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Cisco Active Network Abstraction Administrator’s Guide, 3.5
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• Cipher: Sheer DNA supports polling devices using the SSH protocol,
which defines a set of ciphers, namely, encryption algorithms, that may
be used to encrypt data. This field provides a dropdown list of the
available cipher options, namely, 3DES (default), DES and Blowfish.
• Authentication: Displays the option Password.
6.8.4 ICMP Tab
The ICMP tab enables repetitive sending of packets to a device to verify that
the device is reachable. The user can define the polling rate (in seconds) for
the VNE. Selecting the ICMP tab displays the ICMP tab in the New VNE
dialog box.
The following checkbox is displayed in the ICMP tab of the New VNE dialog
box:
• Enable: Check this option to enable the use of the ICMP communication
protocol to verify that the device is reachable.
Note: The ICMP enable option can be enabled or disabled at any time.
If this option is enabled, the user must type in a polling rate (in seconds).