Import Communications Settings

Examples:

You may import Communications settings for a device using one of the following methods:

• Manually via Menu > Import and Discovery(see Import and Discovery.)
• Through a schedule via Configuration > Appliance Platform > Import/Discover Devices (see Import/Discover Devices to learn how to set up a schedule)
• Through your appliance CLI with the import command (see Import/Discover Devices for command syntax).

Importing communications settings require a separate import file. You should not combine importing communications settings with importing devices. Also, when importing communications settings for a device, the device must be imported into ADSP first.

Comma delimited files are used to import communications settings. There are different ways to create a comma delimited file but the most trouble-free way is to use a text editor, such as Notepad.

The import file is used to populate the fields in the four communication settings tabs. You can populate as many of the fields as you like. The import file fields required the same values as the communication settings in the three tabs.

There are two records associated with communications settings:

• comm_settings - used to import a named Communication Settings Profile into the ADSP system.
• comm_settings_loc - used to apply previously-imported Communication Settings Profiles to a level in the ADSP (either a folder or specific device).

The fields for the comm_settings record are:

• Import type (must be comm_settings)
• Profile name
• SNMP version (1, 2, or 3)
• SNMP read community
• SNMP write community
• SNMPv3 username
• SNMPv3 authentication passphrase
• SNMPv3 privacy passphrase
• SNMPv3 authentication algorithm (None, MD5, or SHA)
• SNMPv3 privacy algorithm (3DES, DES, AES128, AES192, AES256,or None)
• SNMP port
• SNMP timeout (in milliseconds)
• SNMP number of retries
• Console user
• Console password
• Console enable password
• Console protocol (SSH or Telnet)
• Console port
• HTTP user
• HTTP password
• HTTP protocol (HTTP or HTTPS)
• HTTP port

comm_settings,ProfileName,3,public,private,snmpV3user,snmpV3authpassphr,snmpV3privpassphr,MD5,
3DES,161,300,4,Cisco,Cisco,Cisco,SSH,22,admin,adminpassword,https,443

Note

Although the above example is shown on multiple lines, all entries must be on a single line with no line breaks or carriage returns.

The fields for the comm_settings_loc record are:

• Import type (must be comm_settings_loc)
• Profile name
• MAC address or folder path (required field)
• Device type (ap, switch, or folder)

Once the communication settings are imported, they will override any inherited settings. To see the new communication settings, go to the device's properties and select Communication Settings.

comm_settings_loc,ProfileName,00:23:04:5e:d3:00,ap
comm_settings_loc,ProfileName,/US/Southeast/AirDefense,folder3

Note

For communications settings applied to a folder, the final field (device type) must be folder.