The Set SNMP Variable object will
modify a variable, specified by its MIB, on a network device.
To configure SNMP version 3 security,
use the
SNMP Options in the
Client.
Use the Set SNMP Variable to update a
variable that reports on the failure or success of a
mission-critical Policy.
To configure the Set SNMP Variable
object you need to know the IP address of the device as well as the
port number, SNMP MIB, SNMP Version, and the credentials required
to update the variable.
Name or IP address
|
Type the name of the computer or
IP address of the device hosting the MIB variable.
|
Port
|
Type port used to communicate
with the network device.
|
Object identifier
|
Type the MIB identifier of the
variable whose value you want to change.
|
Object value
|
Type the new value of the
variable you are changing. Make sure that the new value matches the
constraints that are set out by device manufacturer.
|
SNMP Version
|
Select the SNMP version to use
when connecting to the network device.
|
Community string/User name
|
If you selected the SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c
option from the SNMP Version drop-down list (above), the Community string field appears. Type the community
string that will be used to authenticate against the network
device. The community should have rights of Read write or
higher.
If you selected SNMPv3 option from the SNMP
Version drop-down list (above), the User name and Context
fields appear. Specify the name of the user whose credentials will
be used to authenticate the operator. The list of available users
is found under the Options > SNMP
menu.
This field is
case-sensitive.
|
Context
|
Type the context where that the
user specified in the User name field belongs to. You can only
specify this option when SNMPv3 is selected as the SNMP Version.
|
Name
|
Description
|
MIB identifier
|
The MIB identifier of the
variable that was set.
|
MIB value
|
The new value of the variable
that was set.
|
Device IP address
|
The IP address of the device
where the variable was set.
|
Timeout
|
The timeout period specified in
the Set SNMP Variable operator interface.
|
Retry attempts
|
The number of attempts made to
set the SNMP variable.
|
SNMP Version
|
The SNMP version that was
specified to set this variable. This value can be ‘SNMPv1’,
‘SNMPv2c’, or ‘SNMPv3’.
|
Community string
|
The community string that was
used to authenticate against this SNMP variable.
|
Request port
|
The port used to communicate to
the SNMP device.
|