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Prestige 1600 Universal Access Concentrator
SNMP Configuration 11-1
This chapter explains how to configure SNMP.
11.1 About SNMP
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol used for exchanging management information
between network devices. SNMP is a member of TCP/IP protocol suite. Your Prestige 1600 supports SNMP agent
functionality, which allows a manager station to manage and monitor the Prestige 1600 through the network. The
Prestige 1600 supports SNMP version one (SNMPv1).
Keep in mind that SNMP is only available if TCP/IP is configured on your Prestige 1600.
The next figure illustrates an SNMP management operation.
Figure 11-1 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 device (P1600). An agent translates the local
management information from the managed device 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.
The managed devices contain object variables/managed objects that define each piece of information to be collected
about a device. Examples of variables include such as number of packets received, node port status etc. A
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SNMP Configuration