XG Series User's Guide
Chapter 4 Switch Functions and their Configuration
Network Management
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4.9.3
RMON
Remote Monitoring (RMON) is a function provided to monitor communications over a network, such as traffic and errors.
RMON, used in conjunction with the SNMP agent, allows the remote monitoring of traffic on a LAN segment.
The device supports 2 RMON groups (Statistics, History).
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Statistics group
Collects traffic statistics for each port.
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History group
Records traffic statistics for each port at specified time intervals.
To configure RMON, carry out the following procedure in "admin" Operation mode.
XG2600(config)# snmp user 0 read view 0
Set MIB read permission view for SNMP v3.
XG2600(config)# snmp user 0 notify view 0
Set trap notification permission view for SNMP v3.
XG2600(config)# commit
Apply the configuration.
XG2600(config)# save
Save the configuration.
XG2600(config)# exit
Switch to Operation mode.
Command
Task
XG2600# configure
Switch to Configuration mode.
XG2600(config)#snmp rmon <on|off>
Specify whether to enable or disable the RMON function.
XG2600(config)# commit
Apply the configuration.
XG2600(config)# save
Save the configuration.
XG2600(config)# exit
Switch to Operation mode.
Command
Task