Patton electronic FORESIGHT 6300 - Manual (Page 35)

Configuring Discovery of SNMP Devices 35
FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • 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 18. 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.