ZyXEL Communications NetAtlas Workgroup - Manual (Page 111)

NetAtlas Workgroup Ethernet Switch Manager User’s Guide
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The managed devices contain object variables/managed objects that define each piece of
information to be collected about a switch. Examples of variables include such as number of
packets received, node port status etc. A Management Information Base (MIB) is a collection
of managed objects. SNMP allows a manager and agents to communicate for the purpose of
accessing these objects.
SNMP itself is a simple request/response protocol based on the manager/agent model. The
manager issues a request and the agent returns responses using the following protocol
operations:
See the switch User’s Guide for a list of supported traps.
13.2.1 Configuring SNMP
Follow the steps below to configure SNMP.
1 In the Device Panel list, select a device and then right-click.
2 Click Configuration > System Configuration > SNMP Conf..
Table 46 SNMP Commands
COMMAND DESCRIPTION
Get Allows the manager to retrieve an object variable from the agent.
GetNext Allows the manager to retrieve the next object variable from a table or list within an
agent. In SNMP, when a manager wants to retrieve all elements of a table from an agent,
it initiates a Get operation, followed by a series of GetNext operations.
Set Allows the manager to set values for object variables within an agent.
Trap Used by the agent to inform the manager of some events.