Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)


The SNMP Configuration screen provides information on SNMP configuration settings, Community Settings (SNMPv2), Trap Reporting (SNMPv2), User Settings (SNMPv3), and SNMPv3 Manager setup.

The fields are described in the table below.

Click Edit to change the parameters.

Field / Section

Description

SNMP Configuration

 

SNMP

This field enables or disables the SNMP interface. Options are Enabled or Disabled.

Trap On

Trap On selects what is to be reported via the SNMP Trap mechanism. Options are Alarm only or Events & Alarms.

Notification (SNMPv3 only)

Sets the SNMP notification type to SNMPv2, SNMPv3, or both.

Keep Alive

User defined time in which an event is generated by the SSU-2000 to alert the upstream support system that the SSU-2000 and associated communication path is functional.

Community Strings

SNMPv2 Only

Level

Supervisory, Craftsperson, and User.

Read

This SNMP Community string is required for read operations. The SSU-2000 also allows the user to define a User level to further define the access rights.

Write

This SNMP Community string is required for write operations. The SSU-2000 also allows the user to define a User level to further define the access rights.

Trap Reporting

SNMPv2 Only

IP Address

IP address where trap reports are sent.

User Settings

SNMPv3 Only

User Name:

User name which may be up to 20 characters.

Authentication Algorithm

The choices are HMAC-MD5 and HMAC-SHA.

Authentication Key

The authentication key is 16 characters for the MD5 algorithm and 20 characters for the SHA algorithm.

Privacy Key

Contains the 16 character privacy key.

SNMPv3 Manager

SNMPv3 Only

IP Address

Manager IP address where trap reports are sent.

User Name

The user name associated with the manager IP address.