Add/Edit New SSH Credential

How to get here

Use this dialog to configure an SSH credential type for use with WhatsUp Gold and WhatsConfigured plug-in. The WhatsUp Gold credentials system 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.

• Name. Enter a name for the credential type. This name appears in the Credentials Library.
• Description. Enter a short description for this credential. The description appears with the name in the Credentials Library to help you differentiate it from other credential types.
• 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 a second time to confirm that you entered the password correctly.
• Enable/privilege password. Enter the password that enables the router to go to privileged EXEC mode, which enables 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 a second time to confirm that you entered the password correctly.
• Port. Enter the router's SSH port. 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.