Polycom 7000 User Manual

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This section provides a discussion of the Polycom

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 RealPresence

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Distributed Media Application™ (DMA

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SNMP support. It includes these topics: 

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SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP 
managers and agents. SNMP provides a standardized framework and a common language used for the 
monitoring and management of resources in a network.

Support for SNMP and system logging are part of Polycom’s management instrumentation solution. For 
detailed information on using the manageability instrumentation solution with your Polycom products, see 
the Polycom RealPresence Manageability Instrumentation Solution Guide.

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The SNMP framework has three parts:

● An SNMP manager

The SNMP manager is the system used to control and monitor the activities of network hosts using 

SNMP. A variety of network management applications are available for use with SNMP. It is important 

to note that you should understand how your SNMP management system is configured to properly 

configure your Polycom system SNMP transport protocol requirements, SNMP version requirements, 

SNMP authentication requirements, and SNMP privacy requirements. For information on using 

SNMP management systems, see the appropriate documentation for your application.

● An SNMP agent

The SNMP agent is the software component within the Polycom system that maintains the data for 

the system and reports these data, as needed, to managing systems. The agent and MIB reside on 

the same system.