Configuring password tasks
Password tasks allow you to add, edit, or delete device SNMP, SSH, or Telnet credentials. Password tasks are configured on the New WhatsConfigured Task dialog accessed from the WhatsConfigured Task Library.
: Password tasks only modify credentials by device. Changes made using a WhatsConfigured password task do not affect the Credential Library.
To access this dialog:
- From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, click. The WhatsConfigured Task Library appears.
- Do one of the following:
- Click to configure a new task. The Select Task type dialog appears.
- Select Password Task, then click . The New Task dialog appears.
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- Select an existing Password task, then click . The Edit Task dialog appears.
To add, edit, or remove SNMP, SSH, or Telnet credentials:
- Go to the WhatsConfigured Task Library:
From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, click . The WhatsConfigured Task Library appears.
- Do one of the following:
- Click to configure a new task. The Select Task type dialog appears.
- Select Password Task, then click . The New Task dialog appears.
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- Select an existing task, then click . The Edit Task dialog appears.
- Enter or select the appropriate information in the dialog boxes.
- Enter a for the task. This name is listed in the Task Library.
- Enter a brief for the task. This description is listed in the Task Library to help you differentiate it from other tasks.
- Select the e that you want to add, either SNMP, SSH, or Telnet.
- If you want to add credentials, select to select the specific credentials to add, click the browse () button to browse the Credentials Library and select a credential to add.
- Select whether to . Selecting this option adds the set of credentials to the selected devices.
- Select whether to . Selecting this option disables the ability for other users to edit the credential.
: If you are using HP ProCurve series devices, you must select to Add Credential first, then select the box to remove the Operator credential password or you must clear the box to remove the Manager credential password. The SNMP credential type only allows Manager credentials and the SSH and Telnet credential types allow both Manager and Operator credential types.
- If you want to remove credentials, click then select the specific credentials to remove, click the browse (...) button to browse to the Credentials Library and select a credential to remove. This list is populated from the credentials currently configured for the selected device.
- Select an existing or type a new for which you want to save the password task to.
- Under the box, click to select the device(s) to which you want to add the credentials.
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If removing credentials from a device, select the device(s) in the box, then click to remove selected credentials from the device. - Click to save changes.