User`s manual

Signamax 065-1600 series Managed Media Converter
Publication date: October, 2005
Revision 1.0
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4-4-2. SNMP Configuration
Function name:
SNMP Configuration
Function description:
Any Network Management running the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) can manage the converter equipped with SNMP agent, provided that
the Management Information Base (MIB) is installed correctly on the
management station. The SNMP is a protocol that is used to govern the
transfer of information between SNMP manager and agent. The SNMP agent
is running on the converter if you set the SNMP “Enable”. If the SNMP is set
“Disable”, the related Community Name, Trap Host IP Address, Trap and
RMON counters will be ignored.
In the SNMP Configuration function, the community string is used as a
password to authenticate the request. If both have the same community name,
they can talk each other; otherwise, network management unit cannot access
the converter via SNMP protocol. To set up a trap host means to create a trap
manager by assigning an IP address to host the trap message. In other words,
the trap host is a network management unit with SNMP manager receiving the
trap message from the converter with SNMP agent issuing the trap message.
4 trap hosts can prevent the important trap message from losing.
A SNMP manager must pass the authentication, and then it can access the
agent. So, both parties must have the same community name. You can also
define the system name, system location and contact person for easy
management via SNMP manager.
Fig. 4-21