Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Password. Type a password. This password is used with the above username to
authenticate to the device
Confirm password. Re-enter the authentication password for confirmation.
4 Click OK to save changes.
Adding and editing a new Telnet credential
From here you can create a new Telnet credential type for use with WhatsUp Gold and
WhatsConfigured plug-in. For more information, see Using Credentials (on page 75).
To add or edit a new Telnet credential:
1 Access the Credentials Library.
2 Click New to create a new credential or from the list of current credentials, select the
credential you want to change, and then click Edit.
3 Type or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
Name. Type a name for the credential. This name displays in the Credentials Library.
Description. Type a short description. This description displays next to the credential
in the Credentials Library.Username. Enter a username. This username is used to
authenticate to the device.
Password. Type a password. This password is used with the above username to
authenticate to the device.
Confirm password. Re-type the authentication password for confirmation.
Enable/privilege password. Type the password that enables the router to go to
privileged EXEC mode, enabling you to configure the router. If the username and
password provided above provide the privilege needed to run the required
commands, the enable/privilege password is not needed.
Confirm enable/privilege password. Re-type the authentication privilege password
for confirmation.
Port. Type the Telnet port associated with the router. The default Telnet port is 23.
Timeout. Type a timeout (in seconds) for the length of time the connection should be
attempted. The default timeout is 10 seconds.
4 Click OK to confirm changes.
Adding and Editing a New SSH Credential
The WhatsUp Gold credentials system stores SSH authentication data for devices in your
WhatsUp Gold database to be used whenever authentication is needed to connect to and
gather data from a device. For more information, see Using credentials (on page 75).
To add or edit a new SSH credential:
1 Access the Credentials Library.
2 Click New to create a new credential or from the list of current credentials, select the
credential you want to change, and then click Edit.
3 Type or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
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