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3.2.7
SNMP
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is the standard protocol for network management in
Internet, and it is widely applied for management device to access and manage the managed
devices. SNMP has the following features:
It supports intelligent management for network device. By using the network management
platform based on SNMP, the network administrator can query the running status and the
parameters of the network device, and can configure the parameter, find the error, perform fault
diagnosis, and then plan the capacity and create the report.
SNMP supports to manage the devices of different physical features. SNMP provides only the
most basic function library. It makes the management task and the physical feature and the
networking technology of the managed device independent, to manage the devices from
different manufacturers.
SNMP network provides two elements, NMS and Agent.
NMS (Network Management System) is the manager in SNMP network, and it provides friendly
human-machine interface to help the network administrator to finish most of the network
management work.
Agent is the managed role in SNMP network, and it receives and handles the request packet
from NMS. In some emergency circumstances, for example, if the port status changes, Agent can
send alarm packet to NMS proactively.
3.2.7.1
Enabling SNMP Function
Select
Advanced > Seldom-used > SNMP
.
Step 1
SNMP
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