Setting Up SNMP Agents

An SNMP agent is a module that resides within a managed device. The agent is responsible for responding to requests from the manager and for sending traps to a recipient that informs the systems administrator of potential problems.

 

Command: Configuration > Network

 

To set up an SNMP Agent:

1. Select the Snmp Agent.

2. To activate the SNMP agent for the library, select Enable.

3. You can modify the following default setting for the SNMP agent:

Setting

Default

Description

Port

161

Port number. Valid numbers are 161, and 1024 to 65535.

Community

Public

Agent community string. When set to public, requests coming from any community string will be accepted

Grace Period

5 minutes

1 to 5 minutes.

Once you enter the password, you have 1-5 minutes to Set any values for the agent.

4. Click Apply.

5. Click Reload to display the modified settings.

 

To reset the default values for the SMMP Agent, click Reset Default.

 

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