Web Client Guide

Authentication | Resource Management

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The fields that appear in this editor vary, depending on the type of authentication. The

(name)

for the authentication is mandatory. If you

Add

an existing authentication, for example to

Discovery Profiles, you can also configure the Management Interface Parameters like

Timeout,

Retries

, and

Port

used. If you have an authentication that works for multiple protocols (for example

SSH or Telnet), you can also select the

Protocol Type.

Use the

Equipment

and

User Groups

tabs to associate the authentication you configure here to

devices or groups of users.

Expanded Authentication Portlet

The

Settings

button in the expanded Authentication portlet lets you configure column appearance

(see Show / Hide / Reorder Columns on page 84). This offers the same column setup as the

summary screen.

Authentication Snap Panel

When you select a listed authentication the

Reference Tree

Snap Panel displays a tree of that

authentication’s connections to Discovery profiles and equipment.