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Infinet Wireless: Technical Documentation – InfiMAN Evolution
Operation & Administration – 131
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7.3.7 SNMP menu
TheSNMPprotocol support is an important feature of all communication devices because it allows the system
administrator to manage the operation of a network as a whole, as well as of each component.
SNMPsection contains a set of parameters to exchange data about network activity of the device.
TheSNMPProtocol has two sides, the agent and the management stations:
The agent sends data to the management station
The management station collects data from all the agents on the network. You can set several destinations
of traps with individual set of traps as well as several users with individual access rights.
The agent sends alerts called traps (see Traps zone) and answers requests that were sent by the
management station
The management station captures and decodes the traps. The management station also requests specific
information from the agent.
The information is passed through requests and replies with the use of theMIB
The management station is responsible for decoding theSNMPpackets and providing an interface to the
administrator. The interface can be aGUIor a command line.
7.3.7.1 Access
In the "Access" section, you can view and edit the currentSNMPaccess settings; you can delete the
currentSNMPv.3 users by clicking the «Remove User» button or create new ones by clicking the «AddSNMPv.3
User» button:
SNMP access parameter Description
Start SNMP Enable/disable SNMP daemon in the device
Version 1 enable Enable/disable SNMP v.1 and v.2c support
The first version of the SNMP protocol lacks security in the
operation of the protocol itself, which hinders its use for network
management, so SNMP v.1 and v.2c works only in read-only mode
By default, it is enabled
Community Set the community name for read-only mode (SNMP v.1 and v.2c
only)
The default SNMP v.1 and v.2c community name is "public"
It is a security method for SNMP v.1 and v.2c, as Agents can be set
to reply only to queries received by accepted community names
In SNMP v.1 and v.2c the community name passes along with the
data packet in clear text
Contact Set the contact information
Used as a reference information about the device owner
Location Set the geographical location where the unit is installed
Used as a reference information about physical device’s location