Snmp setup – Hawking Technology PS12U User Manual

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SNMP Setup

TCP/IP networks use a standard management protocol called

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is widely used

in the industry as a solution for remote network management and

monitoring of networking devices. SNMP actually includes a protocol,

a database structure specification, and a set of database objects. The

database objects are contained in a standard database called

Management Information Base (MIB) that is stored on the networking

device called SNMP agent. The print server's SNMP implementation

runs in a TCP/IP environment.

A host on the network running Network Management System

(NMS) software can access the print server device by reading and

writing the MIB objects stored in the device. The Network

Management Systems are available from many third-party vendors,

such as Hewlett-Packard's OpenView.

When accessing (traversing) MIB objects in the print server

using NMS software called SNMP manager, you need to provide a

community name in each SNMP request for authentication purpose.

The print server supports up to two community names. The default

community name is public (case-sensitive), with Read Only access

right in default.

When an unusual condition or activity occurs, the SNMP agent

alerts the SNMP manager through SNMP traps. Following list

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