SMC Networks SMC6824M manual Simple Network Management Protocol, Setting the Time Zone

SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL

•Hours (0-13)– The number of hours before UTC (0-12) or after UTC (0-13).

•Minutes (0-59)– The number of minutes before/after UTC.

•Direction – Configures the time zone to be before (east) or after (west) UTC.

Web – Select SNTP, Clock Time Zone. Set the offset for your time zone relative to the UTC, and click Apply.

Figure 3-21 Setting the Time Zone

CLI - This example shows how to set the time zone for the system clock.

Console(config)#clock timezone Pacific hours 8 minute 0
before-UTC	4-69
Console#

Simple Network Management Protocol

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a communication protocol designed specifically for managing devices on a network. Equipment commonly managed with SNMP includes switches, routers and host computers. SNMP is typically used to configure these devices for proper operation in a network environment, as well as to monitor them to evaluate performance or detect potential problems.

Managed devices supporting SNMP contain software, which runs locally on the device and is referred to as an agent. A defined set of variables, known as managed objects, is maintained by the SNMP agent and used to manage the device. These objects are defined in a Management

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