Specifications

Add Device Window
This window lets you add a single device to your NetSight database, as opposed to discovering devices or
importing devices from a device list. When you add a device, it is added to the All Devices folder and also
automatically organized under the appropriate groups in the left−panel tree. You can access this window by
right−clicking a group in the left panel and choosing Add Device from the right−click menu.
Click areas in the window for more information.
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the device you want to add.
Profile
Use the drop−down list to select one of the SNMP profiles that have been defined for device access.
The Edit button lets you create a profile if one does not already exist.
SNMP Context
Select the checkbox and enter an SNMP context that has been configured on the device. An SNMP
context is a collection of MIB objects, often associated with an entity. By specifying the SNMP
context here, you can access the subset of MIB objects related to that context on the device.
The use of context differs depending on the protocol version being used with a user's credentials:
When used with SNMPv3 credentials, the context provides access to a specific collection of
MIB objects associated with a particular context configured on the device. If the credentials
used are accepted, but the context specified doesn't match one configured on the device,
access is denied.
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Some Enterasys devices, such as Matrix N series, also provide limited support of contexts for
SNMPv1/v2. For these devices, an SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 community name can be mapped
through Local Management, to a particular SNMP context on the device. Then, when
SNMPv1/v2 credentials are used, access is granted to the subset of MIB objects associated
with that credential (community name).
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Inventory Manager treats each context for a given device (IP address) as a distinct device. The
devices are displayed in the tree with the same IP address followed by the different SNMP contexts.
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