The Add Device window lets you add a device to the NetSight database and place it in a selected group in the left panel. You can access this window by right-clicking a group in the left panel and choosing Add Device from the Edit menu or from the right-click menu.
Click areas in the window for more information.
- Profile
- This drop-down list lets you 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
- When checked, you can specify a SNMP context that has been configured on a device. An SNMP context is a collection of MIB objects, often associated with a network entity. The SNMP context lets you access a subset of MIB objects related to that context. Console lets you specify a SNMP Context for both SNMPv1/v2 and SNMPv3.
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.
- Some devices 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. Thus, when SNMPv1/v2 credentials are used with a Context entry, access is granted to the subset of MIB objects associated with that credential (community name). If the credential used is accepted, but the context specified doesn't match a context configured on the device, access is granted to the default context.
Console treats each context for a given device (IP address) as a distinct device. All SNMP contexts known to the device can be displayed using the show snmp context command. Refer to your device configuration guide for more information about setting and showing SNMP contexts.
- Nickname
- You can use the default nickname or click Specify to assign a unique nickname to this device. The default nickname for SNMP devices is the sysName MIB object, or if no sysName has been assigned, the device's IP address. The default nickname for pingable devices is the IP address.
- Edit Button
- Opens the Authorization Configuration window where you can add or modify an existing profile to be associated with this device.
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