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How to use pySNMP to query SNMPv3 information from Netgear GS710TUP

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First, install pysnmp using

pip_install_pysnmp.sh
pip install pysnmp

On the Netgear GS710TUP, I enabled SNMPv3 without encryption/privacy but with SHA1 authentication as already outlined in our previous article Simple SNMPv3 client example for Netgear GS710TUP:

Netgear GS710TUP SNMPv3 configuration with SHA authentication and no privacy

Using pysnmp, you can query the device like this (using the standard admin password which you also use to login to the router:

pysnmp_getcmd_example.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import pysnmp.hlapi as snmp

iterator = snmp.getCmd(
    snmp.SnmpEngine(),
    snmp.UsmUserData('admin', 'SWITCH_ADMIN_PASSWORD',
                     authProtocol=snmp.usmHMACSHAAuthProtocol,
                     privProtocol=snmp.usmNoPrivProtocol),
    snmp.UdpTransportTarget(('SWITCH_IP_ADDRESS', 161)),
    snmp.ContextData(),
    snmp.ObjectType(snmp.ObjectIdentity('SNMPv2-MIB', 'sysDescr', 0))
)

errorIndication, errorStatus, errorIndex, varBinds = next(iterator)

if errorIndication:
    print(errorIndication)
elif errorStatus:
    idx = int(errorIndex) - 1
    location = errorIndex and varBinds[idx][0] or '?'
    print(f"{errorStatus.prettyPrint()} at {location}")
else: # Success
    for varBind in varBinds:
        print(' = '.join([x.prettyPrint() for x in varBind]))

Example output:

snmp_sysdescr_example.txt
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = GS710TUP 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet Ultra60 PoE++ Smart Managed Pro Switch (480W), Software Version 1.0.5.9, Boot Version 1.0.0.9
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