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title: "Configuration Collection Settings"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NetMRIAdminG752/42107585/Configuration%20Collection%20Settings"
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The **Collection** **and** **Groups** feature set also specifies the protocols allowed for configuration collection. You specify the Collectors of network data for NetMRI through the **Config** **Management** section on the **Global** page (**Settings** icon >** Setup **>** Collection** **and Groups **>** Global **>** Config Management**).

> ⚠️ **Note**
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> ⚠️ Disabling the **Config** **Collection** checkbox will disable configuration data collection for the current NetMRI appliance.

The protocols are listed as checkboxes under Config Management:

- **Config** **Collection:** If enabled, the current NetMRI virtual is able to collect configuration data from network devices using enabled protocols.
- **Config** **Locked:** Devices with collected information that show changes during subsequent config collections can be reported as showing "Unauthorized Changes".
- **Use** **Telnet** **Protocol:** NetMRI opens Telnet terminal sessions with devices that support this option and reads the configurations. Individual devices can make use of Telnet login credentials.
- **Use** **SSH** **Protocol:** NetMRI opens SSH terminal sessions with devices that support this option and reads the configurations. Individual devices can make use of SSH login credentials.
- **Use** **HTTP** **Protocol:** NetMRI opens HTTP browser sessions with devices that support this option and reads the configurations. Individual devices can make use of HTTP login credentials.
- **Use** **Vendor** **Default** **Credentials:** Enables NetMRI to use its library of vendor-default credentials as part of the process of collecting configuration data. For more information, see *[<u>Adding</u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42173190)*[<u> </u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42173190)*[<u>and</u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42173190)*[<u> </u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42173190)*[<u>Editing</u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42173190)*[<u> </u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42173190)*[<u>Device</u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42173190)*[<u> </u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42173190)*[<u>Credentials</u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42173190)*<u>.</u>
- **Script** **Execution:** If enabled, Configuration Command Scripts or Perl scripts can be executed by NetMRI users with the correct privileges.
- **Vendor** **Default** **Credential** **Collection:** If enabled, NetMRI will automatically check for default vendor credentials at the interval specified in **Frequency** (Daily or Weekly). Checking for vendor default credentials ensures that the network meets compliance standards.

For more information about configuration collection and related operations, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[<u>Configuration</u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42205826)</span>*[<u> </u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42205826)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[<u>Management</u>](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRIAdminG752/pages/42205826)</span>*.