User's Manual

Chapter 3 - Configuration
Technical User Manual
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5.6.6. SNMP
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.
5.6.6.1. SNMP settings
In the SNMP settings section, you can view and edit the current SNMP access
settings; you can delete the current SNMP v.3 users by clicking the «Remove
SNMP User» button or create new ones by clicking the «Add SNMP v3 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