Creating A Device Group - Extreme Networks EPICenter Software Installation Manual

Using the Inventory Manager
Figure 30: SNMP tab for Add Device window
1 Select the SNMP version from the SNMP Version pull-down menu.
2 If the device is using SNMP version 1, enter the SNMP read and write community strings in the
appropriate fields.
3 If the device is using SNMP version 3, select the following:
SNMP V3 Privacy Protocol: Specifies the SNMP V3 privacy protocol. Select either No Privacy or
CBC DES Privacy.
SNMP V3 Privacy Password: If the device is using CBC DES Privacy, enter the privacy password.
SNMP V3 Authentication Protocol: Specifies the SNMP V3 authentication protocol. Select No
Authentication, MD5 Authentication, or SHA Authentication.
SNMP V3 Authentication Password: If the devices is using SNMP V3 Authentication, enter the
authentication password.
4 To clear the contents of the fields and reset them to their default values, click Reset.
5 To add the new device to the database, click Add.
When you click Add, the Inventory Manager adds the devices to the database. It makes a set of SNMP
requests to retrieve data that is needed from the devices by EPICenter applets. If the device is an
Extreme switch, it also creates a set of SmartTraps rules that tell the switch what status and
configuration changes are of interest to EPICenter.

Creating a Device Group

Device groups are sets of managed network devices that have something in common, and that can be
managed as a group. For example, devices might be grouped by physical location (Building 1, Building
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