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NMS login
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NMS login overview
A Network Management Station (NMS) runs the SNMP client software. It offers a user-friendly interface
to facilitate network management. An agent is a program that resides in the device. It receives and
handles requests from the NMS. An NMS is a manager in an SNMP enabled network, whereas agents
are managed by the NMS. The NMS and agents exchange information through the SNMP protocol. The
device supports multiple NMS programs, such as iMC.
By default, you cannot log in to the device through NMS. To enable NMS login, log in to the device via
the console port and make the configurations described in the following table.
The following table shows the configuration requirements of NMS login.
Object Requirements
Device
Configure the IP address of the VLAN interface
Make sure the device and the NMS can reach each other
Configure SNMP settings
NMS
Configure the NMS. For more information, see the manual of your NMS
Configuring NMS login
Connect the Ethernet port of the PC to an Ethernet port of VLAN 1 of the device, as shown in
Make sure the PC and VLAN 1 interface can reach each other.
Figure 22
Network diagram for configuring NMS login
Follow these steps to configure SNMPv3 settings:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
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