Adding and Editing a New SSH Credential

The Credentials Library 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.

To add or edit a new SSH credential:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Credentials. The Credentials Library appears.
2. Click New to create a new credential or from the list of current credentials, select the credential you want to change, then click Edit.
3. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the credential. This name displays in the Credentials Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the credential. This information displays next to the credential in the Credentials Library.
   • Username. Enter a username. This username is used to authenticate to the device.
   • Password. Enter a password. This password is used with the above username to authenticate to the device.
   • Confirm password. Re-enter the authentication password for confirmation.
   • Enable/privilege password. Enter 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-enter the authentication privilege password for confirmation.
   • Port. Enter the SSH port associated with the router. The default SSH port is 22.
   • Timeout. Enter a timeout (in seconds) for the length of time the connection should be attempted. The default timeout is 10 seconds.
4. Click OK to save changes.

See Also Selecting a credential type Adding and editing a new SNMP v1 credential Adding and editing a new SNMP v2 credential Adding and editing a new SNMP v3 credential Adding and editing a new Windows credential Adding and editing a new ADO credential Adding and editing a new Telnet credential Adding and editing a new VMware credential