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22.1 SNMP Overview

Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol used for exchanging
management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of TCP/IP
protocol suite. A manager station can monitor the ZyXEL Device through the
network via SNMP version one (SNMPv1) and/or SNMP version 2c. The next figure
illustrates an SNMP management operation. SNMP is only available if TCP/IP is
configured.
Figure 93 SNMP Management Model
An SNMP managed network consists of two main components: agents and a
manager.
An agent is a management software module that resides in a managed device (the
ZyXEL Device). An agent translates the local management information from the
managed device into a form compatible with SNMP. The manager is the console
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