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4.1.4.4 SNMP
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is the standard protocol for network
management in Internet, and it is widely applied for management device to access and manage
the managed devices. SNMP has the following features:
 It supports intelligent management for network device. By using the network management
platform based on SNMP, the network administrator can query the running status and the
parameters of the network device, and can set the parameter, find the error, perform fault
diagnosis, and then to plan the capacity and create the report.
SNMP supports to manage the devices of different physical features. SNMP provides only
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the most basic function library. It makes the management task and the physical feature and
the networking technology of the managed device independent, to manage the devices
from different manufacturers.
SNMP network provides two element, NMS and Agent.
NMS (Network Management System) is the manager in SNMP network, and it provides
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friendly human-machine interface, to help the network administrator to finish most of the
network management work.
 Agent is the manged role in SNMP network, and it receives and handles the request
packet from NMS. In some emergency circumstances, for example, if the port status
changes, Agent can send alarm packet to NMS proactively.
Enable SNMP Function
Step 1 Select Advanced > Configuration > Security > SNMP.
The System interface in SNMP is displayed. See Figure 4-25.
Step 2 Select the Mode as Enabled in SNMP System Configuration to enable SNMP function.
Every SNMP v3 agent has an engine ID as its unique identifier.
Trap
Configure Agent, and it can send SNMP Trap packet to NMS. And configure the related
information of the target host (generally NMS) for SNMP Trap packet.
Figure 4-25 System
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