Using Set action

Use the Set action in the SNMP package to set a value for an object managed by the SNMP agent.

过程

In the Actions palette, double-click or drag the Set action from the SNMP package.
In the Agent field, enter details of the device on which the SNMP agent is available.

In the SNMP Version section, select an option to specify the SNMP version to be used.

Option

Action

V1

Specify the community string you want to use in the Community field.

V2C

Specify the community string you want to use in the Community field.

V3

Specify the community string you want to use in the Community field.

Select an option from the Authentication level list to specify the authentication level you want to use.

None: No authentication will be used.
Authentication Only: Enables you to use authentication only.
1. Select MD5 or SHA from the Authentication method list to specify the authentication method you want to use.
2. Select Credential to use a value from the Credential Vault, Variable to use a credential variable, or Insecure string to manually specify the value you want to use.
Authentication and privacy: Enables you to use authentication and privacy.
1. Select MD5 or SHA from the Authentication method list to specify the authentication method you want to use.
2. Select Credential to use a value from the Credential Vault, Variable to use a credential variable, or Insecure string to manually specify the value you want to use.
3. Select DES or AES from the Privacy method list to specify the privacy method you want to use.
4. Select Credential to use a value from the Credential Vault, Variable to use a credential variable, or Insecure string to manually specify the value you want to use.

In the Object ID field, specify the ID of the object for which you want to retrieve details.
From the Value type list, select an option to specify the value you want to set.
- OctetString
- Integer
- Gauge
- TimeTicks
- IP
- ObjectID
- OctetByteString
- OctetDecimalByteString
- NULL
In the Set value field, specify the value you want to set.
In the SNMP advanced option section, complete the following fields:
- Timeout: Specify the time (in milliseconds) for the action to wait before generating an error.
- Remote port: Specify the port number of the remote device.
- Retries: Specify the maximum number of times the action must try to retrieve the details.
In the Result section, select an option:
- Control Room file: Uses a file that is available on the Control Room to store the result.
- Desktop file: Uses a file that is available on a device to store the result.
- Variable: Uses a file variable to specify the file location that you want to use to store the result.
Click Save.