Configuring Discovery of SNMP Devices
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FS6300 NMS Administrator’s Reference Guide
3 • Discovering Your Network
Configuring Discovery of SNMP Devices
SNMPdevices may not be discovered through the default discovery process. To enable discovery of SNMP
devices:
1.
Click on
Tools > Discovery Administration
at the top of the screen. Then, click on
Discover Patton
Devices
in the menu tree of the Discovery window.
2.
Click on the
Protocol
tab, then click the
Edit Properties
button. The
SNMP Properties
window opens.
Figure 42. Configure Discovery for SNMP Devices
3.
Enter information for the following parameters:
•
SNMP Discovery:
Select the checkbox to enable or disable discovery of SNMP devices.
•
SNMP Retries:
Specify the number of times the system will attempt to query the device if it does not
respond to the first query.
•
SNMP Timeout:
Specify how many seconds the system will wait for a response before attempting to con-
tact the device again.
•
SNMP Password:
Enter your password for configuring the SNMP device.
•
SNMP Ports:
Specify the ports to use to communicate with the SNMP agents.
4.
Click
OK
to close the SNMP Properties window. Then, click
Apply
to save your changes to the server.