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P-335 Series User’s Guide
Chapter 35 SNMP Configuration
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SNMP Configuration
This chapter explains SNMP Configuration menu 22.
35.1  About SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol used for exchanging management 
information between network devices. SNMP is a member of the TCP/IP protocol suite. Your 
Prestige supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows a manager station to manage and 
monitor the Prestige through the network.  The Prestige supports SNMP version one 
(SNMPv1) and version two c  (SNMPv2c). The next figure illustrates an SNMP management 
operation. SNMP is only available if TCP/IP is configured.
Figure 209   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 (the Prestige). 
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 administrators 
perform network management functions. It executes applications that control and monitor 
managed devices.