Configuring the connection of the SNMP manager to SNMP agents

You must specify the settings for connecting the SNMP manager to SNMP agents installed on CPE devices, as well as on the virtual network functions and physical network functions. The specified settings are used for all SNMP agents.

To configure the connection of the SNMP manager to SNMP agents:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller to which the components that you want to monitor are connected.

   This opens the controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of controller nodes.

3. Go to the SNMP section.

   A table of traps is displayed.

4. In the upper part of the page, under Manager parameters, click Edit.
5. This opens a window; in that window, in the Address field, enter the IP address or host name of the equipment on which the SNMP agent is installed, in the <transport protocol>:<IP address or host name>/<port number> format. For example, you can enter udp:192.168.2.0/24.
6. In the Community field, enter the SNMP community string. The SNMP community string is used as a password which the SNMP manager uses to connect to SNMP agents. Default value: public means read-only access is granted. We recommend changing the default to a unique community string to ensure the security of communication between the SNMP manager and the SNMP agents.

   You must specify the same community string when configuring the SNMP manager connection to SNMP agents and when creating or editing traps.

7. Click Save.

The connecting of the SNMP manager to agents is configured.

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