Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual page 44

Network and system settings
system uptime
n
system name
n
location
n
contact
n
interfaces
n
disk space, memory, and other machine-specific statistics
n
By default, SNMP is Disabled, therefore to allow the VCS to be monitored by an SNMP NMS (including
Cisco TMS), you must select an alternative SNMP mode. The configurable options are:
Field Description
SNMP mode Controls the level of SNMP support.
Disabled: no SNMP support.
SNMPv3 (secure SNMP): supports authentication and
encryption.
SNMPv3 plus TMS support: secure SNMPv3 plus non-
secure access to OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2.0 only.
SNMPv2c: non-secure community-based SNMP.
Community The VCS's SNMP community name. The default is
name public.
System The name of the person who can be contacted
contact regarding issues with the VCS.
Location Specifies the physical location of the VCS.
Username The VCS's SNMP username, used to identify this SNMP
agent to the SNMP manager.
v3 Authentication settings (only applicable to SNMPv3)
Authentication Enables or disables SNMPv3 authentication.
mode
Type The algorithm used to encrypt authentication
credentials.
SHA: Secure Hash Algorithm.
MD5: Message-Digest algorithm 5.
Password The password used to encrypt authentication
credentials.
v3 Privacy settings (only applicable to SNMPv3)
Privacy mode Enables or disables SNMPv3 encryption.
Type The security model used to encrypt messages.
DES: Data Encryption Standard 56-bit encryption.
AES: Advanced Encryption Standard 128-bit
encryption.
Password The password used to encrypt messages.
The VCS does not support SNMP traps or SNMP sets, therefore it cannot be managed via SNMP.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X8.1.1)
Network services
Usage tips
If you want to use secure SNMPv3 but
you also use Cisco TMS as your
external manager, you must select
SNMPv3 plus TMS support.
Only applies to SNMPv2c and
SNMPv3 plus TMS support.
The System contact and Location
are used for reference purposes by
administrators when following up on
queries.
Only applies when using secure
SNMPv3.
Must be at least 8 characters.
Must be at least 8 characters.
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