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5.5 SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular protocol for network management. It is widely
used in local area networks (LAN) for collecting information, and managing and monitoring, network devices,
such as servers, printers, hubs, switches, and routers from a management host.
Managed devices that support SNMP including software are referred to as an SNMP agent, which usually
interacts with third-party SNMP management software to enable the sharing of network status information
between monitored devices and applications and the SNMP management system.
A defined collection of variables (managed objects) are maintained by the SNMP agent and used to manage the
device. These objects are defined in a Management Information Base (MIB), which provides a standard
presentation of the information controlled by the on-board SNMP agent. SNMP defines both the format of the
MIB specifications and the protocol used to access this information over the network.
Figure 5-18 SNMP
This device supports SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c. Please click “SNMP” in the Menu to enter this page.
Click “Enable” to enable the SNMP management. Once enabled, you will need third-party SNMP software to
use the SNMP function.
The page includes the following fields:
Object Description
 SNMP Setting:
Select “Enable” to enable the SNMP option.
 Contact:
Set the name to access the AP. Usually set the administrator’s name.
 Device Name: Set the AP’s name, such as “WDAP-C7400”.
 Location:
Set the AP’s network location.
 Get Community:
Indicates the community read access string to permit reading this AP’s
SNMP information.