Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100

Access Parameters

1.Select the Access tab to set access parameters for a Device, Link, or Network object. For a description of access parameters, please see Table 3-1Object Properties Access tab.

2.To change an access parameter, first select the parameter name in the Attrib table.

The selected parameter name is displayed in the Name box and the current value is in the Value pull-down control.

3.In the Value pull-down, select one of the pull- down values or type in a new value.

Note that the Value pull-down does not necessarily show all possible values for the attribute.

When editing multiple objects, any access parameter that has a different value for different objects is shown as #####. Changing these attributes will set the new value for all selected objects.

The following table describes the access parameters available in the Object Properties Access tab for Device, Link, and Network objects. Access parameters are not valid for Subnet and Goto object types.

Table 3-1.

Object Properties Access tab

 

 

 

 

Attribute Name

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Read Access Mode

The mode used for polling and SNMP Read operations. Select ICMP

 

 

 

(Ping) for non-SNMP devices. Select SNMP V1 for standard SNMP

 

 

 

devices. Select NONE (TCP Only) for devices that will only have TCP

 

 

 

services polled.

 

Read/Write Access Mode

The mode used for SNMP Write operations. Select SNMP V1 for

 

 

 

standard SNMP devices. You can also force this mode to be used for

 

 

 

both Read and Write operations from your console (not polling

 

 

 

operations) by using the Read/Write button on the ProSafe NMS frame

 

 

 

button bar (third button from left).

 

Read Community

The Community name used for SNMP V1/V2c operations when the

 

 

 

Read Access Mode is used.

 

 

 

 

 

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NETGEAR NMS100 manual Access Parameters, Object Properties Access tab, Attribute Name Description