Set action

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

Procedure

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.

Click the SNMP Version drop-down menu to select one of the following options to specify the SNMP version that must 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.

Click the Authentication level drop-down menu to specify one of the following level of authentication:

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.
Click the SNMP advanced options drop-down menu and enter the values in the following fields:
- Timeout(ms): 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 Log file field, click one of the following tabs:
- Control Room file: To select a file that is available on the Control Room to store the result.
  Click Choose to select a file.
- Desktop file: To select a file that is available on a device to store the result.
  Click Browse to locate and select a file.
- Variable: To select a variable by specifying the file location that you want to use to store the result.
Click Save.