Specifications
WMS Administration
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To add a new SNMP profile:
1 Click the Add button from within the SNMP Profile tab.
2 Provide the following Profile, Discovery and Provisioning settings to define the profile:
3 Click Next > to define the SNMP v2c or SNMP v3 access settings.
The screen flow is contingent on whether SNMP version 2c or v3 was selected from Version drop-
down menu.
If using SNMP v2, define the following version 2 specific settings:
If using SNMP v3, define the following version 3 specific settings:
NOTE
Define authentication and/or privacy protocols based on the SNMP configuration on the controller or access point.
Profile Name
Provide a name for the SNMP profile descriptive of its intended function. This is a
required value.
Version
Define the SNMP version (either v2 or v3) from the drop-down menu. Version v2c
is selected by default.
Port
Set the SNMP Port used as a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port for SNMP
communications. This is a required value.
Timeout
(Seconds)
Set the time out value (in seconds) after which SNMP will make the next attempt
to connect to a device for both discovery and firmware (provisioning) updates. The
valid range is between 5 to 600 seconds. The default value is 5 seconds.
Retries
Define the number of times a SNMP profile (for both Discovery and Provisioning)
attempts reconnection in case of a timeout. The valid range is 1 to 10 retries. The
default value for both discovery and provisioning is 1.
Read Community
Sets the SNMP v2c read-only community name. The default value is Public. This
is a required value.
Write Community
Sets the SNMP v2c read-write community name. The default value is Private. This
is a required value.