Abocom Manageable 14-port HomePNA Plus 2 Fast Ethernet Switch manual SNMP Management

SNMP Management

The Manageable 14-port HomePNA Switch supports SNMP through SNMP applications, like SNMPc or Hewlett Packard OpenView. Please refer to the appropriate documentation for instructions on installing and using the SNMP applications that you choose.

SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol

As networked installations become larger and more complex, the cost of network management rises. To control costs, standardized tools are needed that can be used for various products types, including end systems, bridges, routers. In response to this need, the simple network management protocol (SNMP) has been developed to provide a tool for multivendor, interoperable network management.

SNMP is an application-layer protocol designed to facilitate the exchange of management information between network devices. By using SNMP-transported data, network administrators can more easily manage network performance, find and solve network problems, and plan for network growth.

MIB: Management Information Base

For SNMP, the MIB is a database structure in the form of a tree. Each system (workstation, server, router, bridge, etc.) in a network maintains a MIB that reflects the status of the managed resources at that system. The MIB values can be retrieved from any SNMP based network manager. A network management entity can monitor the resources at that system by reading the values in the MIB and may control the resources at that system by modifying those values.

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