Device monitoring via snmp, Practical use of the snmp protocol, Configuring the snmp agent – Guntermann & Drunck DVICenter DP16 Config Panel User Manual
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Device monitoring via SNMP
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Device monitoring via SNMP
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to monitor and control com-
puters and network devices.
Practical use of the SNMP protocol
A Network Management System (NMS) is used to monitor and control computers and
network devices. The system queries and collects data from the agents of the moni-
tored devices.
If an Agent detects a severe failure within the device, it can send a Trap packet to the
Network Management System. This way, the administrator is directly informed about
such occurrences.
Configuring the SNMP agent
How to configure the SNMP agent:
1. Use the tree view to click on
KVM matrix systems > [name] > Matrix switches
.
2. Right-click the device to be configured. Now click the
Configuration
entry in the
context menu.
3. Click the
Network> SNMP Agent
tabs.
4. Enter the following data in the Global paragraph:
NOTE:
An Agent is a program, which runs on the monitored device and detects its sta-
tus. Via SNMP, the detected data are transmitted to the Network Management System.
Status:
Select the particular entry to either switch the SNMP agent
off (
Off
) or on (
Enabled
).
Protocol:
Select the protocol (
TCP
or
UDP
) – normally UDP – via which
the SNMP packets are to be transmitted.
Port:
Define the port – normally 161 – on which the incoming
SNMP packets are to be accepted.
SysContact:
Enter the admin’s contact data (e.g. direct dial or email
address).
SysName:
Enter the device name.
SysLocation:
Enter the location of the device.