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D-Link DCS-6116 User Manual
Section 3 - Configuration
Advanced Settings
SNMP configuration
This section explains how to use the SNMP on the network camera. The Simple
Network Management Protocol is an application layer protocol that facilitates the
exchange of management information between network devices. It helps network
administrators to remotely manage network devices and find/solve network
problems with ease.
The SNMP consists of the following three key components:
1. Manager:
Network-Management Station (NMS), a server which executes
applications that monitor and control managed devices.
2. Agent:
A network-management software module on a managed device which
transfers the status of managed devices to the NMS.
3. Managed device:
A network node on a managed network. For example: routers,
switches, bridges, hubs, computer hosts, printers, IP telephones, network
cameras, web servers, and databases.
Before configuring SNMP setting on this page, please enable your NMS first.
Enable
SNMPv1
,
SNMPv2c
: Select this option and enter the names of the Read/
Write community and Read Only community according to your NMS setting.
Enable
SNMPv3
: This option contains cryptographic security, a higher security level
which allows you to set the Authentication password and the Encryption password.
• Security name:
According to your NMS setting, choose
Read/Write
or
Read
Only
and enter the community name.
• Authentication type:
Select
MD5
or
SHA
as the authentication method.
• Authentication password:
Enter the password for authentication (at least 8
characters).
• Encryption password:
Enter a password for encryption (at least 8 characters).
