Configure login credentials in order to log into Cisco and Juniper
devices, and various network troubleshooting activities from these devices;
for example, remote ping and remote traceroute.
About this task
You can configure Telnet login details (username and password) using
the XML configuration file provided for each WebTool. One set of login details
can be configured for each WebTool. Passwords specified in the WebTools configuration
files are plain-text . If you configure Telnet login details within these
files, then it is recommended that you apply appropriate security measures
to the WebTools directory, NCHOME/precision/scripts/webtools/etc.
You
can configure multiple usernames and passwords in the XML configuration file.
To configure login details:
Procedure
- Open the XML configuration file for the web tool you want to configure.
These configuration files are held at the following location: NCHOME/precision/scripts/webtools/etc.
- Within the XML code, locate the login section.
- Specify login details as follows:
- Username: within the username section, specify one or more usernames.
- Password: within the password section, specify one or more passwords.
If you configure a single username and password for a WebTool then the
tool uses these same login details when performing a Telnet login into all
the devices specified.
Note: If the login details vary across the
devices you wish to log into and you wish to run the same web tool on multiple
devices simultaneously, then you must configure multiple usernames and passwords.
In this case, the web tool attempts to log into each device using each combination
of username and password until it finds a successful combination. This can
have an impact on the time taken for the web tool to log into all devices.
- Save the XML configuration file.
What to do next
Now that you have configured login details for a specific WebTool
then you can automatically access these details by clicking the Automatic checkbox
in the tool window.