CANOGA PERKINS 9161 Network Interface Device - Manual (Page 35)

Using the Software 9161 Network Interface Device User’s Manual
Managing Security
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3. To add a user, type 2, or to edit an existing user, type 1, and press <Enter>, then type the
Username and follow the prompts on the Edit User Account screen to enter values or
press <Space> to cycle through options for these parameters:
• Account State: enabled or disabled
• Access From: UI, SNMP, or all (UI/SNMP)
> UI indicates access through Telnet, Console, SSH, FTP, or SFTP, and
requires additional parameter setup
> SNMP enhances security and requires additional parameter setup; for
details, see the documentation for your SNMPv3 application and server
• Access level: Supervisor, Operator, or Observer
• Description: optional; up to 17 characters
• UI Password: password that allows access through Telnet, Console, SSH, FTP, or
SFTP; 8 to 15 characters
• UI Password Expires: Yes or No
• UI Password Expires in (days): 0 (never) to 365
• Allow UI Lockout of User: Yes or No; can disable access for this user after exces
sive failed attempts to log in
• Allow UI Logout of User: Yes or No; can automatically log user out after excessive
inactivity
• UI Logout Locked State: shows current state as Locked, Unlocked, Logged out,
or Logged in
• SNMPv3 Authentication Protocol: MD5, SHA, or None; sets how to authenticate
the user
• SNMPv3 Authentication Password: password that generates the authentication
key for the user if the authentication protocol is MD5 or SHA; 8 to 15 characters.
• SNMPv3 Authentication Key: Shows the key that authenticates the user for MD5
or SHA Authentication Protocol; this is generated automatically for the Authentica-
tion Password, but can be changed if the user's host uses a different Authentica-
tion Key generation algorithm; 16 Hex characters for MD5 protocol or 20 Hex
characters for SHA protocol.
• SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol: DES or None; sets the protocol for encryption
• SNMPv3 Privacy Password: password that generates the encryption key for the
user if the privacy protocol is DES; 8 to 15 characters
• SNMPv3 Privacy Key: Shows the key that encrypts messages for DES Privacy
Protocol; this is generated automatically for the Privacy Password, but can be
changed if the user's host uses a different Privacy Key generation algorithm; 16
Hex characters