5.7 Remote Monitoring Settings window

The Remote Monitoring Settings window is used to set information required to perform remote monitoring. This window is opened from the Register Host window or the Edit Host Properties window by clicking the Setup button in the Remote monitoring settings area. The items that must be set depend on whether WMI/NetBIOS or SSH is selected from the Remote communication type drop-down list.

The following describes the items displayed in the Remote Monitoring Settings window.

Remote communication settings

The drop-down list in this area selects the communication method for remote monitoring. The user can select WMI/NetBIOS or SSH. The default is blank. If a blank is selected in this area, other areas are not displayed. The areas displayed in the window vary depending on the selected communication method. If remote monitoring will not be performed, the user does not need to specify the setting.

If WMI/NetBIOS is selected:

A Windows host can be connected. The following figure shows an example of the Remote Monitoring Settings window displayed when WMI/NetBIOS is selected.

Figure 5‒18: Example of the Remote Monitoring Settings window (when WMI/NetBIOS selected)

Setting method

This drop-down list selects the method for setting remote monitoring. The user can select Individual or Common. The default is Individual.

User name

This text box specifies a user name if Individual is selected in Setting method. No user name can be specified if Common is selected.

The specified value is not case sensitive. Alphanumeric characters and symbols other than control characters can be used. A character string having no more than 255 bytes can be specified. The previously specified value is used as the initial value. If no value has previously been specified, a blank is displayed.

This item is required if characters are entered in text boxes other than User name.

Password

This text box specifies a password if Individual is selected in Setting method. No password can be specified if Common is selected.

The specified value is not case sensitive. Alphanumeric characters and symbols other than control characters can be used. A character string having no more than 255 bytes can be specified. The previously specified password is used as the initial value, but the characters are masked by asterisks (*). If no password has previously been specified, a blank is displayed.

This item is required if characters are entered in text boxes other than User name.

Password confirmation

If Individual is selected in Setting method, after the password has been entered, this text box is used for password confirmation. If Common is selected, password re-entry for confirmation is unnecessary.

The characters that can be used, the maximum length, and the default value are the same as for Password.

Domain name

This text box specifies a domain name if Individual is selected in Setting method. If Common is selected, no domain name can be specified.

The specified value is not case sensitive. Alphanumeric characters and symbols other than control characters can be used. A character string having no more than 255 bytes can be specified. The previously specified domain name is used as the initial value. If no domain name has previously been specified, a blank is displayed.

If SSH is selected:

A UNIX host can be connected. The following figure shows an example of the Remote Monitoring Settings window displayed when SSH is selected.

Figure 5‒19: Example of the Remote Monitoring Settings window (when SSH selected)

Selecting the configuration method for remote monitoring

You can select the configuration method for remote monitoring by using this drop down list. The options are Individual or Common. The default is Individual.

User name

This text box specifies a user name if Individual is selected as the Configuration method. If Common is selected, no user name can be specified.

The specified value is not case sensitive. Alphanumeric characters and symbols other than control characters can be used. A character string with a maximum length of 255 bytes can be specified. By default, this text box displays root. If a character string was specified previously, this text box displays the previously specified character string.

This item is required if characters are entered in other text fields.

Port number

This text box specifies the target port number if Individual is selected as the Configuration method. If Common is selected, no port number can be specified.

You can specify a numeric value in the range from 1 to 65535. By default, this text box displays 22. If a numeric value was specified previously, this text box displays the previously specified numeric value.

This item is required when SSH is selected in Remote communication type.

Private key filename

This text box specifies a private key filename if Individual is selected as the Configuration method. If Common is selected, no private key filename can be specified.

A character string of 0 to 4,096 bytes can be specified. Only alphanumeric characters and non-control characters can be used. Do not enclose the character string in double-quotation marks ("), even if it contains spaces. By default, this text box is empty. If a character string was specified previously, this text box displays the previously specified character string.

This item is required when SSH is selected in Remote communication type.

Clear

This button clears the private key filename if Individual is selected as the Configuration method. If Common is selected, the button is disabled.

Authentication method

The string Public key encrypted method is displayed as the authentication method. This value cannot be changed.

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