User's Manual

ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management (STM) Appliance Reference Manual
Performing Network and System Management 3-13
v1.0, September 2009
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Using an SNMP Manager
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) forms part of the Internet Protocol Suite as
defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). SNMP is used in network management
systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.
SNMP exposes management data in the form of variables on the managed systems, which describe
the system configuration. These variables can then be queried (and sometimes set) by managing
applications.
SNMP lets you monitor and manage your STM from an SNMP manager. It provides a remote
means to monitor and control network devices, and to manage configurations, statistics collection,
performance, and security. The STM provides support for report aggregation through SNMP
version 1 (SNMPv1) and version 2 (SNMPv2).
To enable SNMP and to configure the SNMP settings:
1. Select Administration > SNMP from the menu. The SNMP screen displays (see Figure 3-8
on page 3-14).
Note: To maintain security, the STM rejects a login that uses http://address rather than
the SSL https://address.
Note: The first time that you remotely connect to the STM with a browser via an SSL
VPN connection, you might get a warning message regarding the SSL certificate.
If you are using a Windows computer with Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, simply
click Yes to accept the certificate.