Configuring the SNMP Agent

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Once you have successfully activated the tbSnmpAgent application, follow these steps to configure the SNMP system parameters:

1) Click Applications in the navigation panel.

2) In the Application Configuration List, select tbsnmpagent.

3) Click Application Params

4) Enter values for the following parameters:

SNMP IP Port: The IP port to use for making SNMP requests (standard default value is 161).
SNMP System Description: The textual description that will appear when polling the sysDescr variable of the SNMPv2-MIB.
SNMP System Object ID: The value appended to TelcoBridges' value (.1.3.6.1.4.1.21776.3) for the SNMPv2-MIB variable sysObjectId**SNMP System Name: the textual description that will appear when polling the sysName variable of the SNMPv2-MIB.
SNMP System Location: The textual description that will appear when polling the sysLocation variable of the SNMPv2-MIB.
SNMP System Contact: The textual description that will appear when polling the sysContact variable of the SNMPv2-MIB.

5) Click Advanced Params to view or change advanced settings for the following parameter(s):

Polling delay to generate traps: Sets the length (in seconds) for the time intervals at which the SNMP agent polls for newly generated traps.
Use system names: Indicates that SNMP uses the names interfaces of the system instead of the names interfaces generated by adapters.

6) Verify that the ApplicationCfg was sucessfully updated message is displayed.