Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway Maintenance Manual
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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:
Cisco TMS), you must select an alternative SNMP mode. The configurable options are:
Field
Description
Usage tips
SNMP mode
Controls the level of SNMP support.
Disabled: no SNMP support.
SNMPv3 (secure SNMP): supports authentication and
encryption.
encryption.
SNMPv3 plus TMS support: secure SNMPv3 plus non-
secure access to OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2.0 only.
secure access to OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2.0 only.
SNMPv2c: non-secure community-based SNMP.
If you want to use secure SNMPv3 but
you also use Cisco TMS as your
external manager, you must select
SNMPv3 plus TMS support.
you also use Cisco TMS as your
external manager, you must select
SNMPv3 plus TMS support.
Community
name
name
The VCS's SNMP community name. The default is
public.
public.
Only applies to SNMPv2c and
SNMPv3 plus TMS support.
SNMPv3 plus TMS support.
System
contact
contact
The name of the person who can be contacted
regarding issues with the VCS.
regarding issues with the VCS.
The System contact and Location
are used for reference purposes by
administrators when following up on
queries.
are used for reference purposes by
administrators when following up on
queries.
Location
Specifies the physical location of the VCS.
Username
The VCS's SNMP username, used to identify this SNMP
agent to the SNMP manager.
agent to the SNMP manager.
Only applies when using secure
SNMPv3.
SNMPv3.
v3 Authentication
settings (only applicable to SNMPv3)
Authentication
mode
mode
Enables or disables SNMPv3 authentication.
Type
The algorithm used to encrypt authentication
credentials.
credentials.
SHA: Secure Hash Algorithm.
MD5: Message-Digest algorithm 5.
Password
The password used to encrypt authentication
credentials.
credentials.
Must be at least 8 characters.
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.
encryption.
Password
The password used to encrypt messages.
Must be at least 8 characters.
The VCS does not support SNMP traps or SNMP sets, therefore it cannot be managed via SNMP.
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