Choose Administration→Mediation from the NFM-P main menu. The Mediation (Edit) form opens.

Click on the Mediation Security tab. You can create a mediation policy as described in To configure device mediation , or modify the default mediation policy to use SSH2. Perform one of the following.

1. Click Create to create a new mediation policy. The Mediation Policy (Create) form opens.

2. Choose the default policy from the list, and click Edit. The Mediation Policy (Edit) form opens.

Configure the required parameters using the prescribed values:

• SSH2 as the Communication Protocol

• The SSH2 server user name and password as the User Name and User Password

• Secure as the File Transfer Type

  Note:

  When the File Transfer Type is set to Secure, the Communication Protocol, User Name, and User Password parameters must be configured with the SSH2 information.

• The port that the NE uses for SSH2 communication as the SSH2 Server Port

Configure the remaining parameters on the form.

Save your changes and close the form.

Create a new discovery rule that uses the new SSH2 mediation policy as the read-access mediation policy and the write-access mediation policy. See To configure a discovery rule for information about creating discovery rules.

Choose Administration→Discovery Manager from the NFM-P main menu. The Discovery Manager (Edit) form opens.

Click on the Managed State tab. A list of managed devices appears.

Choose the device from the list that you want to use SSH2 for CLI sessions and secure file transfers.

Click Properties and click on the Mediation Security tab.

Choose the newly created SSH2 mediation policy as the read access mediation policy.

Note: You can also change the mediation policy for a discovery rule by performing Step 11 and choosing a discovery rule from the Discovery Rules tab.

Save your changes and close the form.

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