User's Manual

SNMP Overview
Page 230 FlexWave Prism Element Management System 7.1 User Manual
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2011 ADC Telecommunications, Inc ADCP-77-177 • Issue 1 • July 2011
SNMP OVERVIEW
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an international standard for
remote control of online devices. A typical scenario involves the devices being
controlled, remote computers (called managers) that can control them, a network
connection, and SNMP software. The SNMP software includes SNMP manager
software on controlling computers, SNMP agent software on managed devices,
and one or more MIBs used by the SNMP managers for each controlled device. In
some cases, SNMP proxy agent software is run on an intermediate device to
access a managed device that would not otherwise be directly accessible.
The Prism system SNMP interface, shown schematically in Figure 27 allows a
remote user using an SNMP manager to access the same database as accessed by
the standard EMS interface.
Figure 27. SNMP and a Prism System
IP
IP
Web
GET/SETTRAP
Windows 2000 or Windows XP
computer running
Internet Explorer or Mozilla
and/or SNMP Manager
Database
EMS
INTERNAL
Network port
Host Unit