Configuring Snmp Settings - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

VCS unit front panel
The LCD panel on the front of the VCS hardware unit has a rotating display of the VCS's system name, IP
addresses, alarms, and the number of current traversal calls, non-traversal calls and registrations.
To control the display of status items:
ENTER stops the display from automatically rotating through the status items. This is useful if you need to
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review all of the alarms or read a long IPv6 address. Press ENTER again to resume the rotating display.
UP/DOWN displays the previous or next status item.
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You can configure the front panel to hide this identifying information, if required for security reasons for
example, by using the CLI command xConfiguration Administration LCDPanel Mode. If the
mode is set to Off the front panel only displays "Cisco".

Configuring SNMP settings

The SNMP page (System >
Tools such as TMS or HP OpenView may act as SNMP Network Management Systems (NMS). They allow
you to monitor your network devices, including the VCS, for conditions that might require administrative
attention.
The VCS supports the most basic MIB-II tree (.1.3.6.1.2.1) as defined in
The information made available by the VCS includes the following:
system uptime
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system name
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location
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contact
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interfaces
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disk space, memory, and other machine-specific statistics
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By default, SNMP is Disabled, therefore to allow the VCS to be monitored by an SNMP NMS (including
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.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.2)
SNMP) is used to configure the VCS's SNMP settings.
Network and system settings
RFC 1213.
Usage tips
If you want to use secure SNMPv3 but you also use
TMS as your external manager, you must select
SNMPv3 plus TMS support.
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