Specifications

How To Configure Profiles and Credentials

Use this tab to manage credentials that define the access privileges required for SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and

SNMPv3, and profiles that use the credentials for various access levels. NetSight applications access devices

to control certain device functions (SNMP sets) and retrieve information for device properties views,

FlexViews and periodic status polling (SNMP gets).

Instructions for:

Managing Credentials

Create Credential•

Edit Credential•

Delete Credential•

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Managing Profiles

Create Profile•

Edit Profile•

Delete Profile•

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Managing Credentials

Credentials define the SNMPv1/SNMPv2 community names and SNMPv3 values that will be used to access

your network devices. Credentials can be created manually using the Add Credential button in the

Profile/Device Mapping Tab or imported from a file in NetSight Generated Format (.ngf) using Console's

Import from Device List feature.

To create a credential:

Click or choose Authorization/Device Access from the Tools menu. Select the

Profiles/Credentials tab in the Authorization/Device Access window.

In the lower half of the tab, click Add Credential. The Add Credential window opens.2.

Type a name (up to 32 characters) for your new credential and select a SNMP version. If you select

SNMPv1 or SNMPv2, the window lets you enter a community name as the password for this

credential. If you select SNMPv3, you can specify passwords for Authentication and Privacy.

SNMPv1/SNMPv2:

Type a community name into the Community Name field.a.

SNMPv3:

Type a user name into the User Name field. This is the User Name that will be used for

device access.

Select an Authentication Type (MD5, SHA1, or None).b.

Type the same password (between 1 and 64 characters in length) into both the

Authentication Password and the Confirm Password fields. The password fields are

disabled when the Authentication Type is set to None.

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