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Figure 3-11. Add/Edit Agent Screen
Field Name Usage
IP Address
IP address of the SNMP Agent to be managed. A valid IP address of
the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx must be entered.
Description
This is a read only field which is returned from the actual unit. Mib
variable sysdesc
Agent Type
The correct Agent Type must be selected for the IP Address entered. If
the value Unknown is set, then the applet will determine the correct
Agent Type and set this field accordingly.
Status Polling
This fields controls whether the Agent Chooser application should
periodically poll the SNMP Agent to determine its status. Default =
“enable”.
Name
A name assigned by the administrator for the SNMP Agent when
created using the Agent Chooser Add feature. This name will appear in
the Name column of the Agent Chooser’s list of managed SNMP
Agents. Default = “”. Example: CPE-Store xxx.
Location
The location of the SNMP Agent assigned by the administrator. This
field will appear in the Location column of the Agent Chooser’s list of
managed SNMP Agents. Default = “”. Example: Third Floor Closet
Contact
The name of someone to contact regarding issues for the SNMP Agent.
This field will appear in the Contact column of the Agent Chooser’s list
of managed SNMP Agents. Default = “”. Example: Steve x201
SNMP Retries
The number of times that the requesting device (SNMP Manager)
should resend messages to the SNMP Agent in the event that a
timeout has occurred. Default = “3”.
SNMP Timeout
Time in milliseconds that a SNMP Agent should respond to a SNMP
Get or Set message before a retry is attempted. Default is “50”. Note:
100 = 1 second.
SNMP Get Community
The get community name string used in SNMP Get messages. The
string entered must match and be identical in case to that within the
SNMP Agent in order for get operations to work. Default is “public”.
SNMP Set Community
The set community name string used in SNMP Set messages. The
string entered must match and be identical in case to that within the
SNMP Agent in order for set operations to work. Default is “public”.