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Installation Prerequisites

SNMP needs to be enabled on the UCP Device.

One device represents one UCP Server. The following configuration parameters must be set for the device:

SNMP Access

  • UCP Hostname/IP: Hostname or IP address used to connect to the SNMP host.

  • SNMP Port: SNMP port to connect to the SNMP host (default: 161).

  • SNMP Max Timeouts: The number of retry attempts in case of a timeout.

  • SNMP Timeout: Timeout duration for each SNMP request (default: 5s).

  • SNMP Community: The community string for SNMP connection. Applicable only for SNMP versions v1 and v2c (default: public).

  • SNMP Version: Supported SNMP versions are v1, v2c, and v3 (default: v2c).

  • SNMP Authentication Type: The security requirements of the SNMP connection. This is only available for SNMP version v3. Options are no_auth_no_priv, auth_no_priv and auth_priv.

  • SNMP User Name: The user for the SNMP connection. This is only available for SNMP version v3.

  • SNMP Auth Password: The authentication password used for the SNMP connection. This is only available if the Authentication Type is not set to no_auth_no_priv.

  • SNMP Auth Protocol: The authentication protocol used for the SNMP connection. This is only available if the Authentication Type is not set to no_auth_no_priv.Options are MD5, SHA, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384 and SHA512 (default : MD5).

  • SNMP Privacy Password: The privacy password used for the SNMP connection. This is only available if the Authentication Type is set to auth_priv.

  • SNMP Privacy Protocol: The privacy protocol used for the SNMP connection. This is only available if the Authentication Type is set to auth_priv. SNMP privacy_type options are DES, AES, AES192, AES256, AES192c and AES256c (default : DES).

  • SNMP Context Name: The context name for the SNMP connection. This is only available for SNMP version v3.

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