Allied Telesis AT-GS950/8 - Manual (Page 264)

Chapter 20: Simple Network Management Protocol SNMPv1 and v2c
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SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Overview
You can manage a switch by viewing and configuring the management
information base (MIB) objects on the device with the Simple Network
Management Program (SNMP). This chapter describes how to configure
SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c. A Group Name, IP address of the switch and at
least one community string is the minimum required to manage the switch
using SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c. If you are interested in configuring
SNMPv3, see “Simple Network Management Protocol SNMPv3” on
page 273 for more information.
In the SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c protocols, the terms agent and manager
may be used. An agent is software which runs on managed equipment
such as the AT-GS950/8 switch. A manager is a workstation or server that
runs the SNMP Network Management System (NMS) software.
The NMS software is capable of querying status, modifying existing
configurations, and loading new configurations via the agent in the
managed equipment. The NMS and agent communicate with each other
using variables organized into pre-defined hierarchies called Management
Information Bases or MIBs.
To manage a switch using an SNMP application program, you must do the
following:
 Activate SNMP management on your switch. See “User Interface
Configuration” on page 43.
 Compile the Allied Telesis private MIB associated with your switch
with the Network Management Software (NMS) on your
management workstation.
 Configure the SNMP interface parameters in the AT-S107
Management software.
Note
The MIB file is available from the Allied Telesis web site at
www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software.
Enter your hardware product model in the Search by Product
Name field; for example, enter AT-GS950/8. Links for the latest
product software and documentation are displayed. To obtain the
latest MIB file, click on the link of the most recent version of
AT-S107 Management software.