Configuring Time Settings - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

Field Description
Community The VCS's SNMP community name. The
name default is public.
System The name of the person who can be
contact contacted 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.
Authentication settings (only applicable to SNMPv3)
Authentication Enables or disables SNMPv3
mode authentication.
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.
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.
Note: SNMP is disabled by default, because of the potentially sensitive nature of the information involved.
Do not enable SNMP on a VCS on the public internet or in any other environment where you do not want to
expose internal system information.

Configuring time settings

The Time page (System >
zone.
An NTP server is a remote server with which the VCS synchronizes in order to ensure its time is accurate.
The NTP server provides the VCS with UTC time.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.2)
Time) is used to configure the VCS's NTP servers and specify your local time
Network and system settings
Usage tips
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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