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Managing filters to filter interfaces ···················································································································· 150
Operator management: managing secure access to IMC ······················································································ 152
Managing operator groups ································································································································ 153
Securing IMC access through authentication services ···················································································· 159
Securing IMC through operator login control templates ················································································· 161
Establishing IMC password strategies ·············································································································· 163
Managing IMC operators ·································································································································· 165
Modifying IMC passwords ································································································································· 174
Managing online IMC operator access ············································································································ 175
Group Management: managing resources using groups in IMC ··········································································· 176
Device groups ······················································································································································ 177
User groups ·························································································································································· 182
Managing hierarchical NMS······································································································································ 186
Lower-level NMS view ········································································································································ 186
IMC hierarchical alarm configuration ··············································································································· 186
Configuring IMC for alarm notifications ···················································································································· 186
Mail server settings ············································································································································· 186
SMSC settings ······················································································································································ 187
Integrating IMC alarms into other management systems ················································································ 188
MIB management ························································································································································· 189
Adding a compiled MIB to IMC ························································································································ 189
Compiling a MIB in IMC ···································································································································· 189
Removing a compiled MIB from IMC ················································································································ 190
Configuration center options ······································································································································ 191
Device capability set options ····························································································································· 191
File transfer mode options ·································································································································· 192
Backup policy options ········································································································································· 193
VPN Instance ························································································································································ 195
An example ·························································································································································· 196
IMC system settings and maintenance functions······································································································· 196
System settings ····················································································································································· 197
Data export ·························································································································································· 201
Log files ································································································································································· 203
Server information ··············································································································································· 206
My Favorites ························································································································································ 208
Configuring network asset audit options ·········································································································· 208
Work time settings ··············································································································································· 208
Device additional information ···································································································································· 215
Viewing the device additional information list ································································································· 215
Adding a device additional information field ·································································································· 216
Modifying a device additional information field ····························································································· 217
Deleting a device additional information field ································································································· 218
Configuring data collection ································································································································ 218
Configuring default monitor indexes ················································································································· 221
Processing all alarms ·········································································································································· 221
5 Resource management ········································································································································ 223
Adding devices in IMC ················································································································································ 224
Adding devices manually to IMC ······················································································································ 224
Auto discovering devices ···································································································································· 228
Adding devices by importing device information ···························································································· 241
Viewing devices with Device, IP, and Topology Views ··························································································· 246
Viewing devices through the Device View ······································································································· 246
Viewing devices through the IP View ················································································································ 249
Viewing devices through the network topology(Applet) ················································································· 251
