2-17. snmp – LevelOne GEP-0950 User Manual

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4-2-17. SNMP

Any Network Management System (NMS) running the Simple Network

Management Protocol (SNMP) can manage the Managed devices equipped with
SNMP agent, provided that the Management Information Base (MIB) is installed
correctly on the managed devices. It is a protocol used to govern the transfer of
information between SNMP manager and agent and traverses the Object Identity
(OID) of the management Information Base (MIB), described in the form of SMI
syntax. SNMP agent is running on the switch to response the request issued by
SNMP manager.

Basically, it is passive except issuing the trap information. The switch

supports a switch to turn on or off the SNMP agent. If you set the field SNMP
“Enable”, SNMP agent will be started up. If the field SNMP is set “Disable”, SNMP
agent will be de-activated, the related Community Name, Trap Host IP Address,
Trap and all MIB counters will be ignored.


Function name:

SNMP Configuration

Function description:

This function is used to configure SNMP settings, community name, trap host

and public traps as well as the throttle of SNMP. A SNMP manager must pass the
authentication by identifying both community names, then it can access the MIB
information of the target device. So, both parties must have the same community
name. Once completing the setting, click <Apply> button, the setting takes effect.

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