SMC Networks 6128L2, Management Manual

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• Hours (0-13) – The number of hours before/after UTC .
• Minutes (0-59) – The number of minutes before/after UTC.
• Direction – Configures the time zone to be before (east) or after
(west) UTC.
Web – Select SNTP, Clock Time Zone. Set the offset for your time zone
relative to the UTC, and click Apply.
Figure 3-22. Setting the Time Zone
CLI - This example shows how to set the time zone for the system clock.
Simple Network Management Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a communication
protocol designed specifically for managing devices on a network.
Equipment commonly managed with SNMP includes switches, routers
and host computers. SNMP is typically used to configure these devices for
proper operation in a network environment, as well as to monitor them to
evaluate performance or detect potential problems.
Managed devices supporting SNMP contain software, which runs locally
on the device and is referred to as an agent. A defined set of variables,
known as managed objects, is maintained by the SNMP agent and used to
manage the device. These objects are defined in a Management
Information Base (MIB) that provides a standard presentation of the
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