SNMP Discovery
Sectona discovery scans the SNMP configured devices that have SNMP v1, v2, v3 versions. The SNMP discovery can be leveraged for discovering network devices.
Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
Connectivity / Ports | 161 |
Credential | For SNMP v3 discovery scan, you need details such username, authentication password, and encryption password. |
Adding a SNMP scan job
Select Asset Discovery Job as SNMP in the Asset Discovery drop down menu.
Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
Job Details | |
Job Title | Enter a unique title for your scan job. For e.g. Production instances |
SNMP version | Select the preferred SNMP version. Version can be version 1, version 2 or version 3 |
Username (only for Version 3) | Provide a username who has unique permissions to discover other resources. This user must be present on the SNMP device. |
Password (only for Version 3) | Enter the authentication password set for the user. |
Secret Key (only for Version 3) | Enter the encryption password set for the user. |
Privacy Protocol (only for Version 3) | Select the privacy protocol set for the user. Privacy protocol can be DES, AES128, AES192, AES 256 or TripleDES. |
Authentication Digest (only for Version 3) | Select the authentication digest set for the user. Authentication digest can be MD5 or SHA1 |
Type | Select either IP range or IP list. If you select the range then specify the start and end of the IP address. For IP list, enter the IP address's separated by comma. |
Timeout | Specify a timeout in minutes for this setting to define when the scanning should timeout for a job configured |
Schedule type | Select a schedule type whether you would like to initiate this job once or recurring job.If you select a recurring job,you can choose days this job must be executed on. For e.g. You want to schedule job every 2nd day at 5.00 p.m. from 1st Jan 2018 to scan your network ,include following details: Recur every: 2 days |
Task Start | The day when the discovery job will start |
Scheduled Time | You can either choose the "Any" or schedule a proper time from when to start the task and when to end the task |
Action | |
On board assets | To start a scan manually with an option to add assets to specify profiles, click the Onboard asset as 'No'. If you wish to include assets automatically to existing group and attributes, select option 'Yes' |
Asset description(optional) | Added text will be included in every asset description field |
Location(optional) | Added location field will be included in every asset location. You can configure system management location Configuring location tagging |
Criticality level(optional) | Added critical field will be included in every asset. This is important while structuring reports and notifications |
Tags (optional) | You can associate an asset with your desired single or multiple tags like Infosec, Banking Core Server, ATM Switches, etc. Refer to section Tags for more information about adding context with tags. |
Checkout policy | The option is selected as default as one can choose its policy by unchecking the default option and selecting the policy from the drop-down list available. |
Rotation policy | The option is selected as default as one can choose its policy by unchecking the default option and selecting the policy from the drop-down list available |
Reconciliation policy | The option is selected as default as one can choose its policy by unchecking the default option and selecting the policy from the drop-down list available. |
Config value 1 | The configuration value can be assigned here. |
Config value 2 | The configuration value can be assigned here. |
Config value 3 | The configuration value can be assigned here. |
Config value 4 | The configuration value can be assigned here. |
Exclude from Account Discovery | When ticked, the accounts of this asset will be excluded from the Discovery job. |
Owner(optional) | If you have listed owner information of all the assets, please include here |
