PRTG Manual: Configuring SSH Credentials
SSH credentials are used by UVexplorer to connect to the device command line terminal. Reading from the command line terminal allows UVexplorer to collect information not available through other protocols.
The credential name is used within UVexplorer to refer to the SSH credentials
The Username setting is the SSH user name and should be set to match the user name of the device SSH user settings.
The password setting is the password associated with the SSH user and should be set to match the password of the device SSH user settings.
Confirm password is used to ensure that the correct password is supplied. This setting should match the password exactly.
Some devices have a privileged mode that requires an additional password. UVexplorer will use this password when prompted for a password while entering the privileged mode. The enable password must be provided to enter enabled mode even if it is the same as the user password.
Confirm password is used to ensure that the correct enable password is supplied. This setting should match the enable password exactly.
The show characters check box can be used to ensure the passwords are entered correctly. When selected the values of the password fields will be displayed.
SSH uses port 22 by default. If your device has been configured to use a different port, you can configure UVexplorer to use that port here.
When UVexplorer sends login commands to a device, it waits for responses from the device to complete the login process. The login timeout indicates the time in milliseconds UVexplorer should wait for responses to login commands. Since login responses may take longer than regular command responses, this setting is provided separate from the Read Timeout.
The read timeout is similar to the login timeout, but is used to determine how long to wait for responses to all other commands. The read timeout indicates the time in milliseconds UVexplorer should wait for a response from the device once a command is sent. If UVexplorer is actively reading data from the device, the read timeout is not used; it is only used when the device is not responding with any data. Consider increasing the read timeout if commands to the device are failing, or the entire response is not received.
