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Chapter 12
SNMP
This chapter explains SNMP in the web configurator.
12.1 About SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol used for exchanging management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of the TCP/IP protocol suite. Your switch supports SNMP version one (SNMPv1). The next figure illustrates an SNMP management operation.
Figure 12-1 SNMP Management Model
An SNMP managed network consists of two main components: agents and a manager.
An agent is a management software module that resides in a managed device. An agent translates the local management information from the managed device into a form compatible with SNMP. The manager is the console through which network
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