Configure NCB
Configure Devices
Go to Configuration > NCB > Devices and press ADD to add a new backup configuration for a network device.
General Device information
- Host: select the network device being monitored
- IP: the IP address of the device
- Device Group: the device group for the device. Assigning/changing a device group will assign username and passwords for authentication on the device.
Model
- Vendor: select the vendor of the device
- OS Model: select the OS type of the device
Authentication**
- User Name: the username used to log in
- Password: the password used for log in
- Enable Command: select Yes if the device uses an enable mode
- Enable Password: fill with the password if the device uses an enable mode
Additional device information
- Status: the rule can be Enabled, Disabled or Default
- Comments: text field used for notes or comments
Press Save
Configure Device Groups
Go to Configuration > NCB > Devices group and press ADD to add a new device group
Device Group
- Device Group Name: short description for the group
Authentication
- User Name: the username used for all devices associated to the Device Group
- Password: the username used for all devices associated to the Device Group
- Enable Command: activate if the device uses an enable mode
- Enable Password: enable password if the device uses an enable mode
Devices
Removing or changing the devices associated to this Devicegroup will have impacts to the authentication information of the device
- Devices: devices associated to the Device Group
ACL
- Access groups: users with the specified Access Groups will have access to the Device Group
Additional device group information
- Status: the rule can be Enabled, Disabled or Default
- Comments: text field used for notes or comments
Click Save
to create the new device group.