SNMP > Community/Group Management in the navigation tree to open the Community/Group Management page.
Select the items that you want to delete in Group, or select all items.
Click Delete. The system asks you whether to delete the items.
Click OK. The configuration is complete.

Configure user management.

Create a user.

Choose System Management > SNMP > Community/Group Management in the navigation tree to open the Community/Group Management page.

Click Create in User to open the Create User page.

Table 4 describes parameters on the Create User page.

**Table 4** Create User
Parameter	Description
User name	Indicates the SNMPv3 user name.
Security level	Indicates the security level of the SNMPv3 user. In the current version, the security level is fixed as no authentication, no encryption.
Group name	Indicates the group to which the user will be added.
ACL name	Restricts the NMS's rights to manage the groups.

Set parameters.
Click OK. The configuration is complete.

Modify a user.

Choose System Management > SNMP > Community/Group Management in the navigation tree to open the Community/Group Management page.

Click

of the user entry that you want to modify in User to open the Modify User page

Table 5 lists the configuration parameters.

**Table 5** Modify User
Parameter	Description
User name	Indicates the SNMPv3 user name.
Security level	Indicates the security level of the SNMPv3 user.
Group name	Indicates the group to which the user will be added.
ACL name	Restricts the NMS's rights to manage the groups.

NOTE:

The User name parameters cannot be modified.

Set parameters.
Click OK. The configuration is complete.

Delete a user.

Choose System Management > SNMP > Community/Group Management in the navigation tree to open the Community/Group Management page.
Select a user that you want to delete in User and click Delete. The system asks you whether to delete the user.
Click OK. The configuration is complete.