ZyXEL Communications NetAtlas Workgroup - Manual (Page 110)

NetAtlas Workgroup Ethernet Switch Manager User’s Guide
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System Configuration
This chapter shows you how to view general system information, configure SNMP, remote
management and time setup.
13.1 System Info
See Section 3.9 on page 41 for information about the switch.
13.2 SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol used for exchanging management
information between network switches. SNMP is a member of TCP/IP protocol suite. A
manager station can manage and monitor the switch through the network via SNMP version
2c. The next figure illustrates an SNMP management operation. SNMP is only available if
TCP/IP is configured.
Figure 72 SNMP Management Model
An SNMP managed network consists of two main components: agents and a manager.
An agent is a management software module that resides in a managed switch (your Ethernet
switch). An agent translates the local management information from the managed switch into a
form compatible with SNMP. The manager is the console through which network
administrators perform network management functions. It executes applications that control
and monitor managed devices.