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  1. In the up.time Web interface, begin by clicking Config, then clicking Global Element Settings in the left pane. As you did with agent- and WMI-based servers in the previous track, you can create a common definition that many or all of your SNMP devices use, allowing you to auto discover large groups that share the same properties.
  2. In the SNMP Global Credentials section, click Edit Configuration:
  3. Select the SNMP Version for this common SNMP definition. 
  4. Configure the settings similar to those shown above:
    • SNMP Port: The port on which the network device is listening.
    • Username: (v3) The name that is required to connect to the network device.
    • Authentication Password: (v3) The password that is required to connect to the network device.
    • Authentication Method: (v3, optional) From the list, select an option that will determine how encrypted information travelling traveling between the network device and up.time will be authenticated.
    • Privacy Password: (v3) The password that will be used to encrypt information travelling traveling between the network device and up.time.
    • Privacy Type: (v3, optional) From the list, select an option that will determine how information travelling traveling between the network device and up.time will be encrypted.
    • Read Community: (v2) A string that acts like a user ID or password, giving you access to the network device instance.
  5. Click Save.

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