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The sections below describe SNMP configuration in terms of use cases and do not attempt to list 1.
every available configuration parameter. The user should refer to the UI of the latest firmware
version running on the unit to look at all available parameters.
The examples shown below use SNMP manager command line tools (provided by NET-SNMP 2.
package) running on a PC connected to LAN port of Orbit.
Default Configuration
The unit as shipped (with factory defaults) has the SNMP agent enabled with version v2c, listening on
port 161 and configured with a community string of “public”, a VACM group named “all-rights” that
allows access to all SNMP parameters supported by the unit. This allows the user to start monitoring the
unit via SNMP v2c without needing any additional configuration.
The example below shows how to do an SNMP walk using “snmpwalk” tool (from NET-SNMP
package):
Unzip the provided MIB package into r current folder. For example, for ORBIT MCR product the 1.
MIB package is named “mcr-mib-X_Y_Z.zip”, where X.Y.Z is the corresponding firmware
version.
Use “snmpwalk” tool to do SNMP walk on the unit (only small subset of output is shown for the
2.
sake of brevity)
$ snmwalk -M +./ -c public -v2c 192.168.1.1 internet
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: GE MDS Orbit SNMP Agent
SNMPv2-MIB::sysObjectID.0 = OID: MDS-ORBIT-SMI-MIB::mdsOrbit
DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance = Timeticks: (14841) 0:02:28.41
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING:
SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0 = STRING:
SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation.0 = STRING:
SNMPv2-MIB::sysServices.0 = INTEGER: 72
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORLastChange.0 = Timeticks: (0) 0:00:00.00
Configuring the SNMP agent for v1 and v2c operation
Although, the unit ships with default configuration that has SNMP agent enabled, in this section we show
how to enable an SNMP agent with v1 and v2c from scratch. This example will help in understanding the
different parts of SNMP configuration. Ensure the CLI is in Configuration mode.
Enable agent with v1 and v2c, on port 161 and engine-id generated from system’s MAC address. 1.
On the Web UI, click on the Agent from the SNMP main screen and set/verify the parameters: