Cisco

The Cisco Adapter connects to Cisco switches and routers. A separate connection entry is required for each switch that is being queried.

The Cisco Adapter connection requires the following parameters:

1. Host Name – IP address or DNS name
2. Protocol – Selection of SNMP, SNMPv3, SSH or Telnet.
   It is recommended to use SNMP for best network performance and to utilize the available adapter functionalities.
3. User Name and Password (optional) - The user name and password for the switch, if required.
4. SNMP Read Community (optional) - Specify the SNMP read community string, if using SNMP.
5. SNMPv3 Authentication Passphrase (authKey) (optional) - Specify the user authentication key passphrase (authKey), if using SNMPv3.
6. SNMPv3 Private Passphrase (privKey) (optional) - Specify the user private key passphrase (privKey), if using SNMPv3.
7. SNMPv3 Authentication Type (authProtocol) (optional) - Specify the authentication type (authProtocol), if using SNMPv3.
8. SNMPv3 Privacy Type (privProtocol) (optional) - Specify the privacy type (privProtocol), if using SNMPv3.
9. Protocol Port (optional) – Specify if the connection needs to be on a non-standard port.
10. Description (optiona) - Specify a description for the connection.
11. Choose Instance - If you are using multi-nodes, choose the Axonius node that is integrated with the adapter. By default, the 'Master' Axonius node (instance) is used. For details, see Connecting Additional Axonius Nodes