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Configure device communication preferences to specify the device communication and data retrieval settings. This is a periodic poll to see if the device is communicating with the SMS.

Procedure

  1. Select Edit → Preferences → Device Communication.
  2. Select Enable Device Communication Check to enable the SMS to perform communication checks with managed devices. If selected, specify values for the following options:
    • Failure threshold, and set the maximum number of failures. This only applies to IPS devices that are using SNMP traps to send alert logs.
    • Comm check interval, and set the time between communication checks. This does not apply to IPS devices using the Encrypted Alert Channel.
  3. Specify Data Retrieval Polling Intervals from the following options:
    • Device history stats
    • Device health and performance
    • Device port stats
    • SMS Health and performance
  4. If you want to reduce processing load on the SMS by retrieving only new logs and events, select the Retrieve New Events/Logs Only checkbox (selected by default).
  5. Click OK.